The newest “Spider-Man” is one of eight films in history to reach the $2 billion club, joining the small-but-mighty company of 2009’s “Avatar” ($2.9 billion), 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” ($2.7 billion), 2022’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” ($2.3 billion), 1994’s “Titanic” ($2.2 billion), 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($2.07 billion) and 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” ($2.03 billion). (Meanwhile, the prior “Spider-Man” installment, 2021’s “No Way Home,” was this close with $1.9 billion but missed the milestone because the superhero adventure didn’t play in China.) Notably, “Brand New Day” is the second-fastest film to reach the threshold after “Endgame,” which got there after 11 days.

There’s no question that “Brand New Day” will leave the big screen as one of the highest-grossing movies of all time (in fact, it’s already the eighth-biggest worldwide release ever). But where will ticket sales ultimately wind up? With stratospheric enthusiasm and encouraging staying power, box office watchers are wondering whether “Brand New Day” could become the only movie to ever reach $1 billion domestically (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” currently stands as the biggest North American release ever with $936 million) and maybe… possibly… potentially even the first to hit $3 billion globally.