‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ beats ‘Avengers: Endgame’ box office record
- "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" earned $360 million in North American theaters in its opening weekend, Sony Pictures said.
- The total surpassed the previous North American opening record of $357 million set by "Avengers: Endgame" in 2019.
- Sony had initially projected a $355 million debut, but stronger-than-expected Sunday ticket sales pushed the film past the record.
- The movie is the fourth Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland, and its box office performance also helped drive the biggest weekend ever for North American movie theaters.
- Sony said the result followed earlier franchise milestones, including "Spider-Man: No Way Home," which opened to $260 million in 2021.
Sony Pictures said "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" opened with $360 million in ticket sales from theaters in the United States and Canada, setting a new North American opening-weekend record. The film moved ahead of "Avengers: Endgame," which had held the mark since 2019 with $357 million.
The studio had projected on Sunday that the movie would finish the weekend with about $355 million, but stronger-than-expected Sunday business lifted the total above that estimate. Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, said the company would take pride in the record while it lasts.
The report also said the film's performance, together with "The Odyssey," helped produce the biggest weekend ever for North American theaters. According to Rentrak, domestic box office revenue is up more than 15% from last year and has surpassed $6.2 billion so far.
The article noted that before "Avengers: Endgame," no film had opened above $300 million domestically. It also pointed to earlier franchise records, including "Spider-Man: No Way Home," which opened to $260 million in 2021.
《蜘蛛侠：全新日》打破《复仇者联盟：终局之战》北美首周票房纪录
索尼影业表示，《蜘蛛侠：全新日》在美国和加拿大影院首周末票房达到3.6亿美元，刷新了北美首周末票房纪录。该片超过了《复仇者联盟：终局之战》自2019年以来保持的3.57亿美元纪录。
索尼原本在周日预计这部电影首周末票房约为3.55亿美元，但周日票房强于预期，最终总成绩超过了这一预测。索尼影业电影集团董事长兼首席执行官汤姆·罗特曼表示，公司会为这一纪录感到自豪，直到它被打破。
报道还说，这部影片与《奥德赛》的票房表现共同推动北美影院创下历史最高周末总票房。根据 Rentrak 的数据，北美本土票房今年至今比去年增长超过15%，累计已超过62亿美元。
文章提到，在《复仇者联盟：终局之战》之前，北美单片首周末票房从未突破3亿美元。此前系列中，汤姆·霍兰德主演的《蜘蛛侠：英雄无归》在2021年以2.6亿美元开局。