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Kevin Feige on Spider-Man Brand New Day Success, Tom Holland Sequel - Variety
LifestyleBy Rebecca Rubin8/3/20261 min read
Kevin Feige talks the success of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' keeping Sadie Sink's role a mystery and what's next for Tom Holland.
✨ Key Highlights
- "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" set a new record with a $360 million domestic opening, surpassing 2019's "Avengers: Endgame" ($357 million) to become the biggest opening weekend of all time.
- Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige now holds credit for the four largest opening weekends in history, with "No Way Home" ($260 million) and "Infinity War" ($257 million) rounding out the top four.
- The film, the 38th MCU installment and Tom Holland's fourth solo turn as Spider-Man, reached $932 million globally in just three days and crossed $1 billion in six days—the second-fastest movie to hit that milestone.
- The story follows Peter Parker after his choice in "No Way Home" to erase his identity, leaving him fighting crime without allies Zendaya and Jacob Batalon while a mysterious threat, tied to Sadie Sink's character, menaces New York City.
- Feige described the achievement as "overwhelming" during a Monday morning interview, noting he never previously believed a film could open above $300 million outside of "Endgame," which capped 22 interconnected movies.
- Feige also addressed Sink's MCU debut and what "Brand New Day's" success signals for the upcoming December crossover event, "Avengers: Doomsday," while hinting Holland may take a "restful victory lap" before a potential "Spider-Man 5."
Kevin Feige can’t stop breaking his own box office benchmarks. As the president of Marvel Studios and architect of the sprawling, ultra-successful Marvel Cinematic Universe, Feige is now responsible