Spider-Man: Brand New Day has broken countless box office records. However, the most impressive came yesterday when it passed Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing movie ever at the domestic box office with $936.77 million.
Deadline has published a congratulatory note that Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman sent to staff, expressing his gratitude and excitement to see the movie make history.
How did Spider-Man: Brand New Day become this successful? It has 90% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and 97% on the audience-generated Popcornmeter, so people have clearly embraced the web-spinner's latest solo outing, with the five-year wait since Spider-Man: No Way Home and the Jean Grey mystery only building anticipation.
Even so, the movie has massively exceeded expectations, striking the right balance between action, humour, and heart. Spider-Man: Brand New Day doesn't even prominently feature a Spider-Man villain, so could more X-Men team-ups be on the way for Peter Parker?
At the very least, we'd expect Sony to once again find something for fans to speculate about when Spider-Man 5 finally rolls around.
Here's Rothman's Spider-Man: Brand New Day letter in full:
Dear Colleagues,
There are milestones. And then there are moments that make history.
Last night, somewhere in the broad expanse of North America, some lucky soul purchased a ticket to Spider-Man: Brand New Day that made it the highest grossing film in the history of our country. This is a monumental achievement on the part of everyone who works in all parts of SPE, as we are also the third-highest grossing film of all time worldwide.
I want to express my gratitude to Ravi and everyone in Tokyo for their consistent support of the film company, to Destin, Amy, Kevin, Rachel and all of the terrific filmmakers and cast, especially our long-time partner, the fabulously talented Tom Holland. And to all of you!
The movie business will knock you around. So please take a beat today and savor the feeling. Number one of all time. Pretty darn cool.
Thank you all,
Tom
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 that 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.