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The film surpassed the opening-weekend box-office record previously held by “Avengers: Endgame,” according to multiple reports.
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” earned a reported $360 million during its opening weekend, setting a record for the domestic theatrical market and surpassing the previous mark held by “Avengers: Endgame,” according to multiple news reports.
CBS News, Channel News Asia and Daily Sabah each reported the $360 million opening-weekend total. Channel News Asia and Vanguard Nigeria described the domestic market as theaters in the United States and Canada.
The reports differ over the geographic description of the record. CBS News called the debut the biggest in U.S. history, while Channel News Asia said the ticket sales came from theaters in the United States and Canada. Vanguard also described the figures as covering the United States and Canada.
Channel News Asia reported that the movie beat the box-office record held by “Avengers: Endgame.” Daily Sabah also said the Spider-Man film had displaced the previous record holder.
Vanguard reported that updated U.S. and Canadian figures showed the film had recorded the biggest domestic box-office debut weekend of all time. Its report was published on Aug. 3.
CBS News reported on Aug. 4 that the film had moved directly to the top of the box office and described its $360 million debut as the biggest opening weekend in U.S. history.
Channel News Asia, also reporting on Aug. 4, identified “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” as the fourth Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland. No other source summary provided that description.
Channel News Asia converted the reported ticket sales to S$461.7 million. That conversion did not appear in the other available source summaries.
Daily Sabah reported that the film earned more than initially projected before taking the opening record from the previous superhero record holder. The available summary did not provide the initial projection or identify its source.
The source summaries do not identify the organization that compiled the box-office figures. They also do not say whether the reported $360 million total is an estimate or a final audited figure.
The difference between CBS News and the other reports over whether the record should be described as U.S.-only or as covering the combined U.S.-Canada domestic market remains unresolved in the available material. Channel News Asia and Vanguard explicitly included both countries, while CBS News used a U.S. history description.
No further breakdown of ticket sales between the United States and Canada was provided in the source summaries. The available material also did not provide separate daily totals for the opening weekend.
Sources
- CBS News — "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continues Hollywood's hot streak at the box office
- Channel News Asia — Spider-Man: Brand New Day beats Avengers: Endgame box office record
- Vanguard Nigeria — ‘Spider-Man’ breaks record for domestic box office debut
- Daily Sabah — Spider-Man beats Avengers, snaps record $360M in domestic opening