'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' sets PH box office record with P586.9-M debut

August 4 ------ Spider-Man does whatever a spider can, including demolishing box office records both here and abroad. Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is now the undisputed champion of the box office after setting the biggest post-pandemic opening weekend in the Philippines.

The highly anticipated superhero adventure earned P586.9 million -- over half a billion pesos -- during its first five days of release from July 29 to August 1.

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., distributor of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” said this makes the film the biggest Spider-Man movie and the third biggest opening weekend in the Philippines, trailing “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”

Globally, Spidey’s new film has also demolished records, earning a massive $355 million in North America alone since opening last week. This is just $2 million shy of "Avengers: Endgame’s” debut haul of $357 million during its opening weekend in 2019.

Even more spectacular, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” earned an additional $573 million abroad so far, putting its worldwide total at a staggering $928 million in just five days. "This is a colossal opening," said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. The summer has been without a big action title for nine weeks -- an eternity at the box office. The market is ripe-ripe-ripe for this film."

Source: news.abs-cbn.com