Spider-Man USA: 'Brand New Day' Achieves Second-Best Premiere in History

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has stormed the U.S. box office, securing the second-highest opening weekend of all time with a staggering $355 million. This latest installment from Sony shattered franchise records and claimed the second-best premiere in cinematic history, trailing only "Avengers: Endgame."

The film, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, and others, also etched its name in the record books for the biggest single-day opening. It raked in $169.3 million on its opening Friday, including preview screenings, surpassing the previous record held by "Avengers: Endgame." Saturday added another $101.5 million, marking the second-highest Saturday gross ever, with Sunday projections estimating an additional $84 million from 4,487 theaters.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, "Brand New Day" is only the second film in history to surpass $300 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. It also broke the record for Thursday preview night collections. On a global scale, the new Spider-Man adventure garnered $927 million during its initial weekend, setting the stage for one of the year's biggest commercial triumphs. According to EntTelligence, 24.1 million viewers in the U.S. and Canada watched the film during its opening three days, a feat matched only once before during the pandemic era by "Spider-Man: No Way Home."