Destin Daniel Cretton’s film “Spider-Man: A New Day”, set records on the opening weekend in North America, with $ 360 million in box office, surpassing “Avengers: Endgame”, today revealed the American press. In Portugal, it was the same, but on a smaller scale.
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03/08/2026
by
Lusa
Dand according to the data released today by Sony Pictures, which update and surpass the Sunday estimates, the film obtained 360 million dollars (about 313 million euros) from box office revenue only in the United States and Canada, surpassing the $357 million “Avengers: Endgame” of 2019.
At global level, however, the debut of “Spider-Man: A New Day” is still behind “Avengers: Endgame”, because it raised 932 million dollars (809ME) in that period, against its 1,200 million dollars (about EUR 1 billion).
The data was received with enthusiasm by the Sony Pictures group administrator, Tom Rothman, praising not only the producers, director, cast and technical team but also the “incredible marketing and distribution campaign”.
In Portugal, the film also entered the first place with 1.4 million euros of revenue in just four days in the cinemas.
According to the Cinema and Audiovisual Institute, “Spiderman: A New Day” was seen by 193,207 spectators in 161 rooms. A total of 1,391 film sessions were held between Thursday and Sunday.
No other film obtained this audience and box office revenue this year in Portugal on the opening weekend.
The second most viewed film in this period of the opening weekend was “The Devil Dress Prada 2”, by David Frankel, premiered on April 30, with 180,906 entries and 794 thousand euros of revenue, followed by “The Odyssey”, by Christopher Nolan, premiered on July 17, with 98,636 spectators and 876,311 euros of box office.
“Spiderman: A New Day” is the fourth film in the series “Spiderman” starring British actor Tom Holland.
Overall, Marvel studios are thus responsible for the most lucrative film premieres ever, with “Avengers: Endgame” (2019), “Spider-Man: A New Day” (2026), “Avengers: War of the Infinite” (2018) and “Spider-Man: No Homecoming” (2021).