New Spider-Man film sees second-biggest ever global opening weekend
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- Spider-Man: Brand New Day grossed $927m globally in its opening weekend — the second-biggest ever behind Avengers: Endgame's $1.2bn in 2019 — including $335m from North America (also second-best there) and $572m from 73,000+ international screens.
- Starring real-life couple Tom Holland and Zendaya on a $225m production budget recouped in a single weekend, the film drew $121m from China and $49m from the UK, per distributor Sony Pictures.
- Marvel Studios gets critical momentum ahead of December's Avengers: Doomsday after The Marvels and Thunderbolts were among its lowest-grossing films; president Kevin Feige called the opening "truly phenomenal."
- The 2025 North American box office is on track to surpass $10bn for the first time since 2019, fueled by Toy Story 5, Michael, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (all $1bn+), indie horror hits Obsession and Backrooms ($390m+ each), and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.
- Picking up after Spider-Man: No Way Home (nearly $2bn total), the film follows Peter Parker fighting crime in a world that has forgotten he is Spider-Man, with reviews calling it Holland's best performance in the role.
Why it matters: For Marvel Studios, this opening reverses the post-Endgame slide — The Marvels and Thunderbolts underperformed — and gives the franchise real commercial oxygen ahead of Avengers: Doomsday in December, which the source explicitly frames as needing this lift. Broader signal: cinema is genuinely recovering, with 2025 on track to be the first $10bn North American year since 2019.
