New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- LOS ANGELES - The number that ended the conversation was $168 million.

Brand New Day earned that on its North American opening day Saturday, surpassing the all-time single-day record set by Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and establishing Destin Daniel Cretton's fourth solo Spider-Man film as the biggest one-day performer in box office history. CinemaScore placed the audience grade at A. Theaters reported sold-out screenings from morning shows through midnight. The number arrived exactly as projected, then slightly above.

The record had already begun to fall Thursday, when Brand New Day's preview screenings earned $72 million, surpassing Endgame's previous preview record of $50 million. According to Deadline, that single ...