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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Posts $355M, Second-Biggest U.S. Debut

8/3/2026

Summary

Story summary

Sony Pictures' Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened to $355 million, the second-biggest North American debut ever.
The film earned $927 million worldwide in its opening weekend, the second-largest global debut on record.
Sony reported $572 million earned outside the U.S., including $121 million in China.
In mainland China the movie topped the box office with RMB463.5 million ($68.1 million) over three days.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige called the opening “truly phenomenal”.

History

Historical Context

In 2015 Disney released *Star Wars: The Force Awakens*, which set a new opening-weekend record of $936 million worldwide, surpassing previous benchmarks. The film earned $1.1 billion globally and $100 million in China, demonstrating the market’s emerging box-office power and its influence on global release windows. Sony Pictures’ *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* mirrors that scale, with Kevin Feige praising its $927 million opening and $121 million Chinese haul. The parallel underscores how franchise tentpoles now rely on massive international, especially Chinese, revenues to drive studio profit strategies.

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Story summary

Sony Pictures' Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened to $355 million, the second-biggest North American debut ever.
The film earned $927 million worldwide in its opening weekend, the second-largest global debut on record.
Sony reported $572 million earned outside the U.S., including $121 million in China.
In mainland China the movie topped the box office with RMB463.5 million ($68.1 million) over three days.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige called the opening “truly phenomenal”.

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