Spider-Man: Brand New Day Tops 4th Weekend, Hits $800 Million Domestically
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 20
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Tops 4th Weekend, Hits $800 Million Domestically
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 20
Summary
$800 million in domestic ticket sales has put Spider-Man: Brand New Day on course to lead the North American box office for a fourth straight weekend.
Sony’s latest Spider-Man film recently became the fastest movie to reach that mark and is now expected to pass 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home as the No. 3 highest-grossing release ever domestically.
New challengers look modest by comparison: Insidious: Out of the Further is targeting about $23 million from roughly 3,000 theaters, while Jason Statham’s Mutiny is tracking for a high-single-digit debut in 2,700 locations.
The film’s run, alongside titles including The Odyssey and Toy Story 5, has helped lift the 2026 domestic summer box office to $4.24 billion as of Sunday, 23.7% above last year’s pace and within reach of 2013’s $4.75 billion record.
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