Brand New Day' $168M+ U.S. Record Opening Day
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day set a new all-time record for opening day and previews with $168M, surpassing Avengers: Endgame's previous record of $157.4M, though it is uncertain if it will beat Endgame's all-time opening weekend record of $357.1M.
- Sony projects a three-day opening weekend total of $325M domestically, which would be the second-best ever in North America, while some analysts estimate the total could exceed $350M.
- The film achieved the biggest domestic opening ever for Sony, surpassing Spider-Man: No Way Home's $260.1M, and also set records for director Destin Daniel Cretton and star Zendaya.
- Internationally, Spider-Man: Brand New Day leads the Chinese box office with over $71M since its Wednesday debut, outperforming previous Spider-Man entries in that market.
- The overall North American box office is expected to break records this weekend, potentially surpassing the $402M total made during Avengers: Endgame's opening weekend, with significant gains in premium large format screenings.
