Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially entered a box office club occupied by only a handful of films. Sony and Marvel Studios’ superhero blockbuster has crossed $2 billion worldwide after just 17 days in theaters, making it the second-fastest movie in history to reach the milestone. Only Avengers: Endgame, which needed 11 days, got there faster.
The achievement is even more striking when looking at how broadly the Tom Holland-led film is performing. Brand New Day has accumulated $785.8 million from the U.S. and Canada and $1.236 billion internationally, bringing its worldwide total to approximately $2.022 billion. While Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey continues its own extraordinary run, Brand New Day has established a considerable lead at the top of the global box office.
Spider-Man Joins the $2 Billion Club
Crossing $2 billion makes Spider-Man: Brand New Day only the eighth movie in history to reach the benchmark. More importantly for Sony, the film continues to demonstrate that Spider-Man can operate at the very highest level of theatrical franchises when the right combination of character, scale and audience anticipation comes together.
Its third weekend showed little sign of a sudden slowdown. The Destin Daniel Cretton-directed film generated another $188.7 million worldwide, including $70 million domestically and $118.7 million from 67 international markets. The $70 million North American result is the second-biggest third weekend ever recorded domestically, trailing only Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which earned $90.2 million during its third frame.
International markets are doing much of the heavy lifting. China has reached $210 million, while the United Kingdom is already at $106 million and Mexico has accumulated $78 million. France stands at $63.7 million, India at an impressive $59.6 million, Brazil at $59.5 million and South Korea at $53.2 million.
The movie has now become Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing release ever in 36 international markets. That group includes India, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, illustrating how the film’s success extends considerably beyond a few dominant territories.
Its China performance deserves particular attention because recent Hollywood releases have found the market increasingly difficult to crack. A $210 million running total puts Brand New Day in a completely different category from most imported films released there in recent years. The film’s success suggests that Chinese audiences have not abandoned Hollywood blockbusters entirely; instead, they have become considerably more selective about which ones turn into theatrical events.
The Odyssey Reaches $1.29 Billion Worldwide
Spider-Man may be dominating the weekend, but The Odyssey is building a remarkable box office story of its own. Christopher Nolan’s epic added $121.4 million worldwide during its fifth weekend, consisting of $23.2 million domestically and $98.2 million internationally.
That takes the movie to approximately $1.29 billion globally, with $504.6 million coming from the domestic market and $786.2 million from overseas territories. Reaching those numbers five weekends into release shows that the movie is benefiting from sustained audience interest rather than depending entirely on an enormous opening.
China provided another major boost this weekend. The Odyssey opened there with $36.6 million including $7.6 million from previews, while its three-day weekend produced $28.9 million. That three-day result is comparable to the Chinese opening of Oppenheimer and more than twice the start of The Dark Knight Rises.
IMAX is playing an unusually large role in that performance. Close to 80% of The Odyssey‘s Chinese ticket sales came from IMAX despite the format accounting for around 40% of its showtimes. The film generated $13 million from Chinese IMAX screens during the weekend, taking its local IMAX total to $19 million and setting a new large-format benchmark for a Nolan movie in the country.
Chinese audiences are responding positively as well. The Odyssey has achieved a 9.7 audience score on Maoyan, described as the highest result for an MPA release this year and tied for the highest ever for an MPA film. It still opened behind local movie Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, showing just how competitive China’s theatrical market remains even when a Hollywood film is performing strongly.
Globally, the IMAX story is even bigger. The Odyssey generated $37 million from IMAX this weekend and has now reached $346.4 million through the format worldwide, making it IMAX’s highest-grossing movie ever. That total consists of $163.4 million domestically and $183 million internationally.
Other markets continue to hold strongly. South Korea added $15.7 million in its second weekend, taking the film to $34 million and pushing it past the lifetime Korean totals of Inception, Oppenheimer, Dunkirk and The Dark Knight Rises. France has reached $68.5 million, already making The Odyssey Nolan’s biggest movie there, while the UK and Ireland have climbed to $92.5 million.
