Spider-Man: Brand New Day Sets Record $168 M Opening Day

Sony Pictures’ newest Spider-Man installment, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, posted a $168 million domestic haul on Friday, breaking the prior opening-day record held by Avengers: Endgame. The figure includes a $72 million Thursday preview, itself a new high for advance screenings. With an A rating from CinemaScore and strong audience enthusiasm, the studio projects a weekend gross of about $325 million, which would place the debut among the top two domestic openings in history.

The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and featuring Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo, follows Peter Parker coping with isolation before an invisible foe appears. Critical reception is favorable, reflected in a 90 % Rotten Tomatoes critic score and a 98 % audience rating, while a journalist at one outlet praised Holland’s performance. The success arrives without major box-office competition and adds to the franchise’s record-setting momentum.