Spider-Man: Brand New Day has dominated the box office since it opened in late July, and lack of competition has been one of the reasons why. After shattering records in its opening weekend, Brand New Day has retained the No. 1 position on the weekend chart for four consecutive weekends, becoming the first Marvel movie […]
Whenever it’s time for a new Avengers movie to come out, fans expect to see all their favorite Marvel superheroes share the screen, but that’s not always the case. The main example came in Avengers: Infinity War, which didn’t include Hawkeye or Ant-Man, as both were on house arrest. The upcoming Avengers: Doomsday brings together […]
If you’re of the belief that the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Spider-Man title, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, will be a massive box office success, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re very much in the majority of bettors who are predicting that Spidey will continue to hold onto its lead as the year’s highest-grossing movie. […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now a massive success, earning over two billion at the worldwide box office (and counting) and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2026. Now that Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios are breathing easy about their $225 million investment, the cast, crew, and creative team behind No Way Home can speak up […]
After two weeks in theaters, Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s reception has shifted from absolute fanfare into a quieter appreciation, but there is still no doubt that this will go down as one of the MCU’s best post-Avengers: Endgame movies if MCU movies overall. That sets up an interesting context in which Avengers: Doomsday will be […]
In the early days of Marvel Studios, the film branch of the House of Ideas developed something of a reputation for not paying its stars all that well. A pay dispute is one reason why Terrance Howard departed the Iron Man series between films, replaced by Don Cheadle. That said, as the MCU became the […]
Before television production got absorbed by Marvel Studios, Marvel Television partnered with Netflix to expand the street-level corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones) remained mostly isolated from the theatrical storylines, with their shows referencing the Avengers only occasionally […]
Jean Grey is the main antagonist in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but before he crosses paths with the mutant, Peter Parker encounters a cornucopia of Marvel Comics villains. Many of these battles are depicted in a montage sequence early in the film, giving audiences a taste of what Spider-Man has been up to since the […]
Heading into the summer, everyone could have predicted that Spider-Man: Brand New Day would be one of the season’s top earners. What even the most optimistic Marvel fan may not have seen coming, however, was just how much Brand New Day was going to make. Without the multiversal angle that made Spider-Man: No Way Home […]
For decades now, Marvel and Star Wars have been distinct properties that, as much as fans might have hoped otherwise, have remained separate. Even when Disney went on to own both properties, those franchises remained distinct from one another. Granted, that is already confirmed to be changing, based on the recent update that there will […]