Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially entered one of the most exclusive clubs in box office history.

The latest Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures blockbuster has surpassed $2 billion at the worldwide box office, becoming the first Spider-Man movie in history to reach the milestone. The film currently stands at approximately $2.022 billion globally after just three weekends in theaters.

That total includes approximately $785.8 million from North America and more than $1.2 billion from international markets, continuing an extraordinary theatrical run that has already seen the film break multiple records.

Even more impressively, Brand New Day became the second-fastest movie in history to reach $2 billion, trailing only Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame, which crossed the mark in just 11 days.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day [marvel studios]

The achievement also allows Brand New Day to officially surpass Spider-Man: No Way Home as the highest-grossing Spider-Man movie ever. No Way Home finished its theatrical run with approximately $1.92 billion worldwide, a total Brand New Day has managed to eclipse in only a matter of weeks.

Tom Holland’s latest outing as Peter Parker is now just the eighth movie in history to surpass $2 billion worldwide, joining Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, Ne Zha 2, Avatar: The Way of Water, Titanic, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avengers: Infinity War.

The film also remained No. 1 at the domestic box office during its third weekend, earning another estimated $70 millionand pushing its North American total to $785.8 million. That puts it within striking distance of Spider-Man: No Way Home’s $814.9 million domestic total as its record-breaking theatrical run continues.

With Spider-Man: Brand New Day still performing strongly around the world, the question now isn’t whether the movie will become the biggest Spider-Man film ever. It already has. The question is just how high Peter Parker can ultimately swing.

After spending more than a decade as the face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Robert Downey Jr. has made a surprising choice between his two Marvel roles.

During an interview at D23, Downey was asked whether he preferred playing Tony Stark/Iron Man or his new role as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday. For the moment, Doom has the edge.

Downey explained that playing the villain gave him an entirely different perspective on a massive Marvel production. Instead of standing alongside the MCU’s heroes, he suddenly found himself behind Doom’s mask and hood while nearly everyone else was positioned against him.

“I will say Doom, for now, because I got to really observe what I’ve been missing the whole time, just everybody else.”

Downey said the experience allowed him to appreciate his fellow cast members from a different perspective. He also teased an important relationship in Doomsday that he described as “exciting and unexpected and beautiful.”

The answer is particularly interesting considering Downey’s history with Marvel. He debuted as Tony Stark in 2008’s Iron Man and became the centerpiece of the MCU throughout the Infinity Saga before Stark sacrificed himself to defeat Thanos in Avengers: Endgame.

Robert Downey Jr, Doctor Doom [Marvel Studios]

Doctor Doom, however, has given Downey the opportunity to approach the Marvel universe from the opposite side. The actor recently explained that while Stark and Doom are both brilliant scientific minds, their trauma sends them down dramatically different paths. Tony’s experiences ultimately pushed him toward becoming a hero, while Doom goes in the opposite direction and becomes a threat powerful enough to require Marvel’s heroes to unite against him.

Marvel gave audiences another look at Downey’s Doom during D23 with new Avengers: Doomsday footage. The special look further establishes Doom as the central threat while bringing together characters from the Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men corners of the Marvel universe.

Downey choosing Doom doesn’t necessarily mean he’s ready to leave Tony Stark behind completely. Disney also confirmed at D23 that the actor will reprise Stark for the upcoming Avengers Infinity Defense attraction at Disney California Adventure.

For now, though, Downey appears to be enjoying life on the other side of the Marvel universe.

Avengers: Doomsday, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, arrives in theaters December 18, 2026.

Genre

Superhero, Sci-Fi, Drama

Release Date

October 14, 2026

Director

Terry Matalas

Cast

Paul Bettany, James Spader, Ruaridh Mollica, James D’Arcy, Emily Hampshire, Orla Brady, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer

Plot Summary

Following the events of WandaVision, Vision continues his journey to understand his identity and reconnect with the memories of his former self. His search brings him face-to-face with figures from his past, including the returning Ultron, while introducing Thomas Shepherd, the young man connected to Wanda Maximoff’s son Tommy. VisionQuest serves as the final chapter of the trilogy that began with WandaVision and continued with Agatha All Along.