It's a great time to be a Marvel fan, because Spider-Man: Brand New Day's release in theaters was a thrilling update for folks who have watched the Marvel movies in order, and also broke records at the box office. In fact, it broke Avengers: Endgame's box office record, a movie that was at one point the highest grossing film of all time. And The Russo Brothers issued an A+ response to this moment of achievement.
Back in July of 2019 Endgame beat Avatar and became the highest grossing movie. Eventually James Cameron's sci-fi epic went back to theaters, allowing it to re-take that space. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has made even more money than the last Avengers flick, and The Russo Brothers posted on Instagram to celebrate their colleagues. Check it out below:
How fun is that? This is image from artist BossLogic of Spidey rocking a hand full of Infinity Stone diamonds is instantly iconic, as is the caption from the acclaimed directors. In it they shouted out the various contributors to Brand New Day's wild success, including director Destin Daniel Cretton, actors Tom Holland and Zendaya, and producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal.
Spider-Man movies usually do quite well, so it was always expected for Brand New Day to bring in the cast, especially as it followed up on No Way Home's twist ending. But the fact that it was able to beat Endgame shows just how much love there is for Tom Holland's ongoing franchise.
Calling the last Avengers movie highly anticipated would be an understatement, given how shocked the world was with Infinity War's bleak ending. Audiences were left shook when Thanos won half of our beloved characters turned into dust before our eyes. So both hardcore and casual fans had butts in seats when Endgame was released one year later.
Of course, moviegoers are hyped for The Russos to return to the MCU with Avengers: Doomsday and its sequel Secret Wars. The franchise has had a number of struggles during the post-Endgame years, including box office disappointments like The Marvels and Fantastic Four: First Steps. But The Russo Brothers have the fandom's respect, as they were the minds behind arguably some of the best Marvel movie of all time. That includes Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Civil War, and their wildly satisfying Avengers movies.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day's credits scene seemed to tease a connection to Secret Wars, so we'll just have to wait and see if/when Tom Holland returns to his role as Peter Parker. Although there are plenty of theories that Tobey Maguire might be the Spider-Man used in that mysterious blockbuster. Only time will tell.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in theaters now as part of the 2026 movie release list, and will be followed by Avengers: Doomsday on December 18th. In the meantime, fans can re-watch Endgame over on Disney+.
