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Spider-Man Vs. The Avengers: 'Brand New Day' Could Break Record For Best Opening Weekend Ever

Headline from Forbes, on the newest of 4 developments

The new Spider-Man flick could potentially best the greatest opening day of all time at the domestic box office, which was achieved by ‘Avengers: Endgame’ In 2019.

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  1. Movie review: Peter Parker grows up in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'

    Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle ·

  2. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ full of missed opportunities

    Headline from KGET Bakersfield ·

  3. Review: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ grows up, and that’s exactly what this series needed

    Headline from East Idaho News ·

  4. Newest

    Spider-Man Vs. The Avengers: 'Brand New Day' Could Break Record For Best Opening Weekend Ever

    Headline from Forbes ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

103 articles, oldest first.

  1. Forbes

    ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Tracking To Have Biggest Opening Of 2026 (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, is new in theaters this weekend and is projected to climb to new heights at the domestic box office in its opening weekend.

  2. Entertainment Weekly

    “Spider-Man” team calls “Brand New Day” the start of something new: ‘It’s a beginning’ (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    “It’s a brand new...thing,” Tom Holland says in a coy response.

  3. UPI

    Look: Tom Holland, Zendaya attend 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' premiere (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Real-life newlyweds Tom Holland and Zendaya attended Monday night's premiere of their movie, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," in Los Angeles.

  4. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: Tom Holland Bares His Soul in a Superhero Installment That Balances Self-Reflection With Action (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Zendaya and Jacob Batalon return alongside franchise newcomers Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo in Destin Daniel Cretton’s web-slinger entry.

  5. Forbes

    Review: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Like Its Namesake — Feels Brand New (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day is refreshing and feels like its namesake — something brand new. Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens in theaters everywhere on Friday, July 31.

  6. UPI

    Movie review: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' falls short of poignancy (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," in theaters Friday, introduces potentially interesting ideas only to scuttle them for cameos and Marvel Easter eggs.

  7. Inverse

    ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: Tom Holland’s Peter Parker Gets A Much-Needed Reset (opens Inverse)

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    Inverse's feed description

    The fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man movie is both a soft reboot and the same-old story.

  8. Gizmodo

    ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Raises the Bar for What a Spider-Man Movie Can Be (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Tom Holland stars alongside Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, and Mark Ruffalo. 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is in theaters July 31.

  9. Forbes

    ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say It’s Amazing (opens Forbes)

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    Tom Holland and Zendaya’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day is opening this weekend and Rotten Tomatoes critics are largely impressed with the latest chapter of the webslinger’s film saga.

  10. Forbes

    The ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Rotten Tomatoes Review Score Is In (opens Forbes)

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    Spider-Man: Brand New Day reviews have hit the internet and it now has a Rotten Tomatoes critic review score.

  11. Rolling Stone

    ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is the Same Old MCU B.S. (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    This movie version of a Marvel Team-Up annual could not feel more like MCU business as usual — or a set-up for bigger crossovers

  12. The Brunswick News

    Movie review: Peter Parker grows up in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    Peter Parker (Tom Holland) needs a vacation — and some friends. In the latest “Spider-Man” saga, “Brand New Day,” Peter’s all grown up and facing the struggles that many young adults have to navigate in the working world. And as…

  13. Forbes

    Photos: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Red Carpet Premiere Brings Out MCU Stars (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    See photos of Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Michael B. Jordan and several other stars who walked the red carpet of the U.S. premiere of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Monday night in Los Angeles.

  14. KTLA Los Angeles

    Critics reveal 1st takes on 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" hits theaters on Friday, but critics were able to see it on the big screen during the movie's world premiere in Hollywood on Monday night. Tom Holland returns has Spidey and Zendaya as MJ.

  15. ABC 7 New York

    Tom Holland and cast reunite for 'Spider-Man: Brand-New Day' (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    In "Spider-Man: Brand-New Day," Peter Parker is forced to watch his friends from the sidelines while continuing to protect New York City.

  16. The Brunswick News

    ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ review: A thrilling evolution in the MCU (opens The Brunswick News)

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    At the heart of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is a deceptively simple question: “Are you Peter Parker or are you Spider-Man?” For as long as we’ve known the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of Peter (played once again by the charmingly…

  17. The Brunswick News

    Review: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' sometimes forgets about its (and our) hero (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    There are times in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" when you might find yourself missing Spider-Man. This is one of those superhero mashup movies where, at times, there are four or five comic book characters all onscreen at once, like a…

  18. ABC News

    WATCH: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' swings into Hollywood for world premiere (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    ABC News' Hanna Battah reports the buzziest stories of the day in "GMA" Pop News.

  19. Time

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day Proves That You Can at Least Try to Build a Better Marvel Movie (opens Time)

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    This Marvel movie is superior to most, with pleasing performances despite the excessively busy plot mechanics the MCU has come to be known for.

  20. Variety

    ‘Superhero Fatigue Is Real. Spider-Man Fatigue Is Not’: Tom Holland’s ‘Brand New Day’ Could Score One of the Biggest Opening Weekends Ever (opens Variety)

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    Superhero fatigue is no match for Peter Parker. Sure, comic book movies have been on the fritz. But Marvel’s friendly neighborhood web-slinger is about to change the narrative, with Sony and Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” swinging to a truly heroic box office debut.

  21. Deadline

    Look Out, Here Comes ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: $465M WW Opening Set To Be 2nd-Biggest Ever For Sony – Box Office Preview (opens Deadline)

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    Here it is, once again, the biggest opening of the year as Sony/Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day looks to eradicate all superhero fatigue with an estimated $465M global debut in what is a 99% foreign footprint.

  22. Latin Times

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is Tom Holland's Most Emotional Performance Yet, and a Fresh Start in a Very Latina NYC - REVIEW (opens Latin Times)

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    Following the heartbreaking ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker is truly alone in Spider-Man Brand New Day. The world has forgotten him, including MJ and Ned, forcing him to rebuild his life from nothing while continuing to carry the responsibility of being Spider-Man.

  23. The Brunswick News

    ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ review: An amazing fresh start for hero (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    We last saw the version of Peter Parker portrayed by Tom Holland in 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the epic close to the fantastic trilogy of movies begun with 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” It’s appropriate, then, that when we catch back…

  24. The Brunswick News

    Steve Lacy accidentally reveals 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day's' top-secret character (opens The Brunswick News)

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    [Spoiler alert: This story contains details from the new film "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."] LOS ANGELES — Apparently Tom Holland isn't the only "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" creative with a bad habit of accidentally spoiling movies. Grammy winner Steve Lacy…

  25. Winchester Star

    Movie Review: In ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ a lonely superhero grows up and looks inward (opens Winchester Star)

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    It’s a cold, lonely new world for Peter Parker when we join him in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” The action picks up four years after Parker, in a supreme act of self-sacrifice, erased himself from the world’s memory. That means…

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