Spider-Man Defeats the Avengers, Only 'Star Wars' Is Left to Beat

Spider-Man has defeated the Avengers again. At the box office, that is. After Spider-Man: Brand New Day squeaked by Avengers: Endgame for the highest-grossing opening weekend in history, the Webslinger has continued his dominance and has now surpassed that film’s all-time domestic gross. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now the second-highest-grossing film in U.S. history, with only Star Wars: The Force Awakens left to beat for the top spot. Brand New Day grossed about $3.4 million this past Monday, which brought its grand total up to $858.4 million. And that was the number it needed because in 2019, Avengers: Endgame ended its run with $858.3 million. Spider-Man now stands about $78 million behind 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which is the highest-grossing domestic film of all time at $936.7 million. Now, there are a few things to consider here. The most important one is that Brand New Days is only in its fourth week at the box office. Avengers: Endgame took four and a half MONTHS to reach its total. By that metric, Spider-Man should not only become the second film to ever cross $900 million domestically, it should also defeat Star Wars with ease. On the flip side, though, next