Spider-Man: Brand New Day grossed $5.5 million on Friday ahead of an estimated $22 million during its fifth weekend in U.S. theaters. It's now the first film to "fivepeat" since Avatar: Fire and Ash. Can it make it six? That's looking increasingly likely.
By Sunday, the Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures co-production will be just $9 million away from $900 million. That puts it on track to reach that benchmark a day or two later, meaning it will easily become the fastest movie to reach that number in box office history.
With that, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has grossed $2.3 billion worldwide, overtaking Ne Zha 2 ($2.270 billion) for fourth place. Avatar: The Way of Water ($2.334 billion) is up next, and the blockbuster will now likely end its run as the third-biggest movie ever.
Elsewhere at the box office, Coyote vs. ACME—which has been awarded an A CinemaScore—is eyeing third place behind The Odyssey with a $14 million start. It's nipping at the heels of the Christopher Nolan movie, though, and if families turn up, then it should gross $15 million (surpassing the fantasy epic's expected $14.6 million weekend).
According to RelishMix (via Deadline), "What’s obviously missing on this film is the social heft of a major studio, which would drive reach and engagement — as the film lines-up with stats like an indy platform release."
However, "conversation runs positive for Coyote vs. Acme, with audiences treating the film less like another release and more like a long-overdue rescue mission. The campaign benefits from years of pent-up goodwill, creating an unusually passionate community that wants to reward the movie simply for surviving."
Ridley Scott's latest movie, The Dog Stars, is a critical and commercial flop. Audiences have given it a C+ CinemaScore, and it's kicking its run off with a mere $8 million in fifth place.
In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, it's a Brand New Day for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control.
But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see. The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn’t forgotten them.
In our review, we concluded by saying, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day is everything fans could want. Emotional, hilarious, and heartfelt, it’s an action-packed love letter to the comics and one of Spidey’s best big-screen adventures. Spider-Man has never been more amazing."
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now playing in theaters.