Weekend Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Opens Huge

Tom Holland stars in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’. Photo: Sony Pictures.

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ did huge business in its first weekend of release.
‘The Odyssey’ was pushed to second place.
‘I Want Your Sex’ landed in eighth.

Superhero fatigue is still a thing, but Peter Parker has the cure. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ the fourth MCU film featuring the character as played by Tom Holland, had an amazing launch at the box office with $355 million.

That hands the movie, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’) the biggest start for 2026 to date and second only to ‘Avengers: Endgame’ on the all-time chart. And let’s not forget the figures are still estimates –– there remains a chance that the new Marvel offering could overtake his superhero buddies by the end of the today.

“A brand new day starts now.”

Release Date: Jul 31, 2026

Run Time: 2 hr 25 min

Budget: $225,000,000

It’s also the most successful opening for a Spidey movie, besting 2021’s ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ and proving the enduring appeal of the character.

Related Article: ‘The Odyssey’ is Still the Champion of the Box Office in Second Weekend

Top Five Movies at the Box Office

(L to R) Tom Holland and Tramell Tillman star in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’. Photo: Sony Pictures.

1. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ -$355 million
2. ‘The Odyssey’ -$51 million
3. ‘Toy Story 5’ -$6.2 million
4. ‘Minions & Monsters’ -$5.6 million
5. ‘Moana’ -$5.3 million

What else happened at the box office this weekend?

Matt Damon is Odysseus in ‘The Odyssey’, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. Photo: Universal Pictures.

The latest Spidey movie, like ‘The Odyssey’ before it, enjoyed a largely competition-free first weekend. Only Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ arrived, opening in limited release for $570,000 in eighth place.

Christopher Nolan’s mythological epic, meanwhile, fell 43% for $51 million, but only slipped to second place. Worldwide, the movie is now on.

In third was ‘Toy Story 5’ with $6.2 million, while ‘Minions & Monsters’ took fourth on $5.6 million, and ‘Moana’ remained in fifth on $5.3 million.