The success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the box office appears to be giving Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 another major boost, with the PS5 game attracting significantly more players following the movie’s release.

According to estimates from sales prediction firm Alinea, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sold around 316,000 copies. This followed the film’s historic opening success.

These figures are estimates, not official sales numbers. They point to a clear connection between the movie’s success and renewed interest in Insomniac’s superhero adventure.

An estimated 274,000 players experienced Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 through PS Plus Extra. This provided the game with another significant source of new players.

The result was a huge weekend for the game as there were more than one million daily players this past weekend, representing a 2.6x increase compared with its pre-movie engagement.

Both Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales have also reportedly experienced increased player activity following the movie’s success.

It is exactly the kind of cross-media synergy Sony has been looking to create between its games and entertainment divisions.

Brand New Day has reportedly surpassed $1.6 billion at the global box office. This signals Sony gains an unexpected benefit from Spider-Man’s latest big-screen adventure, a boost for its PS5 games.