Spider-Man: Brand New Day has set yet another impressive record in the U.S. box office.The Marvel blockbuster, which stars Tom Holland as the web-slinging superhero, is now the fastest movie to cross the $900 million threshold in domestic theaters. The sum was made in just 36 days, which beats the 50 day record set by 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens.As reported by Variety, the Marvel-Sony project is projected to make $22 million over the four-day Labor Day weekend, pushing beyond its domestic total to $922 million.It is only a matter of time before the movie knocks The Force Awakens off the top spot to become the highest-grossing domestic release of all time. The record is currently set at $936 million.This isn’t the first box office record that the Tom Holland flick has broken — and it won’t be the last. After just three weekends of being released, the blockbuster broke the $2 billion mark at the global box office, becoming just the eighth film to reach that milestone.‘Brand New Day’ has now surpassed $2.33 billion at the global box office, making it the third highest-grossing movie of all time (Sony/Marvel)The seven other films that have made over $2 billion at the box office are: 2009’s Avatar ($2.9 billion), 2019’s Avengers: Endgame ($2.7 billion), 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water ($2.3 billion), 1997’s Titanic ($2.2 billion), 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2.07 billion) and 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War ($2.03 billion).The previous installment in the Spider-Man franchise, 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, narrowly missed out on the landmark by finishing with a total box office of $1.9 billion.Brand New Day has now surpassed $2.33 billion at the global box office, making it the third highest-grossing movie of all time behind Avatar ($2.9 billion ) and Avengers: Endgame ($2.7 billion). Brand New Day overtook the 2022 film Avatar: The Way of Water, which made $2.3 billion at the global box office.Tom Holland will reportedly make more than $100 million for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (AFP/Getty)The movie has been a big hit with critics. In a four-star review for The Independent, Clarisse Loughrey called the film “the best Spider-Man movie in more than 20 years.”Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 dayNew subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.Try for freeADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.She added: “Brand New Day offers a maturation not only of its hero, but of the franchise’s entire vision, too.”“While returning screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers provide a sense of continuity in the character, its director Destin Daniel Cretton (of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings fame) and his frequent cinematographer Brett Pawlak have simultaneously allowed the series to feel completely revitalised.”Holland is expected to earn more than $100 million for starring in the movie, according to a new report by The Wrap.Insiders told the outlet that the British actor, 30, was paid $20 million upfront for the blockbuster. That means he has the potential to receive another $80 million or more in backend bonuses, which are typically paid out to actors and directors once a movie covers its production and distribution costs.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day sets yet another box office record
Tom Holland flick surpassed 2015’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in reaching a crucial threshold










