SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Smashes AVENGERS: ENDGAMES's Box Office Record With Historic $360 Million Opening

Spider-Man has officially done the unthinkable. It seemed like Avengers: Endgame held a box office record that would stand for a very long time. After all, $357 million in a single domestic opening weekend sounded almost impossible to top.

Then Spider-Man: Brand New Day swung into theaters and rewrote the record books with an astonishing $360 million domestic debut, making it the biggest opening weekend in box office history.

So... is Spider-Man more powerful than the Avengers combined? At least when it comes to selling movie tickets, it's getting pretty hard to argue otherwise.

The latest Spider-Man adventure didn't just edge past Endgame. It became only the second movie ever to earn more than $300 million domestically in a single weekend, joining the film it just dethroned. Even more impressive, the gap between those two movies and everything else is enormous.

The third and fourth biggest domestic openings still belong to Marvel as well, with Spider-Man: No Way Home launching to $260 million and Avengers: Infinity War opening with $257 million.

Marvel Studios now owns the four biggest domestic opening weekends of all time, but Spider-Man is now sitting comfortably at the top of the mountain.

The movie wasn't content with making history in North America either. Brand New Day exploded to an incredible $932 million worldwide during its first three days in theaters.

That's a number most blockbusters dream of reaching after their entire theatrical run. It now ranks as the second-biggest global opening ever, trailing only Endgame's massive $1.2 billion debut.

Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman celebrated the milestone, saying: "Wow! 360 million thank-yous to all the filmmakers, actors, producers, and to my colleagues at Sony, who created such a fantastic film and an exceptional marketing and distribution campaign. Records are made to be broken, but we will take great pride in this one, for as long as we hold it."

He should also be thanking the team at Marvel Studios, because without them, this would’ve never happened!

The movie also checked off several other box office milestones during its opening weekend. It pulled in a massive $72 million in preview screenings before delivering the biggest opening day ever with $169.8 million.

With audiences embracing the film in a huge way and very little standing in its path over the rest of the summer, all signs point toward Brand New Day having a monster run. Crossing $2 billion worldwide suddenly feels less like wishful thinking and more like the next stop on its incredible journey.

If it gets there, it'll join one of the most exclusive clubs in movie history, as only seven films have ever crossed that milestone.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, who previously helmed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Brand New Day picks up after the emotional ending of No Way Home. The world has forgotten Peter Parker exists, leaving him completely alone as he continues protecting New York City from a mysterious new threat.

Life hasn't gotten any easier for Peter. Not only has he lost MJ (Zendaya) and his best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon), who no longer remember him, but he's also dealing with strange mutations affecting his powers while trying to balance his responsibility as Spider-Man.

What's especially fascinating is how Tom Holland's Spider-Man franchise has continued to grow with every single installment, something that's incredibly rare in Hollywood.

Spider-Man: Homecoming opened to $117 million domestically before finishing with $880 million worldwide. Spider-Man: Far From Home kicked off with a $92 million domestic debut and climbed to $1.13 billion globally. Then No Way Home completely changed the game with its $260 million opening weekend and an incredible $1.9 billion worldwide finish.

Now Brand New Day has blasted past all of those numbers in spectacular fashion.

Holland has previously hinted that conversations about Spider-Man's future and eventual succession have already started. After a weekend like this, though, it's hard to imagine anyone rushing Peter Parker toward retirement.

Audiences clearly aren't ready to say goodbye, and judging by these numbers, they may be more excited than ever to see where his story goes next.

Marvel has produced plenty of cinematic giants over the years, but this weekend belonged to your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Turns out, when Spider-Man swings into theaters, even Earth's Mightiest Heroes have to move over.