Overview
- Sony on Monday updated the North American total to $360 million, making Brand New Day the biggest opening weekend ever in the U.S. and Canada and edging past Avengers: Endgame’s prior record.
- Trade tallies and studio figures place the global opening between about $927 million and $932 million, which ranks as the second‑largest worldwide debut on record.
- The film set additional single‑weekend marks with roughly $72 million in paid previews and an estimated $169.8 million opening day in North America, fueling a strong opening surge.
- International markets drove roughly $572 million of the weekend total, led by China at about $121–123 million and India around $31 million, with several territories posting franchise‑best returns.
- Positive early reviews, a roughly 90 percent critics score on aggregators and an A CinemaScore have analysts and studio executives projecting rapid growth past $1 billion and debating a potential $2 billion run while studio leaders discuss follow‑up plans.