Why Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Is The Lowest Of Tom Holland’s Marvel Movies — Gaming

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The first reviews for Spider-Man: Brand New Day are finally in, and while the Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest movie is said to be amazing, the film has now broken a negative record. Tom Holland last played Peter Parker in 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home. Given how that film also featured Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, Brand New Day has a lot to live up to.

The 2026 MCU movie will take cues from Spider-Man: No Way Home's ending, as Zendaya's MJ, Jacob Batalon's Ned Leeds, and the rest of the world forgot who Peter was due to Doctor Strange's spell. Assisting or fighting Spider-Man across his journey will be some major additions to Spider-Man: Brand New Day's cast, like Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk and Jon Bernthal as the Punisher.

Days before the MCU movie's release, Marvel and Sony have not yet made it clear who Spider-Man: Brand New Day's main villain is. That said, Michael Mando is back as Mac Gargan, now suited up as Scorpion, with Tombstone, the Hand, Tarantula, Boomerang, and more Marvel villains also set to appear. The movie also has to answer a massive mystery.

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Before getting his own solo film, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut by being recruited by Tony Stark to help in a massive superhero conflict. In which MCU film did Holland first appear as Spider-Man?

✓ Correct! Tom Holland first appeared as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016), where Tony Stark visits Peter in Queens and recruits him for the airport battle against Team Cap. His quippy, starstruck portrayal instantly won over audiences.

✗ Web miss! The answer is Captain America: Civil War. Holland debuted in the 2016 film before Homecoming (2017). He was recruited by Tony Stark for the iconic airport fight scene, stealing Captain America’s shield with his webs in one of the film’s most memorable moments.

In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter faces a blue-collar salvage contractor who turned to arms dealing after being shut out of the Chitauri cleanup by Damage Control. Using an alien-tech wingsuit, he becomes one of Spider-Man’s most grounded villains. Who is he?

✓ Correct! Adrian Toomes, played brilliantly by Michael Keaton, is the Vulture — a working-class father who builds a criminal empire selling alien-derived weapons. The twist that he’s the father of Peter’s date Liz is one of the MCU’s best surprises.

✗ Web miss! The answer is The Vulture (Adrian Toomes). The Shocker and Tinkerer are his henchmen in the film, and Scorpion (Mac Gargan) only briefly appears. Toomes is the main antagonist who personally confronts Peter in the unforgettable car ride scene.

Tony Stark built Peter a high-tech suit loaded with features Peter didn’t even know about, including an AI assistant that helps him in combat, provides tactical analysis, and even gives dating advice. What name does Peter give this AI?

✓ Correct! Peter names his suit’s AI “Karen,” voiced by Jennifer Connelly. She assists him with web shooter modes, reconnaissance, and even his love life. Friday is Tony Stark’s AI, and E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark satellite system that appears in Far From Home.

✗ Web miss! The answer is Karen. Friday is Tony Stark’s personal AI, E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark defense satellite Peter inherits in Far From Home, and Jocasta is an AI from the comics. Karen, voiced by Jennifer Connelly, is Peter’s suit assistant throughout Homecoming.

In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter encounters a seemingly heroic figure who claims to be from an alternate Earth, battling elemental creatures across Europe. In reality, he’s a disgruntled former Stark Industries employee using advanced holographic drones. What is his real name?

✓ Correct! Quentin Beck, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is Mysterio — a master of illusion who uses Stark Industries’ B.A.R.F. holographic technology and weaponized drones to fabricate the Elementals and pose as a hero. His final act of revenge shapes the entire third film.

✗ Web miss! The answer is Quentin Beck. William Ginter Riva is one of Beck’s team members, Aldrich Killian is the villain of Iron Man 3, and Justin Hammer is from Iron Man 2. Beck is Mysterio, the illusionist who manipulated Peter’s trust across Europe.

In one of the MCU’s most shocking mid-credits scenes, J. Jonah Jameson broadcasts doctored footage from Mysterio’s final moments that completely upends Peter Parker’s life. What does this broadcast reveal to the entire world?

✓ Correct! Mysterio’s doctored footage, broadcast by J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons reprising his iconic role), exposes Spider-Man’s identity as Peter Parker to the entire world. This revelation drives the entire plot of No Way Home as Peter desperately seeks to undo the damage.

✗ Web miss! The answer is that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. While the footage also frames Spider-Man for the London drone attack, the earth-shattering reveal is Peter’s unmasked identity being broadcast globally by The Daily Bugle’s J. Jonah Jameson.

