# Spider-Man breaks all-time box office record

> Tom Holland's latest web-slinging adventure becomes the highest-grossing domestic film ever.
- Title: Spider-Man breaks all-time box office record | Shortify
- Summary: Tom Holland's latest web-slinging adventure becomes the highest-grossing domestic film ever. Spider-Man: Brand New Day surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens…
- Keywords: spider-man, brand new day, tom holland, box office, domestic record, sony pictures, marvel studios, star wars force awakens, zendaya, destin daniel cretton, breaks, all-time
- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-brand-new-day-domestic-box-office-force-awakens-1236703398
- Author: Ryan Gajewski
- Published: 2026-09-16T14:51:33+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: spider-man, brand new day, tom holland, box office, domestic record, sony pictures, marvel studios, star wars force awakens, zendaya, destin daniel cretton
## New domestic box office champion
Spider-Man: Brand New Day became the highest-grossing film in North American history with $936.773 million, surpassing Star Wars: The Force Awakens after just 47 days in theaters.

> Doesn't get bigger than this.
## Fastest climb to major milestones
The film set records by reaching every major domestic milestone faster than any previous feature, from $400 million through $900 million.
## Global ranking and summer dominance
The film ranks third globally behind Avatar and Avengers: Endgame, while helping make this the highest-grossing summer ever at $4.765 billion worldwide.
## Opening weekend and first week records
The film earned the biggest domestic opening weekend ever with $360 million and the highest-grossing first week in box office history.
## Going deeper instead of bigger
Sony Pictures chose to focus on emotional depth rather than scale after the previous Spider-Man film featured multiple versions of the character. Director Destin Daniel Cretton's film stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, and Jon Bernthal.

> we just went deeper. That was a very conscious choice to focus on how we could make the audience feel.
## Key takeaway

Spider-Man: Brand New Day surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing film in North American box office history with $936.773 million.