Staggering amount Spider-Man: Brand New Day could make in its opening weekend as critics shower praise

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) expands once again this weekend with the arrival of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” hitting theaters on Friday, which could have one of the biggest box office debuts ever.Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, who is trying to move on after the events of 2024’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which ended with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) using his powers to erase himself from everyone’s memory to protect the multi-verse.The film — which takes place four years after “No Way Home” — is eyeing a massive opening weekend, with some analysts projecting a debut upwards of $300 million, via Variety.The critics have also chimed in as well, with the first wave of reviews coming in quite positive with an 89% rating from 123 reviews.While $300 million seems to be at the top of the box office forecast range, most prognosticators are eyeing an opening somewhere between $260 million and $280 million when it opens in roughly 4,300 North American theaters this weekend.Sony Pictures, which is distributing “Brand New Day,” is eyeing a much more conservative debut between $190 million and $195 million, though most analysts don’t see it opening with any less than $250 million.Even at the low end of the $260-$280 million range, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” will likely surpass “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($260.1 million) for the second-biggest opening in box office history.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story It still will have to over-perform quite a bit to take down the biggest debut ever, Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame,” which opened to a whopping $357.1 million back in April 2019.Still, it will likely be just the 10th film ever to debut over $200 million, along with “Avengers: Infinity Wa...