All Four of Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man’ Movies Just Made Franchise History on Rotten Tomatoes

Superhero franchises rarely maintain consistent critical goodwill across multiple installments, let alone across an entire era spanning nearly a decade. Yet somehow, one specific corner of the Spider-Man franchise has managed to keep that streak alive through four completely separate films.

That streak belongs entirely to Tom Holland, whose tenure as Peter Parker has quietly become one of the most critically consistent runs in modern blockbuster filmmaking. With his newest outing now in theaters, that consistency has officially been cemented into franchise history.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has debuted with a 90% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, meaning all four of Holland’s Spider-Man films have now opened above the 90% mark on the platform. That achievement makes Holland’s run the most consistently well-reviewed stretch of any actor to play the character, surpassing both Tobey Maguire’s and Andrew Garfield’s respective tenures in the role.

The numbers behind that streak tell their own story. ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ opened to a 92% critics score back in 2017, followed by ‘Far From Home’ at 91% and ‘No Way Home’ at 93%, according to Forbes. ‘Brand New Day’ now joins that lineup, landing comfortably within that same range and continuing a run that’s held remarkably steady across nearly ten years of storytelling.

That kind of consistency stands out even more when placed against the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. Recent post-Endgame entries have seen much rockier critical receptions, with films like ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ landing at just 46% and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ settling at 82%, making Holland’s Spider-Man corner of the franchise something of a critical safe haven within Marvel’s broader output.

Metacritic scores have followed a similarly steady pattern. ‘Homecoming’ scored a 73, ‘Far From Home’ landed at 69, and ‘No Way Home’ came in at 71, with ‘Brand New Day’ now sitting at 71 as well, keeping the entire quartet clustered tightly together rather than showing any major dips or spikes.

Critics have pointed to a handful of consistent strengths across all four films, praising the emotional grounding of Holland’s performance and the franchise’s ability to balance blockbuster spectacle with genuine character development. Reviews for ‘Brand New Day’ specifically have highlighted a more mature, ground-level approach to Peter Parker’s story, with several outlets calling it Holland’s best performance in the role to date.

It’s also worth noting that Rotten Tomatoes scores can shift as more reviews roll in over the following days and weeks, particularly since these early scores are based on smaller sample sizes compared to the hundreds of reviews films eventually accumulate. Still, with all four films clearing that 90% threshold on debut, the trend line for Holland’s Spider-Man era looks about as stable as blockbuster filmmaking gets.

For comparison, the broader Spider-Man franchise’s highest-rated entry remains Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man 2’, which continues to lead the pack with a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score and an 83 on Metacritic. Still, no actor’s era has managed the kind of sustained consistency Holland’s four films have now achieved across an entire run.

With ‘Brand New Day’ now playing in theaters and box office numbers expected to follow the same strong trajectory as its critical reception, Holland’s Spider-Man legacy continues to solidify itself as one of the most reliably well-received corners of the entire MCU.

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