Spider-Man sinks 'Titanic'... On the verge of entering the top five highest-grossing films of all time worldwide

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Domestic audience count surpasses 8.12 million ... Setting a new record for the highest number of viewers in the Spider-Man series

The film 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day', directed by Destin Cretton, is on the verge of entering the top five highest-grossing films of all time worldwide. In just last weekend alone, it earned an additional $39 million in North America and $190 million globally, bringing its cumulative box office revenue to $854.9 million in North America and $2.22 billion worldwide.

The gap remaining to surpass James Cameron's 1997 film 'Titanic' (based on cumulative global box office revenue) is now only $44 million. Given the current trend, it is widely expected that an overtaking will be confirmed within a week.

Currently, the number one spot is held by another of Cameron's films, 2009's 'Avatar', which has maintained its position with cumulative earnings of $2.9 billion, including re-releases. The second place is occupied by 2019's 'Avengers: Endgame', starring Tom Holland as Spider-Man, with $2.79 billion in box office revenue. A re-release is scheduled for September 25, which is expected to narrow the gap with the number one film 'Avatar' once again.

Third place goes to Cameron's 2022 sequel 'Avatar: The Way of Water' ($2.33 billion), and fourth place to the 2025 Chinese animated film 'Na Ta 2: Ma Donggang Shise' ($2.27 billion). Following closely behind is 'Brand New Day', which is rapidly chasing 'Titanic'. Rounding out the top ten are 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', 'Avengers: Infinity War', 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', and 'Zootopia 2'.

The gap between 'Brand New Day' and fourth-placed 'Na Ta 2' is also only $50 million, leading to predictions that it will likely leap two spots from sixth to fourth place soon. Focusing solely on North American box office performance, the margin with 'Endgame' is already slim, suggesting that becoming the second highest-grossing film of all time in North America is imminent.

The playful back-and-forth that occurred whenever a Marvel film surpassed 'Titanic' is being discussed again. When 'Endgame' previously overtook 'Titanic', director James Cameron and his production company Lightstorm posted an image on social media showing the Avengers logo 'A' sinking the Titanic, with a witty congratulatory message: "It was the iceberg that sank the real Titanic, but it took the Avengers to sink my 'Titanic'." Cameron also conveyed congratulations to Marvel head Kevin Feige at the time, saying, "Thank you for proving that the film industry is still thriving." Going back further, there is a famous anecdote where director George Lucas placed a congratulatory advertisement in industry publications featuring Star Wars characters aboard a sinking ship after 'Titanic' surpassed his 'Star Wars' box office record.

Meanwhile, 'Brand New Day' maintained its position as the number one film at the Hollywood box office this weekend as well. This was achieved by easily overcoming challenges from the newly released 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', 'Insidious: Out of the Further', and the Jason Statham-led action film 'Mutiny'.

In Korea, according to the Film Audience Integrated Computer Network of the Korean Film Council, the film mobilized 386,756 viewers from the 21st to the 23rd, which was the weekend of its fourth week since release. This brings the cumulative audience count to 8,127,617, setting a new record for the highest number of viewers in the Spider-Man series.

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