A brand new day in Spider-Man history
In a sea of ‘just okay’ and lacklustre Marvel films/shows, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has felt like a breath of fresh air that equally feels like a return to the golden age.
The film carries all the innocence and humour of the first three entries but takes it to the most grounded and emotionally philosophical Spider-Man movie to date.
Instead of battling insect-themed lunatics and unseen psychic forces, Peter Parker deals with the isolation, identity-issues and grief that culminated from the events of No Way Home.
Instead of focusing on the usual gimmicks of superhero cinema, the movie spoke more to the human condition than ever before.
This alone, and Spider-Man’s mass popularity has taken the series to new web-slinging heights with the film being the first to reach $2 billion in theaters.
Despite spoilers from unlikely places, loss of overall Marvel interest and the confusing multiverse, Spider-Man stands tall with $785.8 million made in America and $1.236 billion made internationally.
Prior to this, No Way Home was the closest to reaching the milestone with $1.9 billion made in theatres.
This achievement has been far from a surprise.
During its opening weekend, the film broke the record for the highest North American opening weekend of all time, surpassing Avengers: Endgame.
This record breaking news also comes alongside the release of Avengers: Doomsday Special Look, a more in-depth trailer showcasing Marvel’s newest big bad in the MCU.
After an underwhelming response to Doom’s presence in the first major trailer, fans have finally gotten a proper look at how the character ties into the rest of the heroes and the lengths he will go to enact his revenge on the multiverse.
Has the success of the newest Spider-Man put the MCU back on the map?
Or will Avengers: Doomsday fail to meet the heights of the Thanos era.
Only December 18 will tell.
