‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Just Did Something No Spider-Man Movie Ever Has Done
At some point, “friendly neighborhood Spider-Man” has to stop being the line you lead with on your resume. The neighborhood part suggests someone who keeps the peace on the block, the corner store, the stoop, and every once in a while shows up to the cookout and makes a plate without anyone asking, who invited him? It does not suggest someone quietly out-earning the GDP of a small nation. But here we are. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially crossed $2 billion at the worldwide box office, making Tom Holland’s Peter Parker the first web-slinger ever to reach the milestone. Seventeen days and three weekends in, Sony and Marvel’s latest money machine has pulled an estimated $2.022 billion. That’s roughly $785 million in North America and $1.23 billion internationally. Somewhere, Peter has finally stopped asking Mr. Stark to let him hold something. Related: Robert Downey Jr. Returns as Iron Man—Just Not in the Movie That puts H...
