‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ crosses $2b at box office

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has crossed another major milestone: The newest Spider-Man film has grossed more than $2 billion at the global box office in less than three weeks. It’s the second-fastest film to hit that mark, just after another Marvel Studios movie, “Avengers: Endgame”, and one of just eight films to gross $2 billion. 

Since its 31 July premiere, Brand New Day has grossed $785 million in the US and $1.236 billion internationally, according to Box Office Mojo. Brand New Day hit $1 billion just six days after release. 

With its latest milestone, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is now part of an elite group, joining James Cameron’s “Avatar”, “Avatar: The Way of Water”, “Avengers: Infinity War”, “Avengers: Endgame”, “Ne Zha 2”, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, and “Titanic”. The original Avatar remains the highest grossing of that group, with a $2.9 billion haul.

The previous Spider-Man movie, “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, came close to hitting $2 billion, but ended its theatrical run with $1.9 billion back in 2019. No Way Home, notably, was not released in China, which likely would have helped push it over the $2 billion threshold.

Brand New Day opened to a massive $360 million domestic haul, giving it the biggest opening weekend ever in the United States. The film's $927 million global opening is the second-highest of all time, behind Avengers: Endgame's $1.22 billion. Brand New Day got a second-week boost thanks to an IMAX release, and the film has broken multiple records since. 

The success of films like Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Toy Story 5 has put this year’s domestic box office on track to break $10 billion for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. This pair of successful movies is a needed win for Disney, which recently suffered box office misfires like the live-action Moana remake and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.