LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3 -- Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Sony and Marvel's latest chapter in the comic book adventure starring Tom Holland as the iconic web-slinger, raked in a massive US$355 million (RM1.49 billion) in its North American debut, industry estimates showed Sunday.

The opening was the second-biggest in domestic box office history, only behind Avengers: Endgame (2019) at US$357 million (RM1.50 billion), not adjusted for inflation, according to Box Office Mojo.

The film - which also stars Zendaya (who happens to be Holland's wife), Mark Ruffalo, Florence Pugh, and Sadie Sink - sees Peter Parker living in isolation after he erased his identity from the world, confronting a personal transformation and new threats.

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