'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' chases 'Avengers: Endgame' opening record with $355 million domestic debut

Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."SonSpider-Man is taking on the Avengers.Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" tallied an estimated $355 million at the domestic box office this weekend, just $2 million shy of the record-breaking debut of 2019's "Avengers: Endgame."The film kicked off with record-shattering Thursday preview sales and snared $169.3 million on Friday, including presales, and $101.5 million on Saturday. Sony is projecting an $84 million Sunday haul, which would bring the newest Spider-Man flick to an estimated $355 million. Final tallies will arrive on Monday."Brand New Day" is only the second Hollywood film to generate more than $300 million in ticket sales during a domestic opening weekend. Disney's "Avengers: Endgame" was the first to achieve this feat with its $357 million debut seven years ago.Internationally, the film collected an additional $572 million in estimated box office, including a whopping $121 million from China, bringing the global opening to $927 million."What this means for movie theaters cannot be overstated," said Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends at Rentrak. "Th...