“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” was No. 1 at the domestic box office for the sixth consecutive weekend, a rare feat that underscores the movie’s remarkable staying power as well as the lack of competition on cinema marquees.
“Brand New Day” earned $18 million over the traditional weekend and is estimated to collect $23.3 million through the Labor Day holiday on Monday. Peter Parker’s latest adventure is enjoying the longest stint at No. 1 since 2022’s “Avatar: The Way of Water,” which ranked in first place for seven straight weekends. With $923 million to date in North America, “Brand New Day” is primed to soon overtake 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($936 million, not adjusted for inflation) as the highest-grossing movie of all time at the domestic box office. Meanwhile, Sony’s fourth “Spider-Man” adaptation led by Tom Holland has generated $2.4 billion globally, ranking as the third-biggest release ever behind 2009’s “Avatar” ($2.9 billion) and “Avengers: Endgame” ($2.7 billion) and ahead of 2022’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” ($2.3 billion).
This Labor Day weekend closes out the best summer movie season since COVID upended the cinema industry in 2020. Domestic ticket sales between May and early September reached $4.73 billion, according to Rentrak. Those revenues weren’t just strong by post-pandemic standards. They register as the second-largest summer ever, not far behind the season’s high-water mark of $4.755 billion (not adjusted for inflation) set in 2013. Several blockbusters — including major studio offerings like “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” “The Odyssey,” “Toy Story 5,” “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” as well as indie sleeper hits like “Obsession” and “Backrooms” — were responsible for popcorn season’s outsized success. Those triumphs helped offset some big-budget bombs, including Disney’s live-action “Moana,” Warner Bros. and DC’s “Supergirl” and Amazon MGM’s “Masters of the Universe.”
