‘Spider-Man’ Already Breaking Records
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” already shattered the record for biggest opening day in box office history, grossing a reported $168 million on Friday and surpassing the record also set by “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019. “Spider-Man” reportedly grossed another $101.5 million—just behind the Saturday ticket record also set by “Endgame” with $109.2 million. The film’s record-breaking weekend has already cemented it as the biggest opening weekend in distributor Sony Pictures’ history, and Marvel Studios now can boast the four biggest worldwide opening weekends ever: “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” this weekend, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in 2021 and “Avengers: Infinity War” in 2018.
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Surprising Fact
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” remained a big box office draw for its third weekend in theaters, earning second place behind “Spider-Man” and grossing an estimated $51 million. This means Holland and his spouse and co-star Zendaya are featured stars in both the top two highest-grossing films in theaters this weekend.
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Big Number
At least $425 million. That’s how much was spent at the box office this weekend off the combined strength of both “Spider-Man” and “The Odyssey,” Variety reported, making it the single highest-grossing weekend at domestic theaters in history.
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