Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" pulled in a staggering $927 million worldwide in its opening weekend, falling just short of the all-time domestic record held by "Avengers: Endgame." Tom Holland's fourth outing as Peter Parker earned $355 million from 4,487 North American theaters, Variety reported on August 2, a figure that slots the […] The post Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens to $355 million, lands second-biggest debut in box office history appeared first on American Almanac .
Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" pulled in a staggering $927 million worldwide in its opening weekend, falling just short of the all-time domestic record held by "Avengers: Endgame." Tom Holland's fourth outing as Peter Parker earned $355 million from 4,487 North American theaters, Variety reported on August 2, a figure that slots the film into second place on the all-time domestic opening weekend list, just $2 million behind the $357 million that "Endgame" collected in 2019. Internationally, the film added $573 million, pushing its global debut to $927 million. The numbers amount to a vindication for Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures after a stretch of uneven results that had prompted widespread talk of superhero fatigue.…Open
The total surpassed the previous record by about $700,000 and exceeded last year's amount by $1.6 million, according to the Louisiana State Treasurer's Office.
British runner Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 at London Stadium on Saturday to break the men's mile world record that had stood since 1999, and he told the world months ago he would do it. Kerr crossed the finish line at the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the Wanda Diamond League, more than three seconds […] The post Josh Kerr shatters 27-year-old mile world record at London Diamond League appeared first on American Almanac .
British runner Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 at London Stadium on Saturday to break the men's mile world record that had stood since 1999, and he told the world months ago he would do it. Kerr crossed the finish line at the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the Wanda Diamond League, more than three seconds ahead of American Yared Nuguse, who finished second in 3:45.69. Britain's Jake Heyward took third in a personal best of 3:46.73. The gap between first and second was not a race. It was a statement. The 28-year-old's time erased the 3:43.13 mark set by Moroccan great Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999. That record had survived every challenger for 27 years, longer than Kerr has been alive. Fox News reported that Kerr's previous personal…Open
Kerr broke the record at a Diamond League meet in London where he defeated Moroccan legend Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark of 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds, setting a new record with 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds.
A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder.
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