Brace yourself, Spider-Man fans — Tom Holland’s Brand New Day MCU salary is absolutely massive

If you thought Tom Holland was already doing well in the superhero game, get a load of this: his cheque for Spider-Man: Brand New Day isn’t just big, it’s positively obscene. We’re talking a payday that puts him in the upper echelons of bankable stars — and yes, it all comes courtesy of swinging through New York in a Lycra onesie.

More than $100 million: Tom Holland’s reported haul for Brand New Day could put him among the highest-paid actors for a single film, thanks to uncapped backend bonuses tied to the film’s historic global box office.

Here’s how it shakes out. According to a recent piece from TheWrap, Holland is on course to bag north of $100 million for his fourth solo Spider-Man flick. Apparently, at least three separate sources went on record confirming that he picked up $20 million as a base salary for the film. Hard to believe he was once getting just $500,000 for his first outing in Spider-Man: Homecoming — the checks have definitely scaled up since then, with $4 million for Far From Home and then $10 million for No Way Home. But Brand New Day is in a completely different league.

Why? The film’s worldwide box office haul has already shot past $2 billion, and crucially, Holland’s bonus deal on the film isn’t capped, unlike a lot of Hollywood contracts. In other words, the higher those ticket sales climb, the more his bank account balloons. No one really knows where the final number will land, only that it’ll be absolutely massive barring some apocalyptic turn at the cinemas.

For those keeping score, this windfall comes right off the back of another fat cheque for the 30-year-old Brit — he’s recently picked up a serious payday for starring as Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey. Not the worst year to be Tom Holland.

MCU Track Record

Brand New Day isn’t just breaking records for Holland’s wallet; critical response has been ridiculous as well. Rotten Tomatoes claims the film’s sitting at a 90% critics score and an even more impressive 98% audience ‘Popcornmeter’ rating. So, not just big money, but proper love from the punters too.

As for his Marvel curriculum vitae, Holland’s very first swing through the Marvel Cinematic Universe was back in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War — you know, the airport scrap with Cap’s shield, which instantly cemented his take on Spider-Man as one of Marvel’s best moments. He then jumped straight into the action with both Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, popping up alongside pretty much every other superhero you could think of.

• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• Captain America: Civil War
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Avengers: Endgame