Spidey keeps climbing… and climbing… and climbing at the box office.
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has amassed a heroic $1.67 billion after just 12 days in theaters, including $1.01 billion internationally and $655 million domestically. It’s the second-fastest movie to reach the billion-dollar mark overseas, behind only 2019’s comic book behemoth “Avengers: Endgame.” Among its numerous milestones, “Brand New Day” has already become the biggest movie of the year as well as the 12th-highest grossing release of all time. It’s a testament to the enduring popularity of Peter Parker, as well as the pent-up demand for Tom Holland’s fourth solo adventure as Marvel’s web-slinging hero. After all, audiences hadn’t seen Spider-Man on the big screen since 2021’s blockbuster “No Way Home.”
In its second weekend of release, “Spider-Man” collected $236 million overseas and $145 million domestically. Most films would be lucky to earn that much in their debuts, much less after an entire week in theaters. China remains the largest international market with $29.1 million over the weekend and $186.7 million to date, followed by the United Kingdom with $16 million over the weekend and $87.4 million to date, as well as Mexico with $15.3 million over the weekend and $65.8 million to date.
With repeat viewings from comic book fans, and without much in the way of competition, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is poised to dominate throughout the rest of summer and into the fall. Sony’s tentpole is barreling toward $2 billion worldwide, a benchmark that only seven films in history — “Avatar,” “Avengers: Endgame” and “Titanic” among them — have ever achieved. At this breakneck pace, box office watchers are hard-pressed to predict where ticket sales will ultimately wind up.
Meanwhile “The Odyssey” has remained a force, even with the outsized appeal of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Christopher Nolan’s Greek epic earned $79 million overseas in its fourth weekend of release, as well as $31.5 million in North America. With $1.104 billion globally, “The Odyssey” officially ranks as Nolan’s highest-grossing movie of all time, overtaking 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises” ($1.08 billion) and 2009’s “The Dark Knight” ($1.008 billion). It’s also the biggest release ever for Imax with $289 million, surpassing the tally of “Avatar” with $271 million.
Also this weekend, Paramount’s animated “PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie” opened to $23 million from 30 overseas markets, representing 75% of the international footprint. Top territories were China with $5.5 million, France with $4.5 million and the U.K. with $2.2 million. The third theatrical feature based on the animated kids’ series is opening next weekend in North America and 22 additional markets.
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