‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Lands Biggest Opening Weekend in Middle East Box Office History

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has broken box office records across the Middle East, scoring the region’s biggest opening of all time, according to Empire Entertainment, which serves as exclusive theatrical distributor for Sony Pictures across the region. Across the four-day period of July 30 to Aug. 2, “Brand New Day” ge

From 31 July to 2 August, Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned around €27.4 million across its opening weekend.

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.

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.

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

Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" set the record for the highest domestic opening weekend of all time with $360 million in ticket sales.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” started strong, with a record $168 million opening day from 4,487 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.

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.

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

It was the best of times at the box office, and it was the best of times. No worst times as the entire North American marketplace hit a record $428.99M weekend for all pics per Rentrak thanks to the $355M second best ever domestic opening of Sony/Marvel Studio’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day. We knew it…

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