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Topline “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” achieved the greatest opening day of all time at the U.S. box office Friday, according to multiple reports , generating $168 million and potentially setting the table for the highest grossing opening weekend of all time in the U.S.—an achievement held by Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame.”
The $168 million grossed by “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” tops the previous domestic opening day record held by “Avengers: Endgame,” which brought in $157 million on its first Friday.
Sony forecasts a $325 million opening weekend for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” Deadline reported, which would mark the second-best opening weekend ever in the U.S. behind the all-time record of $357 million from “Avengers: Endgame.”
“Rival estimates” have “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” beating the opening weekend record from “Avengers: Endgame,” according to The Hollywood Reporter , which notes “Brand New Day” is on pace to beat the No. 2 spot for all-time domestic openings in North America held by “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
The new Spider-Man flick has been well received by critics and fans, garnering 90% and 98% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively.
$858.3 million. That is how much “Avengers: Endgame” generated domestically during its run in theaters, according to Box Office Mojo .
“The Odyssey” has continued its dominant box office performance despite the latest Marvel movie coming to theaters, so far raking in nearly $400 million from the domestic box office and trending toward becoming director Christopher Nolan’s second-highest grossing opening after “The Dark Knight” ($534 million).
Given its hot start, the newest Spider-Man movie could become one of the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time, a list that already features three Marvel flicks. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is No. 8 on the list , having brought in a little more than $1.9 billion at the box office. Though “Brand New Day” could beat “Endgame” for best domestic opening weekend of all time, it would be a tall order to top its lifetime gross, which sits at nearly $2.8 billion and is ranked behind “Avatar” ($2.9 billion). “Brand New Day” is on pace to clear its massive production budget of $225 million.
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