'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' scores second-largest global opening ever

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Set us as preferred “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” swung into the top spot at the box office and scored one of the highest-grossing opening weekends with an estimated haul of $355 million in the U.S.and Canada, far surpassing studio and analyst expectations.The Sony Pictures film also brought in $572 million internationally for a worldwide total of $927 million, according to studio estimates.The movie’s haul now ranks as the second-biggest domestic and global opening ever, surpassed only by Walt Disney Co.

and Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019.The film, which stars Tom Holland and Zendaya, is produced by Sony-owned Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios and Pascal Pictures.Its production budget was about $225 million.Marvel Studios President and “Spider-Man” producer Kevin Feige called the debut “truly phenomenal.”“We are grateful to audiences everywhere for coming out and experiencing our film the way it was meant to be seen,” he said in a statement Sunday.

“This debut reflects the enduring power of Marvel’s characters, and the connection they continue to have with fans around the world — and, as audiences saw, it sets up exciting things to come.”Anticipation for the movie was building for months, as robust pre-sales indicated high interest in Spidey’s return to the big screen.The previous film in the franchise, 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” had one of the biggest domestic debuts on record with $260 million.But it came during the depths of a COVID-19 surge and against very little competition at the box office.

That film also reunited all three Spider-Men — Holland, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield — in one time-bending, multiverse storyline, a move “Spider-Man” producer Amy Pascal described as 20 years in the making.This time around, “Spider-Man” was up against the ...