2026’s Spider-Man: Brand New Daywhich stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker, is the 38th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a direct sequel to 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home (which is the highest-grossing non-Avengers MCU movie and the eighth highest-grossing movie of all time). While Brand New Day has been breaking huge box office records, it hasn’t consistently beaten Avengers: Endgame (the MCU’s No. 1 movie and history’s No. 2 movie). While its domestic debut was higher than Endgame‘s, its global debut and its sophomore domestic haul fell behind the Avengers movie’s records in both cases.
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🏠Homecoming2017
✈️Far From Home2019
🌌No Way Home2021
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🤖MCUAvengers
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Before getting his own solo film, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut by being recruited by Tony Stark to help in a massive superhero conflict. In which MCU film did Holland first appear as Spider-Man?
✓ Correct! Tom Holland first appeared as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016), where Tony Stark visits Peter in Queens and recruits him for the airport battle against Team Cap. His quippy, starstruck portrayal instantly won over audiences.
✗ Web miss! The answer is Captain America: Civil War. Holland debuted in the 2016 film before Homecoming (2017). He was recruited by Tony Stark for the iconic airport fight scene, stealing Captain America’s shield with his webs in one of the film’s most memorable moments.
02
In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter faces a blue-collar salvage contractor who turned to arms dealing after being shut out of the Chitauri cleanup by Damage Control. Using an alien-tech wingsuit, he becomes one of Spider-Man’s most grounded villains. Who is he?
✓ Correct! Adrian Toomes, played brilliantly by Michael Keaton, is the Vulture — a working-class father who builds a criminal empire selling alien-derived weapons. The twist that he’s the father of Peter’s date Liz is one of the MCU’s best surprises.
✗ Web miss! The answer is The Vulture (Adrian Toomes). The Shocker and Tinkerer are his henchmen in the film, and Scorpion (Mac Gargan) only briefly appears. Toomes is the main antagonist who personally confronts Peter in the unforgettable car ride scene.
03
Tony Stark built Peter a high-tech suit loaded with features Peter didn’t even know about, including an AI assistant that helps him in combat, provides tactical analysis, and even gives dating advice. What name does Peter give this AI?
✓ Correct! Peter names his suit’s AI “Karen,” voiced by Jennifer Connelly. She assists him with web shooter modes, reconnaissance, and even his love life. Friday is Tony Stark’s AI, and E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark satellite system that appears in Far From Home.
✗ Web miss! The answer is Karen. Friday is Tony Stark’s personal AI, E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark defense satellite Peter inherits in Far From Home, and Jocasta is an AI from the comics. Karen, voiced by Jennifer Connelly, is Peter’s suit assistant throughout Homecoming.
04
In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter encounters a seemingly heroic figure who claims to be from an alternate Earth, battling elemental creatures across Europe. In reality, he’s a disgruntled former Stark Industries employee using advanced holographic drones. What is his real name?
✓ Correct! Quentin Beck, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is Mysterio — a master of illusion who uses Stark Industries’ B.A.R.F. holographic technology and weaponized drones to fabricate the Elementals and pose as a hero. His final act of revenge shapes the entire third film.
✗ Web miss! The answer is Quentin Beck. William Ginter Riva is one of Beck’s team members, Aldrich Killian is the villain of Iron Man 3, and Justin Hammer is from Iron Man 2. Beck is Mysterio, the illusionist who manipulated Peter’s trust across Europe.
05
In one of the MCU’s most shocking mid-credits scenes, J. Jonah Jameson broadcasts doctored footage from Mysterio’s final moments that completely upends Peter Parker’s life. What does this broadcast reveal to the entire world?
✓ Correct! Mysterio’s doctored footage, broadcast by J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons reprising his iconic role), exposes Spider-Man’s identity as Peter Parker to the entire world. This revelation drives the entire plot of No Way Home as Peter desperately seeks to undo the damage.
✗ Web miss! The answer is that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. While the footage also frames Spider-Man for the London drone attack, the earth-shattering reveal is Peter’s unmasked identity being broadcast globally by The Daily Bugle’s J. Jonah Jameson.
06
With his identity exposed and his loved ones under threat, Peter seeks help from a powerful sorcerer to cast a spell that would make the world forget he is Spider-Man. Peter’s constant modifications to the spell cause it to fracture the multiverse. Which sorcerer casts this spell?
