Spider-Man: Brand New Day Tops Endgame With $360 Million Opening as Russos Pass the Gauntlet
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Updated · Variety · Aug 5
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Tops Endgame With $360 Million Opening as Russos Pass the Gauntlet
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Aug 5
Summary
$360 million gave “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” the biggest domestic opening weekend ever, narrowly beating “Avengers: Endgame” at $357 million.
Joe and Anthony Russo marked the record on Instagram, congratulating director Destin Daniel Cretton and stars including Tom Holland and Zendaya, writing that “the gauntlet has been passed.”
$927 million worldwide in its initial rollout leaves “Brand New Day” short of “Endgame’s” $1.2 billion global opening, though it reached $1 billion in six days — second fastest behind “Endgame’s” three-day mark.
The handoff fits a Hollywood social-media tradition, and the Russos could soon challenge for the crown again when “Avengers: Doomsday” opens on Dec. 18.