Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro Says Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day Performance “Bodes Well” for Avengers: Doomsday

Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro on Wednesday congratulated Sony Pictures Entertainment on Spider-Man: Brand New Day and said the film’s box office start “bodes well” for Disney’s forthcoming Avengers installment, Avengers: Doomsday. D’Amaro made the comments during Disney’s quarterly earnings call, tying the success of Sony’s Spider-Man title to broader expectations for the next wave of Marvel competition.

In his remarks, D’Amaro characterized last weekend’s debut as “an unbelievable result.” He credited the opening performance with demonstrating strong audience demand for major superhero titles, and he said that strength carried implications for Disney’s own release schedule and marketing outlook for Avengers: Doomsday, according to the account of the earnings call.

The report said Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened to $360 million in the United States. It also said the film topped Disney’s Avengers: Endgame with its opening run, an outcome D’Amaro referenced in his comments to highlight the scale of the debut and the competitive pressure in the superhero market.

The discussion came as Disney and its rivals continue to test how audience behavior responds to big-budget franchise releases in the current theatrical environment. For Disney, the immediate practical effect of D’Amaro’s remarks is to reaffirm internal confidence around its Marvel pipeline, particularly the sequencing of Avengers: Doomsday as the next major event film.

D’Amaro’s congratulations to Sony also underscore the way blockbuster studios increasingly monitor each other’s opening weekends. While Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a Sony release and Avengers: Doomsday is a Disney release, the comments position the Spider-Man start as a barometer for the overall franchise category, not simply a win by one company over another.

Disney did not use the earnings call to provide additional release-specific details about Avengers: Doomsday beyond the framing of the Spider-Man result as favorable. The report did not describe any change in Disney’s timeline, production, or distribution plans, beyond the general message that strong competitor performance can support expectations for Disney’s own marquee film.

For viewers and families, the immediate cultural takeaway is that large-scale comic-book tentpoles are still drawing mass audiences capable of reshaping early box office rankings. The next step for both studios is the standard one for franchise theater runs, sustained audience turnout beyond opening weekend, alongside the ongoing rollout of promotional campaigns that typically follow major debut milestones.