Another box office record tumbles as Spider-Man 4 outpaces Avengers and Star Wars

Here we go again—Spider-Man: Brand New Day is smashing its way through the box office charts, and not just chipping away at the competition, but actually bulldozing right over decades-old records. It's a bit surreal when you see numbers like these, I'll be honest. The new outing, starring Tom Holland and Sadie Sink, had fans queuing up in droves for premiere week, with plenty of social media noise about how the film really leans into Peter Parker's trademark loneliness. Viewers seemed especially chuffed about what Holland and Sink brought to their roles, and, for once, all that internet hype actually turned into cold cash at the tills.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day zipped past $700 million in just 13 days—shattering the previous record set by Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which both needed 16 days to do it.

Record-Breaking Numbers

So, let's talk figures. As of Wednesday, Brand New Day hit $700 million at the US box office. Yes, you read that right. That's not just impressive, it's historic. To put things in perspective, the previous benchmark was shared by Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Both of those needed 16 days to hit the same landmark—Brand New Day did it in 13, putting them firmly in the rearview mirror.

Brand New Day is now officially the fastest film ever to crack the $700 million domestic milestone.

If you want a bit of a history lesson: The Force Awakens set its record back in late 2015, a title it held unchallenged for a full eleven years before Endgame finally matched the speed in 2019. Force Awakens eventually wrapped up with $936.6 million in the States and $1.119 billion internationally. Meanwhile, Endgame hauled in $858.3 million at home and an eye-watering $2.717 billion globally, now only second to Avatar for total box office muscle.

Sony’s New Cash Cow

Coming back to present day, Brand New Day hasn't just edged past the competition domestically—it’s doing the business overseas too. As of now, the film's sitting on $704.5 million in North America alone, and a whopping $1.108 billion internationally. That last number has nudged Spider-Man: No Way Home—Sony’s previous top dog—into second place, as No Way Home peaked at $1.106 billion outside the US. Brand New Day is now Sony's best-performing film ever in international markets, which is no small feat considering the absolute juggernaut that No Way Home was back in the day.