Spider-Man: Brand New Day has achieved a monumental opening at the domestic box office, grossing $72 million from early preview screenings. This figure not only marks a new domestic record for an opening day but also surpasses the previous benchmark of $60 million set by Avengers: Endgame in April 2019.
The film is on track to exceed $100 million in its first Friday, a milestone previously reached by only a handful of blockbuster titles including Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avengers: Infinity War, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Projections indicate that Brand New Day could potentially challenge or even surpass Avengers: Endgame's $357 million domestic opening weekend and its global debut of $1.2 billion. Overseas, the film is expected to earn at least $850 million within its first five days.
Critical reception for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has been overwhelmingly positive, with a 90% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and an impressive 98% audience score. This strong performance contributes to a notable year for the film industry, which has seen other successes like Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey clearing $700 million globally and horror films Obsession and Backrooms drawing significant audiences, particularly from Gen Z.
Toy Story 5 currently stands as the highest-grossing film of 2026, having surpassed $1 billion worldwide. With the combined anticipated gross of Brand New Day's opening and The Odyssey's continued success, the current weekend is poised to set a new record for the highest combined domestic gross in box office history. This year's domestic box office is also on pace to reach $10 billion, a figure not seen since prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting a robust recovery for the theatrical market.