Spider-Man Just Missed Breaking Avengers: Endgame’s All-Time Box Office Record

Spider-Man: Brand New Day came agonizingly close to dethroning Avengers: Endgame for the highest-grossing domestic opening weekend in cinematic history. Even so, its monumental $355 million haul underscores the web-slinger’s enduring cultural footprint, proving audiences will still flood theaters for a phenomenal blockbuster.

According to box office tracking by Deadline, Spider-Man: Brand New Day dominated domestic theaters over the weekend, pulling in $355 million. That sits just a hair shy of the $357 million benchmark established by Avengers: Endgame back in 2019—an era before the global pandemic when the superhero genre enjoyed an unassailable peak. Should final tallies adjust upward tomorrow, it could very well eclipse the Avengers juggernaut; we will be sure to update this report if that milestone is reached.

Optimism was high after the film notched the largest opening day of all time, and audience momentum simply snowballed from there. Given that superhero fatigue has noticeably cooled both critic enthusiasm and general theatergoing habits lately, defying the odds to challenge Avengers: Endgame seemed an impossible dream.

Ultimately, Brand New Day demonstrates that Spider-Man remains an undisputed titan capable of driving crowds to the big screen against all odds. Remarkably, every single MCU-era Spider-Man installment has out-grossed its predecessor during opening weekend—a rare and phenomenal trajectory in modern franchise history.

Much of this success stems from the fact that Spider-Man: Brand New Day succeeds entirely on its own merits as a standalone narrative. Polygon’s official review championed Destin Daniel Cretton’s directorial vision, hailing it as a “grounded, emotional, and expertly crafted addition to the Spidey canon.” All eyes now turn to December to see if Avengers: Doomsday can sustain this renewed box office momentum.

In a pleasant surprise, The Odyssey also exhibited remarkable staying power despite sharing the marquee with a heavyweight like Spider-Man: Brand New Day. For those interested in how the broader domestic box office shook out over the weekend, check out Deadline’s ranking of the top ten highest-earning films below:

1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day: $355 million
2. The Odyssey: $51 million
3. Toy Story 5: $6.2 million
4. Minions & Monsters: $5.6 million
5. Moana: $5.3 million
6. Hadestown: $2 million
7. The Invite: $1.1 million
8. I Want Your Sex: $570,000
9. Evil Dead Burn: $527,000
10. Obsession: $450,000

Doomsday is the toughest test the MCU has faced yet

Source: Polygon