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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Becomes Highest-Grossing Domestic Movie, Surpassing Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has overtaken Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing film in U.S. box office history, earning over $936 million in 47 days. The Marvel Studios/Sony Pictures film also holds the third-highest global gross at $2.45 billion, behind Avatar and Avengers: Endgame. Its success sets up future Marvel projects, including an X-Men movie in 2027 and potential ties to Avengers: Secret Wars.
3 outletsGamesMarvel's Wolverine Reviews Land as a Rare Mixed Bag for Insomniac and PlayStation
Critics have given Marvel's Wolverine a lukewarm reception, with a Metacritic score of 77 marking it as the lowest-rated PlayStation Studios game since the PS5 launched in 2020, even as some reviewers praise its take on Logan's character.
3 outletsGamesMarvel's Wolverine: Reviews Praise Logan's Softer Side, But Call Combat and Story Repetitive
Insomniac's linear, claws-out take on Wolverine wins reviewers over with a surprisingly gentle Logan and pointed mutant-persecution themes, but critics across outlets say the hack-and-slash combat and fractured plot keep the PS5 game from reaching the heights of the studio's Spider-Man series.
5 outletsMovies & TV"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" Scores Record Debut as Marvel Eyes a Turnaround
Tom Holland's fourth solo Spider-Man film opened to the biggest domestic debut in box office history and has already become the year's top-grossing movie worldwide, offering a boost to the MCU ahead of December's "Avengers: Doomsday."
1 outletMovies & TVSpider-Man: Brand New Day Debuts to Mostly Glowing Reviews, Best MCU Score in Five Years
Critics have delivered strongly positive early reviews for Tom Holland's fourth solo Spider-Man film, pushing it to a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score — the highest for an MCU movie since 2021's No Way Home — though some reviewers argue the franchise's multiverse baggage still holds it back.
2 outletsMovies & TVSpider-Man: Brand New Day Shatters Preview Records, Eyes Massive Opening Weekend
Marvel's Spider-Man: Brand New Day has broken box office preview records, with estimates for its opening weekend varying widely between industry analysts and studio Sony.
2 outletsMovies & TVNetflix's Weekend Lineup: New August Additions and Top 10 Picks Worth Watching
Netflix kicked off August 2026 with 39 new movies added to its library, while the platform's Top 10 chart continues to be led by Kevin Hart's "72 Hours." Tom's Guide highlights the standout picks from both the new arrivals and the current rankings.
1 outletMovies & TVSpider-Man: Brand New Day: New Suit, Organic Webs, and a Surprising Punisher
Coverage of Spider-Man: Brand New Day highlights a comics-accurate new suit for Tom Holland's hero, a power-upgrade storyline that nods to Sam Raimi's original Spider-Man film, and praise for Jon Bernthal's take on the Punisher.
3 outletsMovies & TVSpider-Man: Brand New Day Nearly Breaks Box Office Record, Introduces Deep-Cut Marvel Character
Spider-Man: Brand New Day pulled in an estimated $355 million domestically in its opening weekend, just short of Avengers: Endgame's record, while also bringing a decades-old comic book character, Jean DeWolff, into the MCU for the first time.
1 outletMovies & TVSpider-Man 5 Status Unclear as Marvel Signals Miles Morales Succession Plan
Following the July 31 premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Marvel and Sony have not confirmed a fifth Spider-Man film, but a post-credits scene and Tom Holland's comments point toward Peter Parker's story continuing into Avengers: Secret Wars, with Miles Morales potentially set to join the MCU afterward.
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