‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Just $13 Million Away From a Massive Box Office Record

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now just one small step away from making box office history. Tom Holland’s latest adventure has already become one of the biggest movies ever released, but its next milestone could be the biggest one yet. After six straight weekends at No. 1, the Marvel movie has reached $923 million in domestic ticket sales and is now only $13 million behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The Force Awakens has held the top spot on the domestic box office chart since 2015, finishing its original run with about $936 million in North America without adjusting for inflation. According to the latest box office figures and tracking reports, Brand New Day is now expected to pass that number very soon. If it does, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will officially become the highest-grossing movie ever at the domestic box office, at least until another film eventually takes the crown.

What makes the race even more impressive is how quickly Brand New Day has reached this point. The movie passed $900 million in only 36 days, beating The Force Awakens, which needed 50 days to reach the same mark. That gives the Spider-Man movie one of the strongest box office runs in recent history. Instead of dropping sharply after its huge opening, the film has continued bringing audiences into theaters week after week, allowing it to keep adding millions to an already enormous total.

The movie’s six-week run at No. 1 is another major part of the story. Holding the top spot for six consecutive weekends is extremely difficult, especially in today’s crowded movie market. According to the reporting surrounding the film’s box office run, Brand New Day has joined a small group of major blockbusters that have managed the same feat. Spider-Man: No Way Home and the first two Avatar movies are among the more recent examples, while older films such as Titanic, Home Alone, and The Fugitive also managed long stretches at the top.

Brand New Day is also performing extremely well outside the United States. The film has reportedly passed $2.4 billion worldwide, placing it among the biggest movies ever made. At that level, it sits behind Avatar and Avengers: Endgame on the worldwide chart. Catching either movie looks unlikely, especially because Endgame is preparing for another theatrical release in September, which could add even more money to its massive lifetime total. Still, finishing above $2 billion is already an incredible result for Holland’s fourth solo Spider-Man adventure.

There are several reasons why the movie has been able to stay so strong. The film has received positive reviews from critics and audiences, while its summer release has also benefited from a relatively light group of direct competitors. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which also features Holland, has remained one of the stronger movies behind it, but it has not been able to knock Spider-Man from the top position. That has given Brand New Day plenty of room to keep building its total.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the movie takes Peter Parker into another major chapter of his life. The story takes place four years after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, with Peter living alone after the world has forgotten who he really is. He has fully committed himself to being Spider-Man, but that choice comes with a heavy cost. As he tries to focus on stopping crime, a dangerous new threat begins to emerge and forces him into another huge battle.

Now, the biggest question is how much higher Brand New Day can go. Passing The Force Awakens would give Spider-Man one of the most impressive records in modern movie history, and the film still has time to increase its lead. Based on the numbers reported so far, the $13 million gap looks small enough that the record could fall very soon.

Whether you love the movie or simply enjoy watching major box office records fall, this is a moment worth watching. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has already had an extraordinary run, and it is now standing directly in front of one of the biggest records in Hollywood. The next few days could determine whether Tom Holland’s Spider-Man officially becomes the new king of the domestic box office.

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