Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker for a fourth time in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, a film set in a world that has forgotten he is Spider-Man.
Peter Parker continues to fight crime as his powers evolve and a dangerous new enemy emerges.
Second-biggest global opening
Spider-Man: Brand New Day grossed 927 million dollars (£688.5 million) worldwide during its opening weekend. That makes it the second biggest debut of all time.
The film earned 355 million dollars (£263 million) in the US and Canada, and 572 million dollars (£425 million) internationally. China led the international market with 121 million dollars (£90 million).
Marvel's record openings
Only Avengers: Endgame has opened higher, with 1.22 billion dollars (£905 million) when it was released in 2019. Sony Pictures spent 225 million dollars (£167 million) to make the film, not including marketing costs.
Marvel Studios now holds the four largest global opening weekends, not adjusted for inflation: Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Avengers: Infinity War (640 million dollars/£475 million) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (600 million dollars/£446 million). Disney's Zootopia 2 completes the top five with 560 million dollars (£416 million) in 2025.
Producer reaction
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in a statement: "This is a truly phenomenal opening, and we are grateful to audiences everywhere for coming out and experiencing our film the way it was meant to be seen."
Feige, who produced the film, added: "This debut reflects the enduring power of Marvel's characters, and the connection they continue to have with fans around the world and, as audiences saw, it sets up exciting things to come."
Critical and box office context
The film has been positively received by critics and boasts a 90% score on review site Rotten Tomatoes.
Its success follows the recent run of Sir Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which has made 911 million dollars (£676 million) at the global box office so far.
Cast
Tom Holland is joined by his wife Zendaya as MJ Watson, Jon Bernthal as vigilante Frank Castle and Sadie Sink as X-Men's Jean Grey.
