‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Just Made Box Office History, Passing ‘Titanic’ As Its Global Run Refuses to Slow Down

Tom Holland’s return to the mask has turned into one of the most talked about theatrical events of the year, and the numbers keep climbing in ways that even Sony seems surprised by. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘ arrived with a marketing blitz built around a more grounded, street level Peter Parker story, and audiences have responded with the kind of sustained turnout studios rarely see past opening weekend.

The film already made history in its first ten days, becoming the fastest movie ever to cross half a billion dollars domestically and the second fastest to reach a billion worldwide, trailing only ‘Avengers Endgame’ on both counts.

Now, according to tracking shared by X user Luiz Fernando, ‘Brand New Day’ has officially passed ‘Titanic’ worldwide with an estimated 688.5 million dollar international run, making it the seventh highest grossing film of all time globally. The same post notes the film is closing in on 700 million domestically tonight, which would place it ahead of ‘Black Panther’ as the sixth highest grossing film ever in North America, with 800 million plus considered within reach by this weekend or early next week.

That kind of pace lines up with what Sony has already confirmed. The studio reported that the film’s ten day domestic gross reached roughly 655 million dollars, the highest ten day total in box office history, ahead of the 621.2 million dollar mark set by ‘Avengers Endgame’. Its second weekend alone brought in another 145 million dollars domestically, the third biggest sophomore frame ever, trailing only ‘Star Wars The Force Awakens’ and ‘Avengers Endgame’.

The reception behind those numbers has been just as strong as the receipts. ‘Brand New Day’ earned an A grade from CinemaScore, making it the sixth live action ‘Spider-Man’ film and the twenty fifth Marvel Cinematic Universe release to score an A or better from opening night audiences. It also picked up a 98 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, the highest Popcornmeter rating of any solo ‘Spider-Man’ movie in the franchise’s history, live action or animated.

Critics have largely matched that enthusiasm, with the film holding a certified fresh rating in the low nineties on Rotten Tomatoes even as fans single out Sadie Sink’s performance and Holland’s more mature take on Peter Parker. Sony chief Tom Rothman has framed the audience’s love for the film as more meaningful than any single chart position, though it is clear the studio is thrilled to be collecting both.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and also starring Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo, ‘Brand New Day’ picks up after the world forgot Peter Parker’s identity at the end of ‘No Way Home’, pushing him into a lonelier, more grounded chapter of his story. With international and domestic totals both accelerating past franchise benchmarks, the film looks set to keep rewriting the record books well into its third weekend.

Now that ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has swung past ‘Titanic’ on the all time chart, where do you think Peter Parker’s web slinging box office run ultimately lands by the time it leaves theaters?