{"id":73431,"date":"2026-08-01T17:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=73431"},"modified":"2026-08-01T17:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:08:03","slug":"why-spider-man-brand-new-day-was-made-to-be-a-superperson-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=73431","title":{"rendered":"Why Spider-Man: Brand New Day was made to be a \u2018superperson\u2019 film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/31\/06a8b3a9-14ac-4ed5-bcd5-c0a52bb9acb3_730fb781.jpg?itok=o1u56VXm&amp;v=1785493404\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Almost five years ago, <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em> swung into cinemas in the teeth of a Covid-19 surge, drove cooped-up film-goers to cinemas and opened to one of the biggest US debuts on record, pulling in US$260 million in December 2021.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">This weekend, Peter Parker is back \u2013 a little older, more world-weary and facing a far less forgiving market.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Annual box office revenue for superhero films in 2026 is expected to be down around US$3.5 billion from the heady pre-pandemic years of 2017 to 2019, on average \u2013 roughly a 50 per cent fall \u2013 according to data from the FranchiseRe industry newsletter. Sony Pictures is betting that more real-world stunts, a relatable narrative and Spidey\u2019s lasting popularity are enough to put <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/span> on the other side of that trend.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Whatever the approach, the commercial appetite is there. Pre-sales for the film, which stars Tom Holland and Zendaya, have been robust, and industry tracking estimates an opening weekend haul of at least US$195 million in the US and Canada. The film cost about US$225 million to make.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThis movie takes a grounded, emotional approach to the story, and I actually believe that\u2019s what audiences are hungry for,\u201d says Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony\u2019s motion picture group. \u201cIt\u2019s got all the whizz-bang-wow visuals. But at its heart, it\u2019s more a superperson movie, if you will, than a superhero movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"methode-html-wrapper oembed-wrapper e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"e2gky7d0 e1drg7e30 e1ciypty0 ehdmpxk0 css-1avyp1d e1hpd36k0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<div class=\"e1hpd36k3 css-79hwxn e1x11wau0\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-VideoTitleContainer\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-StyledVideoRecorder\" class=\"css-1nnwg93 e1x11wau1\"><default:path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M22 6.22926V18.4315L17.5463 13.9868V17.8655C17.5463 18.1618 17.4383 18.4248 17.2228 18.6531C17.0067 18.8829 16.7498 18.9967 16.4537 18.9967H3.13414C2.80989 18.9967 2.53968 18.8829 2.32425 18.6531C2.10808 18.4248 2 18.1618 2 17.8655V6.79519C2 6.49893 2.10808 6.23665 2.32425 6.00688C2.53968 5.77858 2.80989 5.66333 3.13414 5.66333H16.4537C16.7498 5.66333 17.0067 5.77858 17.2228 6.00688C17.4383 6.23665 17.5463 6.49893 17.5463 6.79519V10.674L22 6.22926Z\" fill=\"#001246\"\/><\/default:svg><\/p>\n<p>SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY \u2013 Final Trailer (Peter\u2019s Journey) 4K<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Brand New Day<\/em> picks up where the last film left off. A spell has erased Peter Parker from the world\u2019s memory \u2013 the price of undoing the public exposure of his identity \u2013 leaving him a stranger to his best friend Ned (played by Jacob Batalon) and MJ (Zendaya). 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