Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Surpasses James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ With $2.33 Billion; becomes the third highest-grossing film of all time |

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, starring Tom Holland, continued its streak of box office records. The film reached another major milestone at the global box office, surpassing James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ to become the third highest-grossing film of all time.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ reaches $2.33 billion

For the fifth consecutive weekend, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ topped the North American box office. It grossed $22.2 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, bringing its worldwide total to $2.33 billion and making it the third-highest-grossing film of all time.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ surpasses ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

The superhero blockbuster led by Tom Holland, with earnings that surpassed the $2.33 billion mark, has now surpassed ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, which ended its run in theaters with approximately $2.32 billion.

The film’s latest earnings represent a drop of just 44% from Week 4.

The five highest grossing films in the world

‘Avatar’: $2.92 billion‘Avengers: Endgame’: $2.79 billion‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: $2.33 billion‘Avatar: The Way of Water’: $2.32 billion‘Titanic’: $2.25 billion

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Domestic Box Office Collection

The film has also racked up a staggering $891 million at the domestic box office, putting it within striking distance of another box office record.‘Brand New Day’ reportedly needs to surpass $936 million domestically to surpass ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ which currently holds the record for the highest-grossing film of all time in North America. If it surpasses that mark, the blockbuster ‘Spider-Man’ could aspire to become the first film to gross a billion dollars at the North American box office.

Tom Holland becomes the third highest-grossing actor

Tom Holland has also officially become the third highest-grossing actor of all time, behind Zoe Saldana and

Scarlett Johansson

. At just 30 years old, Holland is also the youngest actor to appear on the list, with his impressive box office haul largely fueled by his successful run as ‘Spider-Man’.

With ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ continuing its unprecedented theatrical run.

We’re off to a good start

Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canceled ‘Coyote vs. Acme’, the Looney Tunes feature film given new life by Ketchup Entertainment, debuted to an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend.‘Coyote vs. Acme’, which had been left in the dust, had the best result among the newcomers, debuting in second place.

The film, however, got off to a decent and hard-earned start. In 2023, Warner Bros. canceled any release of the completed film, preferring to write off taxes on a film originally produced for its streaming service, HBO Max. Warner also dropped ‘Batgirl’ and ‘Scoob! Holiday Haunt’, both unpublished.‘Coyote vs. Acme’, based on a New Yorker column ‘Shouts and Murmurs’ by Ian Frazier, is about Wile E. Coyote suing Acme Corporation for its defective products.

It stars Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor and Eric Bauza. The film, a hybrid of live action and animation directed by Dave Green, cost $70 million. But despite good test screening results, Warner Bros. opted to scrap the entire film. After an outcry, the studio put the film up for sale.

Early last year, Ketchup Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights for about $50 million.Reviews and audience ratings were also good. Moviegoers gave it an “A” CinemaScore.

Critics were equally enthusiastic. On Rotten Tomatoes, it earned a 95% fresh rating.While the result might have been a disappointment for a $70 million movie, the opening weekend of ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ was the best of all time for Ketchup. The independent distributor’s previous record was 2024’s ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ (opening at $3.1 million), another Warner-made Looney Tunes castoff.

‘The Dog Stars’ debuts with $8 million

Ridley Scott’s action drama ‘The Dog Stars’, starring Jacob Elordi, flopped.

The film, about a pilot and a German shepherd who survive a global pandemic, opened in fifth place with $8 million for 20th Century Studios. It brought in $11.3 million overseas, a poor result for a film that cost between $70 and $100 million to make.

‘The Odyssey’ reaches 1.55 billion dollars

‘The Odyssey’, in its seventh weekend, fell to third place with $14.3 million. It remains unusually strong overseas, where Christopher Nolan’s film grossed $48.6 million over the weekend.

In total, the Universal Pictures release has grossed $1.55 billion in global sales.

The 10 best films at the North American box office

With final national numbers due out on Monday, this list takes into account estimated Friday-Sunday ticket sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:1. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: $22.2 million.2. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’: $15.5 million.3. ‘The Odyssey’ – $14.3 million.4. ‘Insidious: Beyond’: 10.1 million dollars.5. ‘The Dog Stars’: $8 million.6. ‘Buddy’: $5.4 million.7. ‘The End of Oak Street’: $5 million.8. ‘PAW Patrol: The Dinosaur Movie’: $4.9 million.9. ‘Mutiny’: $2.8 million.10. ‘Tony’: $2.2 million.