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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Becomes No. 6 Movie of All Time

The Sony Pictures release has also become the third highest-grossing film domestically, raking in $854.9 million through this weekend.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has sprung into the record books, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide. The film drew $2.22 billion internationally, putting it in front of Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens, which moved to seventh on the chart with $2.07 billion. Only seven flicks have ever reached the $2 billion mark. The Sony Pictures release has also become the No. 3 highest-grossing film domestically, raking in $854.9 million through this weekend. It’s now the best-selling film for Sony, both globally and domestically. It comes as this year’s domestic box office has officially crossed the $7 billion threshold, according to Rentrak, a global media measurement company. “This summer has been so big,” Regal Global Entertainment head of marketing Vikki Neil told The Hollywood Reporter. “Spider-Man, obviously, is huge, and we’re seeing horror films, as a general rule, do extremely well for us. We definitely see a lot of those perform really well with young people.”