The new «Spider-Man: Brand New Day», starring Tom Holland, has taken the global box office by storm. According to Bloomberg, the film earned $355 million in the United States during its opening weekend alone.

Its international performance proved just as impressive. Outside North America, the blockbuster grossed an additional $572 million, bringing its worldwide opening-weekend total to $927 million — just shy of the $1 billion mark.

As a result, «Spider-Man: Brand New Day» has delivered the second-biggest global opening in box office history, surpassed only by «Avengers: Endgame», which debuted with $1.2 billion in 2019.

China emerged as the film’s strongest international market, contributing $121 million, followed by the United Kingdom ($49 million), Mexico ($38.3 million) and South Korea ($25 million).

The film marks Tom Holland’s fourth outing as Spider-Man. The story continues after the world has forgotten Peter Parker’s existence. Forced to rebuild his life from scratch, Peter reconnects with his friends and the love of his life while trying to balance ordinary life with his responsibility to fight crime. Alongside Holland, the cast also includes Zendaya, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Bernthal and others.

Industry analysts predict that the film’s worldwide box office could ultimately surpass $2 billion.

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The biographical drama «Michael», dedicated to the life and legacy of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has set a new record. The film has officially crossed the historic $1 billion mark in worldwide box office revenue, becoming the most successful biopic in cinematic history.

According to Variety, the movie earned $629.8 million internationally and an additional $371.8 million in the United States, bringing its total global gross to $1.001 billion.

Since its highly anticipated premiere in April, the biopic has steadily outperformed the genre’s biggest titles. Previously, the all-time record among music biopics belonged to the acclaimed hit «Bohemian Rhapsody», which grossed an impressive $911 million worldwide.

«Michael» has now surpassed not only that milestone but also Christopher Nolan’s «Oppenheimer», which concluded its theatrical run with a worldwide total of $975 million.

The film’s remarkable success also marks a historic achievement for Lionsgate. «Michael» has officially become the highest-grossing release in the studio’s history and the first Lionsgate-exclusive production to reach the coveted $1 billion milestone. The company’s previous record holders were «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» with $865 million and «The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2» with $850 million.

The film was directed by Antoine Fuqua, while the role of the legendary performer was played by his nephew, Jaafar Jackson.

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