Spider-Man Box Office Record

The film set a new domestic opening-weekend box office record, topping Avengers: Endgame.

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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” opened to $360 million in the U.S. and Canada, passing “Avengers: Endgame” and its $357.1 million 2019 debut for the biggest domestic opening weekend in box office history. The Sony-Marvel release grossed $932 million worldwide in its first weekend, below “Endgame’s” $1.2 billion global debut. Sony had projected $355 million domestically before final grosses lifted the total above the record. The film set the North American mark without playing on IMAX screens.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day delivered a record-breaking North American opening weekend. Its debut was a historic box-office achievement, placing the film at the top of opening-weekend rankings.