Spider-Man has swung to a new record.
After nearly seven weeks in theaters, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has become the highest-grossing film of all time at the domestic box office, amassing a staggering $936.7 million — surpassing the long-held record of $936.6 million set by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
“Doesn’t get bigger than this,” read a statement to the film’s official Instagram account. “Thank you to the fans for helping #SpiderManBrandNewDay make cinematic history — it’s now the highest-grossing domestic release of ALL TIME at the North American box office.”
“Brand New Day” already roared past $2 billion at the worldwide box office, with $2.4 billion in ticket sales, making it one of just eight films to cross the $2 billion mark.
Several stellar weekends at the box office already pushed “Brand New Day” past a series of other records, including the biggest box office opening of all time and the second-biggest global opening of all time — providing a much-needed burst of energy for Marvel Studios amid growing superhero fatigue.
After a nearly a decade of uneven box-office performance for Marvel, “Brand New Day” has broken a string of box-office records, overtaking “Avengers: Endgame” in several categories while coming remarkably close in others.
Here are some of the other records “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has broken so far.
- Biggest box-office opening of all time, grossing $360 million and surpassing “Avengers: Endgame”
- Biggest opening day ever, with $169 million
- Second-biggest global opening of all time, making $932 million, trailing only “Avengers: Endgame”
- Biggest preview haul of all time with $72 million
- Third highest-grossing film globally with $2.4 billion, trailing only “Avatar” and “Avengers: Endgame”
- Fastest to reach $250 million domestically, crossed the mark in two days
- Fastest to reach $500 million domestically, reached it in its first week, the first film to ever do so
- Biggest Monday ever, with $46 million, beating “Black Panther”
- Biggest Tuesday ever, with $42 million, surpassed the franchise’s own “Spider-Man: Far From Home”
- Biggest 10-day start, at $655 million
- Third-largest second weekend ever, grossing $143 million, behind “Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War”
- Second-fastest movie to reach $1 billion worldwide, reaching the milestone in six days, trailing only “Endgame”
- Second-fastest movie to reach $1 billion internationally, reaching the mark in 12 days, behind “Endgame”
- Highest-grossing Hollywood film in India, reaching $52 million, overtaking the previous record holder, “Avatar: The Way of Water”
- Set all-time opening weekend records in more than a dozen countries, including France, Brazil, Spain, Peru, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Columbia, Belgium and Turkey
As the ninth live-action installment in the “Spider-Man” franchise, “Brand New Day” reinforces the character’s status as both a fan favorite and a box-office powerhouse.
The “Spider-Man” films are the only non-“Avengers” films to rank among Marvel’s five highest-grossing films, underscoring the web-slinger’s enduring popularity and his role in the studio’s continued success.
Marvel Studios’ president Kevin Feige attributes the staggering box office success of “Spider-Man” with the enduring appeal of Peter Parker and the star power of Tom Holland — who is now the highest-grossing actor of all time.
“People can write about changing tastes, but as characters that grow and evolve through the decades, there are none better than the Marvel characters — and none better than Peter Parker,” Feige told Variety. “When you find an actor like Tom Holland to bring that character to life, it is the magic formula.”