Spider-Man Just Earned Serious Bragging Rights

Spider-Man just swung past a pack of other superheroes. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has claimed the biggest North American opening weekend ever, with final figures putting it at $360 million, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The new total from the US and Canada edges past the $357.1 million brought in by Avengers: Endgame in 2019. The Sony-Marvel film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland, also grabbed records for Thursday previews and Friday grosses, and is now the studio's largest launch to date. Initial numbers suggested Spider-Man would not beat the Avengers numbers, but Sunday's take ended up being stronger than expected.

Audiences seem pleased: The film earned a CinemaScore rating of A and a 98% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with viewers skewing young and male. Critics on RT were a bit less enthusiastic, but still at a healthy 90%. The $225 million production also helped drive the biggest overall domestic weekend on record, at an estimated $430 million, boosting the year's box office totals more than 15% over the same point in 2025. The AP provides some context, noting that before the Avengers record, no film had cracked $300 million domestically.