That New Spidey Movie Made Bank!

We all know the routine. A superhero movie comes out and struggles so people ask, "Are superhero movies done for? Do people have superhero fatigue?" or, if the lead is female, "Why don't lady heroes sell?" even though flicks with dudes have done worse than some women-led films. Then, however, another superhero hits the silver screen, makes a truckload (Hell, multiple truckloads) of money, and the media declares, "Superheroes are bigger than ever, and any fatigue has been crushed!" Yes, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," debuted Friday and raked in all the dough. $355 million in America and $927 million Worldwide. It helps that there are three other Tom Holland-led movies, it has been a bit since the last one (building anticipation), the reviews were good, and we shouldn't forget that Spider-Man as a character generally gets butts in seats. 

The only thing that seems to have fallen flat on its face was the supposed mystery of who actress Sadie Sink was playing being guessed/leaked long ago and becoming one of the worst-kept secrets about a movie for some time. If, somehow, you've avoided learning who she plays, I won't say anything beyond stating she apparently does a great job, along with everyone else involved, from Jon Bernthal as the Punisher to Zendaya's return as MJ, and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk. Oh, and Tom Holland apparently continues to seem designed in a lab to be the perfect Peter Parker version of Spider-Man, so good on him.

That ol' Parker Luck actually was profitable this time!

Sony owns the movie rights to Spidey and characters directly related to him. They play nice with Marvel/Disney but attempted their own stuff, too, for a bit. Now, Sony seems to have realized that making movies about Spidey-adjacent characters almost always falls flat on its face (although I'll defend the first two, "Venom," movies as fun), so they need to either do live-action Spider-Man or the animated Spiderverse films. Any other Marvel heroes will fall squarely with Marvel/Disney, and we'll see just how things go this Winter with, "Avengers: Doomsday." Whether that is a letdown in some fashion or sets off trumpeting of, "Marvel's back and better than ever!" will remain to be seen.