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| Spider-Man: Brand New Day Breaks 7-Year Box Office Record |
Tom Holland is officially back in the suit and he didn't waste any time making history.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day pulled in roughly $72 million during its Thursday preview screenings, which included that early Wednesday night showing for early-access fans. That number doesn't just beat expectations. It obliterates the all-time preview record that Avengers: Endgame set all the way back in 2019, when it opened Thursday previews at $60 million on its way to becoming the biggest movie debut in Hollywood history.
Let that sink in for a second. A solo Spider-Man movie no Avengers team-up, no multiverse cameo circus just out-earned the film that closed out the entire Infinity Saga. In one night.
How Big Is $72 Million in Previews, Really?
To put this in perspective, here's how the record has climbed over the years:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) $57 million
Avengers: Endgame (2019) $60 million
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $50 million
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) an estimated $72 million
That's not a small bump. That's a full-blown surge, and it's happening at a moment when plenty of industry watchers were openly worried about "superhero fatigue." Just this year, films like Supergirl and The Mandalorian & Grogu underperformed at the box office, and there was real concern that even Marvel's biggest names might be feeling the pinch.
Turns out Spider-Man didn't get the memo.
Why Brand New Day Is Hitting Different?
A few things are stacking up in this movie's favor, and none of them are accidents.
The cliffhanger nobody forgot. No Way Home ended with Peter Parker erasing himself from the memory of everyone he loves including MJ (Zendaya) and his best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon). That's the kind of ending that keeps fans up at night, and four years later, they're still showing up ready for answers.
Destin Daniel Cretton behind the camera. The Shang Chi director is taking over from longtime Spidey filmmaker Jon Watts, and early reviews suggest the shift paid off. Brand New Day is sitting at a certified-fresh 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, just a few points behind No Way Home's 93%.
A villain nobody can stop talking about. Sadie Sink joined the cast in a role Marvel kept locked down tight, and the mystery alone has been driving conversation online for months. Add in reported appearances from characters like Punisher and Hulk, and you've got a movie that feels like an event again not just another seque
Real star power, real timing. Holland and Zendaya, now married in real life, just wrapped a run together in The Odyssey this summer. Audiences clearly haven't gotten tired of watching them share a screen.
What's Next: The Opening Weekend Chase
With previews this strong, industry trackers are now eyeing a domestic opening weekend somewhere between $260 million and $280 million and some analysts aren't ruling out a run at $300 million. For context, only nine movies in history have ever crossed the $200 million mark in a single opening weekend and only one, Avengers: Endgame, has ever broken $300 million domestically.
Globally, the picture is even bigger. Early tracking has Sony and Marvel eyeing a worldwide debut north of $400 million helped along by a day-and-date release in China a market that No Way Home never even reached.
If Friday's full numbers confirm what Thursday night suggested, Spider-Man: Brand New Day won't just be the biggest opening of 2026. It'll be a clear signal that audiences aren't done with superheroes they're just done with the ones that don't feel like they matter.
The Bottom Line
Say what you want about superhero fatigue. Right now, in theaters across the country, moviegoers are proving that when a story actually has stakes a hero who lost everything, a villain shrouded in mystery, and a director willing to take real swings people will still line up at midnight to see how it ends.
Tom Holland's Spider-Man didn't just have a good night. He rewrote the record books before the sun even came up on opening day.
Box office figures are early estimates based on Thursday preview screenings and are subject to studio confirmation.
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