"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" refused to slow down this weekend, adding another $145 million domestically and becoming the fastest film ever to reach a $655 million US total in just 10 days. Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" quietly crossed its own historic milestone, officially becoming his highest-grossing film ever. Here's everything you need to know about this weekend's numbers.
Spider-Man Keeps Rewriting the Record Books
Tom Holland's web-slinger pulled off one of the biggest second weekends in box office history, grossing $145 million domestically, a mere 60% drop from its record-setting opening. That figure ranks as the third-best second weekend ever for any film, trailing only "Avengers: Endgame" and "Avengers: Infinity War," and makes "Brand New Day" just the eighth movie ever to top $100 million in its sophomore frame. Deadline notes the film now owns the highest 10-day domestic gross in box office history, ahead of "Endgame's" $621.2 million pace from 2019.
Globally, the numbers are even more staggering. "Brand New Day" has already crossed $1.67 billion worldwide after just 10 days in theaters, per Entertainment Weekly, making it the 12th highest-grossing movie of all time according to Box Office Mojo. It reached the billion-dollar club faster than any film in history, taking just 12 days compared to "The Odyssey's" four weeks. AP film writer Jake Coyle summed it up plainly: "Domestically, no movie has racked up a higher total faster".
The Odyssey Becomes Nolan's Biggest Movie Ever
While Spider-Man dominated headlines, "The Odyssey" quietly made history of its own. The Matt Damon-led epic added $31.5 million domestically and $110.7 million globally over the weekend, pushing its worldwide total to $1.1 billion. That officially makes it Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1.08 billion) and 2008's "The Dark Knight" ($1.008 billion).
Variety also reports "The Odyssey" has become IMAX's biggest release of all time, generating $289 million through the premium format alone, and it now stands as the second-highest-grossing R-rated release in history behind "Deadpool & Wolverine". Domestically, its fourth-weekend drop of just 38% is a remarkably soft decline for a movie four weekends into release, a testament to the staying power of Nolan's Homeric adaptation even while sharing IMAX screens with Spider-Man.
A Historic Weekend for Theaters
Analysts are calling this one of the strongest stretches in box office history. Rentrak reported the weekend's overall domestic total at $205 million across all films, the third-best weekend of the year, following last weekend's all-time record of $437.1 million. Comscore's top 10 shows just how lopsided the competition remains: Spider-Man and The Odyssey combined for over $176 million, dwarfing every other release in wide theaters, including newcomers "One Night Only" ($5.7 million) and "Super Troopers 3" ($4 million).
What It Means Going Forward
With both films now certified billion-dollar global hits, the summer of 2026 will likely be remembered as one of the biggest theatrical seasons in modern history. Box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian's earlier comment about the pair creating "the all-time biggest domestic weekend" now looks like an understatement. Expect "Brand New Day" to keep chasing "Endgame's" all-time global record, while "The Odyssey" cements itself as a major awards-season contender heading into fall. For US moviegoers, this is shaping up to be a summer worth remembering at the multiplex.
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