Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” grossed an estimated $8.4 million in its seventh weekend of domestic release, dropping to second place behind the debut of Warner Bros.’ “Practical Magic 2” but pushing its cumulative North American total to approximately $935.2 million. That figure places the Tom Holland-led superhero sequel within $1.4 million of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens'” $936.6 million, the current all-time domestic box office record set in 2015. Sony is expected to keep the film in wide theatrical distribution as it pursues what would be an unprecedented $1 billion in unadjusted domestic ticket sales, a threshold no film has ever reached in North American box office history.

Key Takeaways

• “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has grossed approximately $935.2 million domestically through its seventh weekend, placing it $1.4 million behind “Star Wars: The Force Awakens'” $936.6 million all-time domestic record.
• The film dropped 54% from the previous weekend with $8.4 million, falling to second place behind “Practical Magic 2’s” $30 million debut.
• “Brand New Day” opened to $355 million domestically in August, the second-largest opening weekend in box office history behind “Avengers: Endgame’s” $357 million.
• The global first weekend totaled $932 million, making it the second-largest worldwide debut ever and the second-fastest film to cross $1 billion globally, reaching that mark in five days.
• The film holds a 90% critics score and 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with an “A” CinemaScore from opening-night audiences.

The Record Could Fall Within Days

The arithmetic at this point is straightforward. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” needs approximately $1.4 million in additional domestic ticket sales to overtake “The Force Awakens'” $936.6 million, a figure that has stood as the all-time North American record since the “Star Wars” sequel’s extended theatrical run in early 2016. Given that “Brand New Day” is still playing in thousands of theaters across North America and earning in the millions per weekend, the record is expected to fall within the next several days, likely by midweek of the current frame.

Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak, has described the film’s sustained performance as one of the more remarkable domestic runs in modern box office history. “Think about this movie opening at the end of July, and here we are in the middle of September,” Dergarabedian said in his weekend analysis, noting that Sony is expected to keep the film in theaters well beyond the record milestone as the studio pursues the $1 billion domestic mark.

No film has ever reached $1 billion in unadjusted domestic box office receipts. “The Force Awakens” came closest at $936.6 million, followed by “Avengers: Endgame” at $858.4 million. The $1 billion threshold has existed as an abstract benchmark in industry conversations for over a decade, but no single release has generated the combination of opening-weekend scale, sustained holdover strength, and cultural event status needed to reach it. “Brand New Day” is the first film to make the figure look achievable rather than theoretical.

Seven Weekends of Dominance Before Yielding the Top Spot

“Brand New Day” held the number one position on the domestic chart for six consecutive weekends before “Practical Magic 2” opened to $30 million on September 12. The 54% drop from its sixth to seventh weekend is steeper than the film’s earlier holds but falls within normal range for a blockbuster in its second month, particularly one facing the first wide-release competition of the fall season. The film had been operating in a relatively uncontested environment through August, benefiting from the absence of direct blockbuster competition during the post-opening weeks.

The weekend’s overall domestic box office totaled $83.4 million, down 44% from the same frame in 2025, when Sony and Crunchyroll’s “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle” debuted to $70.6 million. Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” held third place with $7.4 million in its ninth weekend, having now crossed $600.5 million domestically and $1.68 billion worldwide. The presence of two billion-dollar films still generating meaningful weekly revenue in the same market underscores how concentrated the 2026 box office has been around a small number of historically performing titles.

The trajectory of “Brand New Day” has been central to a record-breaking summer season that saw domestic box office revenue reach $4.76 billion between May and Labor Day, surpassing the $4.756 billion record set in 2013. “Brand New Day” alone contributed $923 million to that summer total, accounting for nearly 20% of the entire season’s domestic revenue.

A $355 Million Opening Set the Foundation

The domestic record chase became plausible from the moment the film opened. “Brand New Day” launched to $355 million domestically on its opening weekend, falling just $2 million short of “Avengers: Endgame’s” $357 million all-time record for a single domestic weekend. The film set the all-time Thursday preview record with $72 million, surpassing “Endgame’s” $60 million, and posted the highest single-day gross in box office history on its first Saturday.

Globally, the opening weekend totaled $932 million, the second-largest worldwide debut behind “Endgame’s” $1.2 billion. “Brand New Day” reached $1 billion at the global box office in five days, making it the second-fastest film in history to hit that milestone. The top four domestic opening weekends in box office history now all belong to Marvel Studios properties: “Endgame” at $357 million, “Brand New Day” at $355 million, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” at $260 million, and “Avengers: Infinity War” at $257 million.

