Updated
Updated · Gizmodo · Aug 10
The Odyssey Tops $1.104 Billion as Spider-Man: Brand New Day Hits $1.67 Billion
Updated
Updated · Gizmodo · Aug 10

The Odyssey Tops $1.104 Billion as Spider-Man: Brand New Day Hits $1.67 Billion

3 articles · Updated · Gizmodo · Aug 10

Summary

  • The Odyssey reached $1.104 billion worldwide in its third weekend, overtaking The Dark Knight Rises and becoming Christopher Nolan’s highest-grossing film.
  • Its run also made it the second-biggest R-rated movie domestically and globally since 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, underscoring unusually strong staying power.
  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day added about $145 million domestically in weekend two, giving it the third-biggest sophomore frame ever behind The Force Awakens and Avengers: Endgame.
  • That pushed Spider-Man to $655 million domestic and $1.67 billion worldwide, making it 2026’s top-grossing release and putting it within reach of No Way Home’s $1.921 billion.
  • Together, the two films are anchoring a standout 2026 box office, with late-August genre releases now facing a high bar to challenge Spider-Man’s domestic or global lead.

Insights

Could the unprecedented global IMAX success of The Odyssey redefine how Hollywood engineers its international theatrical releases?
As Spider-Man races toward two billion dollars, what hidden cost does this blockbuster dominance impose on smaller independent films?
With premium formats driving billion-dollar hits, are standard movie theaters facing an inevitable collapse despite the box office boom?