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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

Toronto Sun reaches for "soars" where Los Angeles Times - Business stays flat.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftSpider-Man Crushes Box Office in Second-Biggest Opening Weekend EverThe Daily BeastMixed
Right-leaning‘Spider-Man’ soars to huge $355-million opening in North AmericaToronto SunMixed
soars
Center baseline · WCVB Boston (Hearst)High'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

As of August 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.
The headline split The left frames it as "Spider-Man Crushes Box Office in Second-Biggest Opening Weekend Ever". The right frames it as "‘Spider-Man’ soars to huge $355-million opening in North America".
Match confidence High confidence. 19 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

19 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceStrong

83/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftSpider-Man Crushes Box Office in Second-Biggest Opening Weekend Ever

The Daily Beast · Center-left · News report

Center'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

WCVB Boston (Hearst) · Center · News report

Right / center-right‘Spider-Man’ soars to huge $355-million opening in North America

Toronto Sun · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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The Daily BeastNews report · Aug 2, 6:47 PM

Spider-Man Crushes Box Office in Second-Biggest Opening Weekend Ever

Gilbert Flores / Gilbert Flores, Getty Images Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day had the second-biggest domestic opening weekend ever. The Sony blockbuster hauled in an estimated $355...

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Toronto SunNews report · Aug 2, 6:35 PM

‘Spider-Man’ soars to huge $355-million opening in North America

soars

The opening was the second-biggest in domestic box office history

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ForbesNews report · Aug 2, 6:26 PM

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Just Beat Every Other Spider-Man Opening, Even Adjusted For Inflation — Here’s How Every Spidey Film Compares

Brand New Day topped every Spider-Man opening with $355 million. Adjusted for inflation, the 2002 original still beats most of them. Full rankings inside.

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Los Angeles Times - BusinessNews report · Aug 2, 5:49 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' scores second-largest global opening ever

Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" brought in $355 million in its domestic debut. It's the second-biggest opening ever in the U.S. and Canada, beat only by 2019's "Avengers: Endgame...

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Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Aug 2, 4:43 PM

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ opens to $355 million, nears ‘Endgame’ record

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second-biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)News report · Aug 2, 4:00 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.

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CNBCNews report · Aug 2, 3:54 PM

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' chases 'Avengers: Endgame' opening record with $355 million domestic debut

Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" snared $355 million in estimated domestic box office on its opening weekend, the second-highest debut of all time.

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Details83/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 19 sources
83/99 Wording GapHigh confidence19 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 19 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 2, 3:54 PM: CNBC joined the source map.

Aug 2, 4:00 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Aug 2, 4:00 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Aug 2, 4:00 PM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 83/99 and story health is stable · 19 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.