Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the fastest movie to hit $700M US domestic milestone
Your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is on an epic record-breaking run.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the fastest movie ever to cross the $700-million US mark at the North American box office, hitting the milestone in just 13 days .
To put that into perspective, only seven movies have ever swung over that line in North America. Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avengers: Endgame , for instance, both hit the achievement in 16 days.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day — a Marvel and Sony production — marks actor Tom Holland's fourth time suiting up to lead as Peter Parker. He stars alongside his wife, Zendaya , as well as Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) fan favourites Jon Bernthal, Florence Pugh, Mark Ruffalo, and newcomer Sadie Sink.
The movie follows Holland's Peter Parker living alone in New York in a world where Spider-man was erased from everyone's memory. As he struggles with his loneliness, his powers start acting up.
And forget swinging through Queens — this iteration of the franchise is soaring past milestone after milestone.
Not only has the latest instalment pulled in $704.5-million US in North America, it’s also made $1.108-billion US internationally after only two weekends in theatres. That surpasses the international take-home of its predecessor No Way Home , which grossed $1.106-billion US.
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Griffin Jaeger is a reporter and producer with CBC's entertainment unit. He also formerly hosted and produced content for The National’s digital platforms. You can reach him at griffin.jaeger@cbc.ca
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