"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" debuts with biggest domestic opening weekend ever

At the box office, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" swung to a massive $360 million in its domestic debut, making it the biggest opening weekend ever. Brooks Barnes, chief Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times, joins to discuss.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" had the biggest debut weekend of all time at the domestic box office, updated figures for the United States and Canada showed Monday.

How did 'Brand New Day' escape the superhero slump? Here are five reasons, from the film's lack of MacGuffin to embracing a more grounded vibe.

New ‘Spider-Man’ Movie Scores Hollywood’s Second-Biggest Debut Ever  WSJ

The superhero movie was just a few million shy of "Avengers: Endgame," which debuted to $357 million in 2019.

For movie theater operators across America, if feels like their business has once again found its footing after challenges from Covid.

The recently released 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' has made box office history in its first weekend in cinemas and looks set to pass the $1bn mark in the next couple of days. It's on track to becoming the highest grossing movie of 2026, overtaking 'The Odyssey''s box office tally in just four days.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day defies superhero fatigue with record-breaking opening weekend  The Times

The strong box office performance gives a boost to Disney ahead of the much-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day brought in $927m (£687m) of global ticket sales to make it the second-biggest opening weekend ever as it shot past its estimated $225m production budget.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ soars to $927 million worldwide, the second-highest debut ever  CNN

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” swung to the top of the box office charts with a whopping $355 million debut — the second-biggest opening weekend in domestic box office history.

Gilbert Flores / Gilbert Flores, Getty Images Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day had the second-biggest domestic opening weekend ever. The Sony blockbuster hauled in an estimated $355 million across North America, falling just shy of the $357.1 million debut of Avengers: Endgame, which narrowly held onto the all-t

All hail Peter Parker. Sony and Marvel’s web-slinging adventure “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” climbed to $927 million globally, a mind-blowing, jaw-dropping and totally epic opening weekend haul. Few films manage to earn that much by the end of their box office runs, much less after three days on the big screen. It’s the

But the triumph of “Brand New Day” also comes on the heels of another major movie featuring Holland and Zendaya: Christopher Nolan’s“The Odyssey,” which slid to second place in its third weekend in theaters with $51 million.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Nets Historic Opening Weekend  HuffPost

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million  AP News

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Posts Best Opening Day Of All Time With $168 Million In U.S.  forbes.com

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" opened in Korea on Wednesday to the kinds of crowds local theaters haven't seen in a long while, with multiplexes packed throughout the day and prime showtimes sold out well in advance. The Marvel sequel sold 688,381 tickets on Wednesday, according to the Korean Film Council's tracking servi