Actor Tom Holland's Spider-Man: Brand New Day has surpassed the worldwide box office collection of James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water, thus claiming third spot on the list of highest-grossing films of all time. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film has reportedly minted more than $2.4 billion from theatres worldwide. For context, Cameron's Avatar sequel gained a theatrical collection of $2.3 billion.
Avatar remains the highest-grossing film of all time with a reported collection of $2.9 billion, followed by Avengers: Endgame that earned around $2.8 billion.
Trade analysts do not expect the third highest-grossing film of all time to jump two places and top the list. However, they predict that it would become the highest-grosser at the North American market.
The film that holds the bragging rights of being the highest-grossing film there is Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with a reported collection of around $936 million. With the Spider-Man Brand New Day box office collection standing at around $923 million in North America, it breaking the record of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a distinct possibility.
Also starring Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, and Jon Bernthal, the film follows the Holland character's fight with a major adversary that threatens global destruction even as he reconciles with his dual identities as Spider-Man and Peter Parker. The film has received unanimous praise from both critics and audiences, who have apparently grown in their appreciation for Tom Holland's web-slinging superhero.
Spider-Man Brand New Day is one of the two recent films starring Tom Holland with major box office collections, the other being The Odyssey. Christopher Nolan's epic adaptation of Homer's eponymous poem recently became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, surpassing the collection of Deadpool and Wolverine.
