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Sony on Sunday projected that “Spider-Man” would net an
estimated $355 million in its first weekend playing in 4,487
theaters, just barely missing the 2019 “Avengers: Endgame”
record of $357 million. But the fourth Spider-Man movie starring
Tom Holland had a stronger than expected Sunday and ultimately
came in ahead.
Tom Rothman, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion
Picture Group said in a statement, “records are made to be
broken, but we will take great pride in this one, for as long as
we hold it.”
Before “Avengers: Endgame,” no movie had opened over $300
million domestically. The previous record holders were
“Avengers: Infinity War,” which launched with $257 million in
2018, and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($247 million in 2015).
In December 2021, during the pandemic, the third Holland
Spider-Man movie “No Way Home,” earned a place on the list with
a $260 million debut on its way to $1.9 billion globally.
The high-earning combination of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and
“The Odyssey,” which share actors Holland, Zendaya and Jon
Bernthal, also propelled a record weekend overall for movie
theaters in the U.S. and Canada.
According to Rentrak, the domestic box office overall is up over
15% from last year with over $6.2 billion in ticket sales to
date.
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