Spider-Man: Brand New Day Becomes Fastest Film to $700 Million Domestic, Breaks Sony's Overseas Record
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become the fastest film to reach $700 million at the domestic box office — the United States and Canada — hitting $704.5 million on a Wednesday, its 13th day in theatres. The Sony Pictures feature, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink and Jon Bernthal, now ranks No. 7 on the all-time North American box office chart. Only six films in history had previously crossed $700 million domestically. The Hollywood Reporter
The film opened July 31 with a $360 million domestic weekend, surpassing 2019's Avengers: Endgame for the biggest opening ever in North America. That first week was the highest-grossing in domestic box office history. It crossed $1 billion globally as the second-fastest film to do so, again behind only Avengers: Endgame. The Hollywood Reporter
The records kept coming in week two. Brand New Day earned an estimated $145 million in North America over its second weekend, which ended Sunday, Aug. 9. USA Today Heading into its third frame, the film was projected to lead the domestic box office for a third consecutive weekend, with estimates between $57 million and $72 million. Deadline
Overseas, the picture is even bigger. Brand New Day added $1.108 billion internationally, edging past the $1.106 billion that Spider-Man: No Way Home earned abroad to become Sony Pictures' biggest film ever in overseas markets. It now stands at No. 10 on the all-time international chart. The Hollywood Reporter
Its predecessor, No Way Home, opened in December 2021 and collected $1.9 billion globally — a figure Brand New Day is now chasing with momentum. The new film was produced by Marvel Studios and Amy Pascal on a $225 million production budget, with Sony handling distribution.
What makes the run unusual is the speed. Reaching $700 million domestic in under two weeks puts Brand New Day in territory that took Endgame and a handful of others far longer to reach. The combination of a record-shattering opening and a powerful hold — dropping roughly 60 percent in weekend two — has kept the film in a league almost no release reaches.
For Sony, the overseas record carries particular weight. No Way Home's $1.106 billion international gross had stood as the studio's benchmark since 2021. Brand New Day surpassed it in less than two weeks of release, signalling that the Holland-led franchise continues to grow its audience abroad even as the domestic market absorbs record volumes of ticket sales.
