00:00You're not going to get away with this.
00:02But he might.
00:06Spider-Man Brand New Day swung to spectacular heights at the weekend box office.
00:11The movie starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker brought in $355 million in North America,
00:18marking the second biggest domestic launch ever.
00:21It fell just a couple million dollars short of the number one title holder, Avengers Endgame,
00:25which made $357.1 million its debut weekend in April of 2019.
00:32Worldwide, Spider-Man Brand New Day brought in $927 million over the weekend.
00:38This stands as the second-best global launch,
00:41behind only the earth-shattering $1.2 billion start for Endgame.
00:45Brand New Day set a slew of brand-new records,
00:48including the biggest domestic Thursday preview gross ever with $72 million,
00:52and the highest domestic Friday opening sum with $168 million.
00:58Plus, the movie's debut now marks Sony's best ever.
01:02Sony Pictures chief Tom Rothman told The Hollywood Reporter,
01:05to be truly honest, it feels fantastic.
01:08Meanwhile, producer Amy Pascal said in a statement to THR,
01:11This remarkable opening reinforces that moviegoers are hungry for stories
01:15that are both spectacular and deeply human,
01:18and we're thrilled to see that resonate on such a global scale.
01:21And in his own statement, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige
01:24heralded the phenomenal opening for the feature that, quote,
01:27sets up exciting things to come.
01:29For all the latest box office news and numbers, go to THR.com.
01:33For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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