“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is already web-slinging its way to box office history.
Tom Holland’s latest Spidey movie has made a record-breaking $72 million in previews, including Wednesday early access screenings, the most of any movie in history. The previous record was held by “Avengers: Endgame,” which made $60 million in Thursday previews on its way to the biggest opening weekend of all time.
To compare the two historic superhero movies, “Avengers: Endgame” set the all-time opening weekend record with $357 million domestically and an eye-popping $1.2 billion globally. Sony and Marvel’s “Brand New Day” is aiming to make between $260 million and $280 million in its opening weekend, which would make it the second biggest launch of all time — behind “Endgame” and above “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Some estimates even put the “Brand New Day” opening above $300 million, but Sony is playing it safe and offering a more conservative start of $190 million to $195 million.
Only nine movies have opened to more than $200 million, with “Avengers: Endgame” netting over $300 million. The other films are “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Jurassic World,” “The Avengers” and “Black Panther.”