✓ Correct! Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) casts the memory-wiping spell at Peter’s request, but Peter keeps asking for exceptions — for MJ, Ned, May, and Happy to still remember him. These constant changes corrupt the spell and tear open the multiverse, pulling in villains from other Spider-Man universes.
✗ Web miss! The answer is Doctor Strange. While Wong is the Sorcerer Supreme and actually warns Strange against it, it is Stephen Strange who agrees to cast the spell. Wanda’s multiverse interference occurs in Multiverse of Madness, not here.
07
Throughout all three films, Peter’s loyal best friend serves as his “guy in the chair,” helping with tech support and keeping his secret. In No Way Home, this character even discovers he can open magical portals using a Sling Ring. Who is Peter’s best friend?
✓ Correct! Ned Leeds, played by Jacob Batalon, is Peter’s best friend and self-proclaimed “guy in the chair.” He discovers Peter’s secret identity in Homecoming, supports him across all three films, and in No Way Home he accidentally uses Doctor Strange’s Sling Ring to open portals to other Spider-Men.
✗ Web miss! The answer is Ned Leeds. Flash Thompson is Peter’s rival and bully who ironically idolizes Spider-Man. Harry Osborn is Peter’s friend in the Raimi and Webb films but doesn’t appear in Holland’s trilogy. Miles Morales is only hinted at. Ned is the irreplaceable “guy in the chair.”
08
At the emotional climax of No Way Home, Peter makes an enormous personal sacrifice to save the multiverse. Doctor Strange completes the spell, and when it takes effect, Peter is left completely alone. What does the final spell do?
✓ Correct! The final spell makes every person in every universe forget that Peter Parker exists. MJ, Ned, Happy, the Avengers — everyone. Peter visits MJ at the coffee shop afterward but decides not to re-introduce himself, choosing to protect them. He starts over completely alone, sewing his own suit in a small apartment.
✗ Web miss! The answer is that everyone forgets who Peter Parker is. The spell doesn’t erase Spider-Man — people still know the hero exists — but nobody remembers Peter Parker the person. This devastating sacrifice means MJ, Ned, and even Happy Hogan have no memory of him at all.
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Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced that, as of Saturday morning, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is projected to earn a 3-day total of $67 million at the domestic box office by the end of its third weekend in theaters. This sees it earning the fourth biggest third-weekend domestic haul of all time. While it has fallen behind four other movies, most notably Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($90.2 million), which is the highest-grossing domestic release in history, it has managed to beat Avengers: Endgame‘s weekend 3 haul of $63.2 million.
None of the three movies above both Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Endgame on the chart of the best weekend 3 domestic hauls of all time are Marvel Cinematic Universe moviesthough 2018’s Black Panther also earned a weekend 3 haul that was higher than Endgame‘s. See the current Top 5 chart below:
Title
Domestic Week 3
Worldwide Box Office
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
$90.2 million
$2.071 billion
Avatar (2009)
$68.5 million
$2.743 billion
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
$67.4 million
$2.321 billion
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
$67 million (est.)
TBD
Black Panther (2018)
$66.3 million
$1.347 billion
Even though Spider-Man is set to just barely squeak past Ryan Coogler’s Black Pantherit has already grossed more than $1.7 billion worldwide, so its global haul has long since blasted past the 2018 movie’s global record. Because Brand New Day is still neck-and-neck with Avengers: Endgameslipping above and below it by various benchmarks, it remains to be seen where it lands on the all-time chart at the end of its run. Given its trajectory, it could very well outgross Endgame domestically and land slightly below it worldwide.
However, this domestic haul is more than enough for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day to take No. 1 at the domestic box office for the third weekend in a row. It is only the second release of 2026 to top the domestic box office for three consecutive weekends, behind the billion-dollar animated hit The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
It remains to be seen what new 2026 release will be able to knock Spider-Man: Brand New Day from its perch at the top of the domestic chart. While it looked like it might be facing major competition from the new release The End of Oak Street (which features Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor fighting dinosaurs), that movie is landing slightly below projections and fighting for No. 3 with fellow dinosaur-themed movie PAW Patrol: The Dino Moviewhich is landing slightly above its own debut projections.
The next movie against which Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be facing off is the Blumhouse horror sequel Insidious: Out of the Furtherwhich debuts on August 21. If that movie has a similar debut to the previous installment, it should gross roughly $30 million. If Brand New Day manages to have a relatively narrow drop of about 50%, it might be able to extend its streak at No. 1 to a record-breaking four weekends.
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