Spider-Man: Brand New Day just passed Avengers: Endgame

The number nobody called

We will be honest: nobody in this house predicted this. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has now passed Avengers: Endgame’s all-time domestic box office total — $858.4 million against Endgame’s $858.3 million — and it did it in under four weeks, a record that took Marvel’s biggest-ever ensemble film seven years to hold.

How it got here

The opening weekend already told part of the story — $360.1 million is the single biggest domestic opening any film has ever had, edging out Endgame’s own 2019 record by nearly $3 million. What is more unusual is that the film kept that momentum going rather than front-loading it: it became the fastest film in history to reach $1 billion worldwide after Endgame itself, and it is still adding tens of millions a week domestically a full month into release, most recently topping the charts again in its fourth weekend against new competition.

We reviewed Brand New Day at launch and rated it a full 5 out of 5 — our review calls it the best Marvel film yet made, and it sits at #1 on our Top 10 Marvel movies list, ahead of every Avengers film. A decade-plus Spider-Man arc landing a genuinely well-received ending, paired with a quiet late-summer release calendar and little direct competition, is the most likely combination behind the numbers.

What “record” actually means here

Worth being precise: this is the domestic all-time gross record, unadjusted for ticket-price inflation — older films like Star Wars and E.T. still lead comfortably once inflation is accounted for, and several films remain ahead on the global all-time chart. What it is: the single biggest amount any film has made at the North American box office, reached faster than the previous record-holder managed it.

For a trilogy that opened in 2017 with Homecoming as a relatively modest reboot, ending on the biggest domestic run any film has had is a genuinely remarkable trajectory for a franchise, not just a film.

Has Spider-Man: Brand New Day really beaten Avengers: Endgame at the box office?

Yes, domestically. As of this writing it has grossed $858.4 million in the United States and Canada, edging past Endgame’s $858.3 million domestic total from 2019. It also opened bigger: $360.1 million in its first weekend against Endgame’s $357.1 million, the biggest domestic opening in box office history.

How much has Spider-Man: Brand New Day made worldwide?

$2.22 billion and climbing, against a reported $225 million production budget — nearly ten times its budget back already.

When did Spider-Man: Brand New Day come out?

It opened wide in the United States on July 31, 2026, meaning it passed Endgame’s seven-year-old domestic record in under four weeks.

Why is Spider-Man: Brand New Day doing so well?

There is no single confirmed reason, but the film’s own quality is doing real work — we rated it a full 5 out of 5 and called it the best Marvel film yet made. A ten-plus-year Spider-Man trilogy with Tom Holland reaching a genuine, well-reviewed conclusion, combined with a rare August-to-September run with little direct competition, is the most likely combination.