The superhero film surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing movie ever at the North American box office, with more than $936 million domestically at the reported milestone.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become the highest-grossing film in North American box-office history, surpassing the long-standing record held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Sony announced the achievement on September 16, after the superhero film collected approximately US$936.8 million domestically in 47 days.
The milestone covers ticket sales across the United States and Canada, the combined market referred to as “domestic” in Hollywood box-office reporting. It narrowly exceeded The Force Awakens’ lifetime domestic total of approximately US$936.66 million. The ranking is not adjusted for inflation and therefore does not establish a record for the number of tickets sold.
Released on July 31, Brand New Day is Holland’s fourth standalone Spider-Man film. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, it features Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo alongside Holland.
The story follows Peter Parker as he continues protecting New York in a world that no longer remembers his identity. With his former friends moving forward without him, Peter faces changes of his own while confronting a new threat to the city. The premise carries the series into a new chapter following Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The film’s record-setting run began with an exceptional opening. Sony reported US$360 million in North American ticket sales and US$932 million worldwide during its debut weekend, describing the domestic opening as the biggest of all time. Its subsequent climb past The Force Awakens extended that early momentum into an all-time cumulative record.
Lucasfilm publicly acknowledged the handover, congratulating Cretton, Holland and the teams at Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios. Its message opened with the familiar Star Wars line, “Impressive. Most impressive.” The official Spider-Man account also thanked fans for helping the film reach the milestone.
The North American achievement is distinct from the worldwide box-office crown. Reporting at the time placed Brand New Day above US$2.4 billion globally, still behind Avatar and Avengers: Endgame. It had become the domestic leader without yet becoming the highest-grossing film worldwide.
The approximately US$936.8 million figure marks the point at which the record changed hands, rather than the film’s final theatrical earnings. For Sony and Marvel Studios, it establishes a new benchmark for a franchise whose latest chapter has surpassed one of Hollywood’s most enduring box-office records.