The film’s performance builds on a franchise trajectory that has grown with each installment. Tom Holland’s first solo outing, 2017’s “Homecoming,” opened to $117 million domestically and earned $880 million worldwide. “Far From Home” in 2019 launched to $92 million and climbed to $1.13 billion globally. “No Way Home” in 2021 powered to a $260 million domestic opening and $1.9 billion worldwide. “Brand New Day” has now eclipsed each of those totals, extending the rare pattern of a franchise that grows at the box office with each successive entry rather than declining.

Audience Scores and Repeat Viewing Are Sustaining the Run

The gap between “Brand New Day’s” critical reception and its audience response has been wide but consistent throughout the run. The film holds a 90% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, technically the lowest of the four Holland-era Spider-Man films, and a 98% audience score, a spread that suggests audiences are responding to the film at a level that outpaces even the generally positive critical consensus. The “A” CinemaScore from opening-night audiences and a five-star PostTrak rating further confirm that the audience base has been enthusiastic from day one.

Repeat viewing has been a key driver. Analysts have pointed to the film’s emotional payoff, which reunites Holland’s Peter Parker with Zendaya’s MJ and Jacob Batalon’s Ned after the events of “No Way Home” erased their memories of his identity, as a sequence that incentivizes return trips. The introduction of Sadie Sink as the film’s central antagonist added a new dimension to the supporting cast, and the film’s narrative resolution to the isolation arc established in “No Way Home” gave audiences a four-year emotional investment to cash in on.

Holland, who married Zendaya in 2025, appeared alongside her in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” earlier this summer, giving the couple two of the year’s three highest-grossing films. The combined domestic gross of “Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey” now exceeds $1.53 billion from North American theaters alone, a figure that gives Holland and Zendaya the most commercially dominant joint filmography of any active Hollywood couple.

What the Path to $1 Billion Looks Like From Here

Reaching $1 billion domestically would require “Brand New Day” to earn approximately $64.8 million beyond its current $935.2 million total. At the film’s current rate of decline, that gap would likely take another eight to ten weeks of theatrical play to close, assuming Sony maintains the film in wide distribution through October and into November. The release calendar offers both challenges and advantages: “Resident Evil” opens September 18, and DreamWorks’ “Forgotten Island” arrives September 25, but neither title is expected to compete directly with “Brand New Day’s” audience base. The larger question is whether “Avengers: Doomsday,” scheduled for December 18, will compress the back end of “Brand New Day’s” run or whether Sony can sustain enough screens to accumulate the remaining revenue before the year closes.

Advance ticket sales for “Avengers: Doomsday” have already crossed $50 million domestically with more than three months to go, signaling that Marvel’s December release could accelerate the overall box office pace further. Denis Villeneuve’s third “Dune” film is also scheduled for a December release. If “Brand New Day” can maintain its current trajectory through the fall, the $1 billion mark is not just achievable but probable, and the film would enter a category of domestic commercial performance that no other release has reached.

FAQs

How Much Has “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Grossed Domestically?

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has grossed approximately $935.2 million at the domestic box office through its seventh weekend of release. The film is within $1.4 million of overtaking “Star Wars: The Force Awakens'” $936.6 million all-time North American record.

What Is the All-Time Domestic Box Office Record?

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” holds the current all-time domestic box office record at $936.6 million, a mark it set during its extended theatrical run in late 2015 and early 2016. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is expected to surpass that total within the next several days.

Has Any Film Ever Made $1 Billion Domestically?

No film has reached $1 billion in unadjusted domestic box office receipts. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” came closest at $936.6 million. Sony is expected to keep “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in wide theatrical distribution as it pursues what would be an unprecedented domestic milestone.

How Did “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Perform on Its Opening Weekend?

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” opened to $355 million domestically, the second-largest opening weekend in box office history behind “Avengers: Endgame’s” $357 million. The film also set the all-time Thursday preview record at $72 million. Globally, it debuted to $932 million and reached $1 billion worldwide in five days.

What Are the Critics and Audience Scores for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”?

The film holds a 90% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, a 98% audience score, and an “A” CinemaScore from opening-night audiences. The strong audience reception and repeat viewing have been key factors in sustaining the film’s domestic performance over seven consecutive weekends.