Japan remains a significant piece of unfinished business for the film. The Odyssey is scheduled to open there on September 11, meaning its $1.29 billion worldwide total still has another major theatrical market waiting to contribute.
The End of Oak Street Opens With $47 Million
Away from the two billion-dollar giants, Warner Bros. and Bad Robot’s The End of Oak Street had a considerably more modest start. The Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor creature thriller opened with $47 million worldwide, including $21 million from the U.S. and Canada and $26 million internationally.
The result is not disastrous, but it leaves the film with work to do given its reported $80 million to $92 million production budget before global marketing expenses. Its original concept — a family trapped in a suburban neighbourhood overrun by dinosaurs — gives the movie something different to sell, but that originality has not immediately translated into blockbuster-level attendance.
Europe contributed $12.8 million, led by $2.9 million from the UK and Ireland and $2.3 million from France. Spain opened with $1.2 million, while Germany provided $928,000 and Italy added $712,000.
Asia generated $8.4 million, including $1.9 million from Japan and $1.4 million from China. Its Chinese result looks particularly small alongside the enormous ongoing numbers for Brand New Day and the strong arrival of The Odyssey. Latin America contributed another $4.8 million, with Mexico responsible for $2.7 million.
The film still has several territories to come, including South Korea on August 20 and Greece on August 27. Its theatrical future will therefore depend on whether positive audience response and international expansion can give it the staying power its opening weekend did not immediately establish.
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, meanwhile, reached $69 million worldwide after adding $36 million globally during the weekend. The family film earned $20.5 million domestically, the franchise’s second-best North American opening, while its running international total stands at $48.5 million.
Further down the chart, Universal’s One Night Only added $4.2 million worldwide and has reached $12.1 million globally. The Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro film began expanding internationally across 26 territories, but its numbers remain small compared with the event movies currently dominating cinemas.
What This Weekend Says About the Box Office
The biggest story is unquestionably Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Reaching $2 billion is rare enough, but doing it in 17 days puts the film’s pace much closer to the biggest theatrical phenomena in history than to an ordinary superhero blockbuster. With a third weekend still approaching $190 million worldwide, its final ceiling remains difficult to establish.
At the same time, The Odyssey demonstrates that enormous theatrical success is not limited to superhero franchises. Nolan has turned a classical epic into a $1.29 billion global hit while simultaneously setting a new all-time IMAX record. The contrast between the two films is important: audiences are supporting both established intellectual property and filmmaker-driven spectacle when the theatrical experience feels substantial enough.
The weaker start for The End of Oak Street provides the other side of that argument. Originality alone does not guarantee audiences will show up immediately, particularly when a new movie is competing against two films that have become global theatrical events. Its next few weekends will show whether word of mouth can build an audience after the softer launch.
For now, Brand New Day remains in another league. With $2.022 billion already banked and major markets continuing to contribute, the question is no longer whether Tom Holland’s latest Spider-Man movie is a blockbuster. The more interesting question is how far up the list of the highest-grossing movies ever it can climb before its theatrical run is finished.
Global Box Office Q&A
How much has Spider-Man: Brand New Day made worldwide?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has reached approximately $2.022 billion worldwide, including $785.8 million domestically and $1.236 billion from international markets.
How quickly did Brand New Day reach $2 billion?
The film crossed $2 billion after 17 days in theaters, making it the second-fastest movie ever to reach the milestone. Avengers: Endgame remains the fastest after reaching it in 11 days.
How much has Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned in China?
The film has accumulated approximately $210 million in China, making the country one of its strongest international markets.
How much has The Odyssey earned worldwide?
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has reached approximately $1.29 billion globally, with $504.6 million domestically and $786.2 million internationally.
Did The Odyssey perform well in China?
Yes. The movie opened with $36.6 million including previews and received a 9.7 Maoyan audience rating. IMAX accounted for an exceptionally large portion of its Chinese ticket sales.
How much did The End of Oak Street make on opening weekend?
The End of Oak Street debuted with $47 million worldwide, consisting of $21 million domestically and $26 million from international markets.
