"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" Becomes the Highest-Grossing Movie in Domestic Box Office History

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is now the highest-grossing movie in North American box office history. The Sony and Marvel film crossed $936.8 million domestically this week, edging past the $936.6 million that "Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens" made in 2015 — a record that had stood for more than a decade.

The film hit the top spot just 47 days after its July 31 release, and it didn't get there slowly. "Brand New Day" was the fastest movie ever to reach $700 million (13 days), $800 million (19 days), and $900 million (36 days) domestically. Its opening weekend alone — $360 million — beat "Avengers: Endgame" for the biggest domestic opening of all time.

Globally, the film has now made $2.45 billion, putting it third all-time behind only "Avatar" ($2.9 billion) and "Avengers: Endgame" ($2.7 billion). With the film still in theaters, analysts are watching whether it becomes the first movie ever to cross $1 billion domestically.

The film's run breaks a record that outlasted every Marvel and Star Wars release of the last ten years — including entries from both of those franchises that were widely expected to be the ones to finally top it. Instead, it's a Spider-Man movie, 24 years after the character's first modern film adaptation, that got there.