Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ had the second-biggest opening ever, earning $927 million at the box office over the weekend. The success of the movie, amidst ongoing superhero fatigue and the rise of lower budget, original hits like ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms,’ has some people asking if sequels aren’t such a bad thing after all. If we, as an audience, keep making sequels into massive hits, is Hollywood really to blame for lacking originality?
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ had the second-biggest opening ever, earning $927 million at the box office over the weekend. The success of the movie, amidst ongoing superhero fatigue and the rise of lower budget, original hits like ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms,’ has some people asking if sequels aren’t such a bad thing after all. If we, as an audience, keep making sequels into massive hits, is Hollywood really to blame for lacking originality?
WATCH MORE debates from The Social here: bit.ly/2m8jyqN
Co-hosted by Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Andrea Bain and correspondent Jess Allen, The Social brings a fresh perspective on the up-to-the-minute news, pop culture, and lifestyle topics.
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Watch entire episodes of The Social on our website: crave.ca/en/series/the-social-29993
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