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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Louis Chilton

Spider-Man’s hulking box office weekend has debunked the Gen Z cinema myth

It’s Spider-Man to the rescue again – saving not just the residents of New York city, but possibly cinema itself.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the latest in a run of box office hits to challenge modern pessimisms about the film industry’s future. Weeks after Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey drew in audiences like ships to a siren, Marvel Studios’ latest superhero sequel has proved even more popular.

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