With his identity exposed and his loved ones under threat, Peter seeks help from a powerful sorcerer to cast a spell that would make the world forget he is Spider-Man. Peter’s constant modifications to the spell cause it to fracture the multiverse. Which sorcerer casts this spell?

✓ Correct! Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) casts the memory-wiping spell at Peter’s request, but Peter keeps asking for exceptions — for MJ, Ned, May, and Happy to still remember him. These constant changes corrupt the spell and tear open the multiverse, pulling in villains from other Spider-Man universes.

✗ Web miss! The answer is Doctor Strange. While Wong is the Sorcerer Supreme and actually warns Strange against it, it is Stephen Strange who agrees to cast the spell. Wanda’s multiverse interference occurs in Multiverse of Madness, not here.

Throughout all three films, Peter’s loyal best friend serves as his “guy in the chair,” helping with tech support and keeping his secret. In No Way Home, this character even discovers he can open magical portals using a Sling Ring. Who is Peter’s best friend?

✓ Correct! Ned Leeds, played by Jacob Batalon, is Peter’s best friend and self-proclaimed “guy in the chair.” He discovers Peter’s secret identity in Homecoming, supports him across all three films, and in No Way Home he accidentally uses Doctor Strange’s Sling Ring to open portals to other Spider-Men.

✗ Web miss! The answer is Ned Leeds. Flash Thompson is Peter’s rival and bully who ironically idolizes Spider-Man. Harry Osborn is Peter’s friend in the Raimi and Webb films but doesn’t appear in Holland’s trilogy. Miles Morales is only hinted at. Ned is the irreplaceable “guy in the chair.”

At the emotional climax of No Way Home, Peter makes an enormous personal sacrifice to save the multiverse. Doctor Strange completes the spell, and when it takes effect, Peter is left completely alone. What does the final spell do?

✓ Correct! The final spell makes every person in every universe forget that Peter Parker exists. MJ, Ned, Happy, the Avengers — everyone. Peter visits MJ at the coffee shop afterward but decides not to re-introduce himself, choosing to protect them. He starts over completely alone, sewing his own suit in a small apartment.

✗ Web miss! The answer is that everyone forgets who Peter Parker is. The spell doesn’t erase Spider-Man — people still know the hero exists — but nobody remembers Peter Parker the person. This devastating sacrifice means MJ, Ned, and even Happy Hogan have no memory of him at all.

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Leading up to Spider-Man: Brand New Day's release, the movie's biggest question has been related to the identity of who Stranger Things star Sadie Sink is playing. She is rumored to be Jean Grey, the first member of the MCU's X-Men. Now, the first Spider-Man: Brand New Day reviews have touched on all of those aspects to varying degrees.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Out

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Rotten Tomatoes score is out, and it stands at a stellar 88%, at the time of writing. That score is based on 100 reviews so far. That said, fans should expect it to change throughout the week, as Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a massive release that should be seeing many more reviews be added to the platform as it becomes available worldwide, and RT scores tend to fluctuate shortly after a movie or a show is released. That also comes with an average rating of 7.6 out of 10, also subject to change.

Right now, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has a total of 87 positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with 13 of its total reviews being negative. One of the MCU movie's positive scores comes from ScreenRant's Spider-Man: Brand New Day review. According to critic Graeme Guttman, the film is Tom Holland's best MCU Spider-Man movie to date. Guttman notes how the Marvel movie focuses on classic Spider-Man elements and makes the character really look inward to show the audience what Peter Parker is really going through now that he is all alone. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has earned the coveted Certified Fresh label on Rotten Tomatoes.

How Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Rotten Tomatoes Score Compares To Tom Holland's First MCU Trilogy

While Spider-Man: Brand New Day's reviews are positive, the MCU movie currently has the lowest RT score in Tom Holland's Spider-Man franchise. Previously, the lowest-rated MCU Spider-Man movie on Rotten Tomatoes was 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home at a 91% critics' score. Currently at 88%, Spider-Man: Brand New Day now sits at the bottom of the Marvel franchise. Also above it are Holland's other two MCU Spider-Man movies, with 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming at 92%, and 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, which featured Maguire, Garfield, and villains from Sony's Spider-Man movies, at 1st with 93%.

As it stands, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the only MCU Spider-Man movie not to break into the 90% range on Rotten Tomatoes. That said, it still could, depending on whether the Marvel film's critics' score trends upwards rather than downwards in the coming days. In terms of audience scores, which will only come out after the movie's global rollout, Spider-Man: Brand New Day will have to beat Spider-Man: Homecoming's 87%, Spider-Man: Far From Home's 95%, and Spider-Man: No Way Home's 97% if it wants to go all the way to the top of the list.