'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' chases 'Avengers: Endgame' opening record with $355 million domestic debut

Cnbc · 🇨🇳 public China · Aug 02, 2026 · 396 words · By Sarah Whitten

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Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" tallied an estimated $355 million at the domestic box office this weekend, just $2 million shy of the record-breaking debut of 2019's "Avengers: Endgame." The film kicked off with record-shattering Thursday…

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Sony is projecting an $84 million Sunday haul, which would bring the newest Spider-Man flick to an estimated $355 million.

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"Brand New Day" is only the second Hollywood film to generate more than $300 million in ticket sales during a domestic opening weekend.

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Claim 1: “Dolby Cinema boasted its highest-grossing domestic box office weekend ever, with $10 million in receipts from the film.”

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Claim 2: “"Brand New Day" is only the second Hollywood film to generate more than $300 million in ticket sales during a domestic opening weekend.”

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Multiple sources confirm that 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is the second-biggest domestic opening ever, trailing only 'Avengers: Endgame'.

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 hours ago · The third-largest domestic opening belongs to 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” with $260 million, followed by 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” with $257 million.
https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/spider-man-brand-ne…

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web search NEUTRAL — 20 hours ago · Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, had the second-biggest domestic opening weekend at the box office, close to Endgame.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago · Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" brought in $355 million in its domestic debut. It's the second-biggest opening ever in the U.S. and Canada, beat only by 2019's "Avengers: Endg…
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/20…

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Claim 3: “bringing the global opening to $927 million”

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Multiple independent sources explicitly state the global opening was $927 million.

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Claim 4: “Sony is projecting an $84 million Sunday haul”

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While the general box office performance is discussed, the specific projection of an $84 million Sunday haul by Sony is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Silvergate Media Limited, trading as Sony Pictures Television – Kids, is a British-American television production and brand licensing company based in New York City and London founded in 2011 by Wahee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Television_Kids

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is an upcoming American animated superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Miles Morales / Spider-Man. Directed by Bob Persichetti and Justin K.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Beyond_the_Spider-…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a 2026 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by Sony…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Brand_New_Day

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Claim 5: “"Brand New Day" did not have the added benefit of an IMAX release — those screens have been reserved for Christopher Nolan's and Universal's "The Odyssey"”

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Claim 6: “Kevin Feige, a producer on the film and president of the Disney-owned Marvel Studios.”

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Claim 7: “Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" tallied an estimated $355 million at the domestic box office this weekend”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' earned an estimated $355 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brand New Day or A Brand New Day may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_New_Day

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Brand New Day" is a comic book storyline in The Amazing Spider-Man, published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2008. It chronicles the start of Spider-Man's adventures in the aftermath of the status quo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_New_Day_(comics)

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Claim 8: “Internationally, the film collected an additional $572 million in estimated box office”

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While sources confirm a global total of $927 million and a domestic total of $355 million (which implies an international total of $572 million), the specific claim that it 'collected an additional $572 million' is not explicitly stated as a reported figure in the evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — , Spider-Man: Brand New Day has grossed $168 million in the United States and Canada, and $1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $169 million.[4][3]. In the United States and Canada…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Brand_New_Day

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web search NEUTRAL — "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" climbed to $927 million globally, a mind-blowing, jaw-dropping and totally epic opening weekend haul.
https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/spider-man-brand-ne…

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web search NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Brand New Day with a $927M global opening at 90,000 screens worldwide was the second best ever for the motion picture industry, behind Avengers: Endgame ‘s reported $1.22 billion global re…
https://deadline.com/2026/08/box-office-global-spider-man-br…

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Claim 9: “An estimated 24.1 million moviegoers headed out to cinemas in the U.S. and Canada to see "Brand New Day," according to data from EntTelligence.”

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Claim 10: “Screen X posted $7 million in ticket sales”

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Claim 11: “Around 21% of tickets purchased were for premium large-format screenings and cost an average of $18.55 a piece.”

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Claim 12: “and $101.5 million on Saturday”

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A web search result specifically states that Saturday 'wound up being the second best at $101.5M'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, podcaster, and media personality. He initially was a stand-up comedian and radio and television presenter in the UK, where he rec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saturday Night's Main Event is a series of American professional wrestling television specials produced by WWE (previously the World Wrestling Federation or WWF). The series originally broadcast from…
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Claim 13: “including a whopping $121 million from China”

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Claim 14: “just $2 million shy of the record-breaking debut of 2019's "Avengers: Endgame."”

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Multiple sources confirm that 'Avengers: Endgame' holds the domestic opening weekend record at $357 million, making the $355 million figure for 'Brand New Day' just $2 million shy of that record.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Endgame

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Avengers: Endgame (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score for the Marvel Studios film Avengers: Endgame composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri. Hollywood Records released the soundtra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Endgame_(soundtrack)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Avengers: Endgame is the fourth Avengers film and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), released seven years after the first Avengers film and eleven years after the first MCU film. Di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_box_office_records_set…

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Claim 15: “while 4DX topped $5.2 million, both domestic records for parent company CJ4DPlex.”

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Claim 16: “snared $169.3 million on Friday, including presales”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Mando (born July 13, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He played Nacho Varga on the AMC series Better Call Saul (2015–2022), Vaas Montenegro in the video game franchise Far Cry (2012, 2021), Vic Schm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brand New is an American rock band formed in 2000 from Long Island, New York. Consisting of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Lacey, lead guitarist Vincent Accardi, bassist Garrett Tierney and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Freakier Friday is a 2025 American fantasy comedy film directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Jordan Weiss. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, it is the sequel to Freaky Friday (2003) and is the fift…
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Claim 17: “Disney's "Avengers: Endgame" was the first to achieve this feat with its $357 million debut seven years ago.”

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Multiple sources confirm 'Avengers: Endgame' was the first to achieve a $300M+ domestic opening with a $357 million debut.

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web search NEUTRAL — Adding the China projection of $130 million to $150 million over opening weekend, global estimates are approaching $400 million-plus for the first three days. How does Brand New Day compare to Spider-…
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/322498/20260731/spider-ma…

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web search NEUTRAL — 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Sets All-Time First-Day High With $168M U.S., Could Beat 'Avengers: Endgame' $357M Weekend Record!#spidermanbrandnewday #boxoffic...Jumanji Open World Trailer Is Disappoint…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONS1lA_eOrc

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web search NEUTRAL — Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Endgame

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