“Spider-Man: Brand New Day ”leads domestic box office to stunning return to pre-pandemic form
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Key Points:
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned $70 million domestically and $188.7 million globally in its third week, contributing to a strong box office performance alongside Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which grossed $23.2 million domestically and $121.4 million globally in its fifth week.
- The combined success of these blockbusters and other films has pushed the summer 2026 domestic box office 5.7% ahead of the same period in 2019 and 19.4% ahead of 2025, with a 68% increase over the previous weekend.
- Brand New Day surpassed $2 billion globally, becoming the eighth film in history to do so, and is on track to possibly surpass Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the highest-grossing domestic release with $785.8 million and counting.
- The Odyssey crossed the half-billion mark domestically, ranking No. 23 among the highest-grossing U.S. films, just below Nolan’s The Dark Knight, while new releases like The End of Oak Street and PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie showed moderate box office results.
- Upcoming releases next weekend include the Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, Insidious: Out of the Further, Jason Statham’s Mutiny, The Rivals of Amziah King, and the ensemble comedy Spa Weekend, all aiming to challenge the current box office leaders.
