Superhero films are no longer Hollywood’s coin of the realm. Video game-based films are a safer bet — think the “Super Mario” franchise, “A Minecraft Movie,” and the “Sonic the Hedgehog” saga.Even “Superman,” the most consequential hero in the comic book canon, didn’t deliver the box office bounty as expected last year.Yet a certain wall-crawler defies this pop culture trend.“Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” set to open July 31, just reached the best first-day presales figures since 2021, accordin...

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