“The gauntlet has been passed” with Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s record-setting box office performance, so say the Russo brothers.
As you’re surely already aware thanks to Complex and every other publication on the face of the earth letting you know, the Tom Holland-led No Way Home follow-up bagged the biggest domestic opening weekend in box office history, thus yanking the proverbial crown from the Russos-helmed Avengers: Endgame.
“Huge congratulations to Destin, Tom, Zendaya, Jacob, Jon, Mark, Sadie, Florence, Michael, Marisa, producers Kevin, Amy, Avi, and Rachel, and the entire Spider-Man: Brand New Day cast and crew on making domestic box office opening weekend history,” the filmmaking duo said in an Instagram update on Wednesday (Aug. 5), featuring Spidey artwork from Kode Abdo, a.k.a. Bosslogic. “The gauntlet has been passed.”
During its opening weekend, Brand New Day, one of two major blockbusters this year to feature both Holland and Zendaya (not to mention Jon Bernthal), netted around $360 million domestically. While initial numbers had the film falling just shy of Avengers: Endgame’s domestic opening weekend record of $357.1 million, the final tally gave Destin Daniel Cretton and company the edge.
In the days since, it’s become clear that the latest Spidey title is unlikely to slow down anytime soon. As of this writing, it’s at just under $450 million domestically, while its current global total has already topped $1 billion.
Brand New Day predecessor No Way Home ended its theatrical run with nearly, but not quite, $2 billion worldwide.
