Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaks Endgame's record with massive box office debut

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Published Jul 31, 2026, 1:06 PM EDT

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Just when it seemed like the MCU had seen better days, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is off to a shockingly successful start at the box office. The film made $72 million from early preview screenings, beating the previous domestic record of $60 million set by Avengers: Endgame in April 2019.

According to Deadline, the film is almost certain to hit $100 million in its first Friday including previews, something that only five movies have ever accomplished: Avengers: Endgame ($157.4 million), Spider-Man: No Way Home ($121.96 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($119.1 million), Avengers: Infinity War ($106.3 million), and Star Wars: Last Jedi ($104.6 million).

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on pace to clear Avengers: Endgame’s massive opening weekend that hit $357 million domestic and $1.2 billion worldwide. Brand New Day is expected to make at least $850 million overseas in its first five days. The film has received glowing reviews thus far, with a 90% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 98% audience score.

Brand New Day's impressive performance is the latest success story in a year of box office wins. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has had an incredible run, clearing $700 million globally after 12 days. Between Brand New Day's opening and the third weekend of The Odyssey, it’s expected that this weekend may have the highest combined domestic gross in box office history — the previous record was $402 million from the opening weekend of Avengers: Endgame.

Other box office standouts include horror films like Obsession and Backrooms, which vastly exceeded expectations by bringing Gen Z to theaters in droves. Meanwhile, Toy Story 5 is the highest-grossing movie of 2026 so far, having cleared $1 billion worldwide, and there have been plenty of other success stories like Project Hail Mary. This year’s domestic box office is on track to reach $10 billion for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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