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By LINDSEY BAHR<\/p>\n

\u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second biggest North American opening ever with an astonishing $355 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was just a few million shy of \u201cAvengers: Endgame,\u201d which debuted to $357 million in 2019.<\/p>\n

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Tom Holland\u2019s run as the comic book webslinger has been a mighty one. \u201cNo Way Home,\u201d his third standalone Spider-Man movie, made over $1.9 billion worldwide to become the eighth highest earning movie of all time, not accounting for inflation. It was also the first movie since the beginning of pandemic to cross the $1 billion mark.<\/p>\n

But the triumph of \u201cBrand New Day\u201d also comes on the heels of another major movie featuring Holland and Zendaya: Christopher Nolan\u2019s\u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d which slid to second place in its third weekend in theaters with $51 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d started strong, with a record $168 million opening day from 4,487 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, besting \u201cAvenger: Endgame\u2019s\u201d $157 million Friday. The studio predicted it would lead to a $325 million opening weekend, which would still have beaten the second-place record. It takes the place of \u201cSpider-Man: No Way Home\u201d which opened to $260 million in December 2021. In the realm of best opening weekends in North America, they\u2019re followed by \u201cAvengers: Infinity War\u201d ($257 million in 2018) and \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u201d ($247 million in 2015).<\/p>\n

Expectations were always high for \u201cBrand New Day,\u201d which was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and cost a reported $225 million to produce, not including marketing expenses. But there were worries it wouldn\u2019t attract the same level of mass audience enthusiasm as its predecessor which integrated past Peter Parker actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield into the mix. In reality, interest was higher than ever. \u201cBrand New Day\u201d also received strong reviews from critics and audiences. It currently has a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes; Audiences gave it an \u201cA\u201d CinemaScore and a five-star rating on PostTrak.<\/p>\n

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Ticket buyers were predominately male (about 61%) and many were on the younger side, with slightly more than half the audience under the age of 25, according to PostTrak exit polls. The biggest group was between the ages of 18 and 24, which made up 36% of the audience; 27% were between the ages of 25 and 34.<\/p>\n

Cries about the death of the superhero movie have been looming since \u201cEndgame\u201d with more than a few high-profile flops in the years since, including several from the once-impenetrable Marvel Studios. Still, when they work, they really work, most notably with \u201cNo Way Home\u201d and \u201cDeadpool & Wolverine,\u201d which made over $1.3 billion. <\/p>\n

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This year has also seen a resurgence of moviegoing from younger audiences, who have made hits out of movies like \u201cObsession,\u201d \u201cBackrooms\u201d and \u201cThe Drama,\u201d which also starred Zendaya. <\/p>\n

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