Every ‘Spider-Man’ Movie Ranked From Worst to Best
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- "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" opened to $360 million domestically — the biggest box office launch of all time — surpassing "Avengers: Endgame" while also setting records for the largest preview haul and opening day
- Tom Holland now stars in the four highest box office openings of all time: "Brand New Day," "Avengers: Endgame," "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
- The ranking covers all 11 theatrical Spider-Man films, with "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014) placed at the bottom as a "ponderously overstuffed misfire" that derailed plans for a Spidey extended universe
- "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018) won the Academy Award for Animated Feature, while its sequel "Across the Spider-Verse" (2023) was praised for visuals but criticized for pacing and a brazen "To Be Continued" cliffhanger
- "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" is scheduled to release June 18, 2027, concluding the animated trilogy
- "Brand New Day" features Sadie Sink as the lead villain with body-possessing powers, plus a deep-cuts roster including Scorpion, Tombstone, the Hand, and appearances from Mark Ruffalo's Hulk and Jon Bernthal's Punisher
Why it matters: "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" proved the one MCU-adjacent property immune to recent superhero fatigue, grossing $360 million to top "Avengers: Endgame." Tom Holland now stars in the four highest openings ever — and with "Beyond the Spider-Verse" dated for June 2027, the franchise's box office reign has a scheduled runway through the end of the decade.
