Spider-Man: Brand New Day Breaks $500 Million Domestic Opening-Week Record
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 16
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Breaks $500 Million Domestic Opening-Week Record
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 16
Summary
$500 million in domestic ticket sales pushed “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” past the previous opening-week record after debuting in nearly 4,500 North American theaters.
The film’s surge reflects strong audience response to a more vulnerable Peter Parker, whose battles in the movie are personal as well as superhuman rather than multiverse-scale spectacle.
Worldwide revenue could reach $2 billion this weekend, extending a rare bright spot for the superhero genre 14 years after the first “Avengers” helped make comic-book franchises dominant.