Spider-Man: Brand New Day crosses $2 billion, joins elite box office club

After a gap of nearly four years, a Hollywood film has managed to reach the unbelievable $2 billion mark. But there have been other movies in the past that have done the same. Let's take a look at all these movies which have achieved this feat. Starting with the latest one, 2026, it gave us Spider-Man Brand New Day, which swung into cinemas and quickly captivated global audiences as the eighth film ever to achieve this $2 billion landmark. It garnered an astonishing $2.02 billion worldwide. And this Marvel phenomenon astounded industry experts when the movie crossed the benchmark in just under three weeks. Last year, Nezha 2 shattered expectations as an animated epic, proving that non-Hollywood productions can also nominate global stages. The Chinese masterpiece set a historic precedent by the first animated feature to cross the incredible $2 billion threshold. It fuelled heavily, it was fuelled heavily by its unprecedented success in its domestic market. And till date, it is the only non-Hollywood film to achieve this feat. Earlier in 2022, Avatar The Way of Water became the first film in the post-COVID wave to reach the $2 billion mark. And the achievement remains particularly remarkable since this was at a time when the movie industry was overall not witnessing its best of days. In 2019, Avengers Endgame, which is the superhero ensemble that brought in a staggering $2 billion at the global box office and at the time of its release, it smashed countless records and briefly held the title of the highest-earning film in history. A year before that, Avengers Infinity War was also part of that saga and also reached the coveted $2 billion benchmark. Then in 2015, Star Wars The Force Awakens reignited a beloved science fiction saga for a new generation of cinema goers. The long-awaited return to a galaxy far, far away secured a monumental $2 billion at the global box office. James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar, the first one that started it all, it remains the undisputed champion of the global box office. The movie revolutionized 3D technology and immersive filmmaking. To date, its theatrical gross stands at a record-breaking $2 billion. The top spot as the most financially successful film in cinematic history still remains with Avatar. And further in 1997, James Cameron created history with Titanic. The movie was the undisputed king of the world when it came to ticket sales. The film had accumulated $2.2 billion worldwide over its original run and various commemorative re-releases.