‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ crosses $1bn at box office in record time

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 05, 2026 · 491 words · By David Mouriquand

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The new Spider-Man film, Tom Holland's fourth solo adventure, surpassed 'Avengers: Endgame' for its opening box office weekend and has now become the second fastest film in history to cross the $1 billion mark.

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The new Spider-Man adventure, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, becoming the second fastest movie to reach that milestone after 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.

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Endgame captured a record breaking $1.2 billion worldwide in its opening weekend.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Odyssey is released in South Korea today, as well as China (14 August) and Japan (11 September)?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Odyssey is released in South Korea today, as well as China (14 August) and Japan (11 September).”

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Web search results for 'Box Office Global: The Odyssey $257M Bow' explicitly list the release dates for China (Aug 14) and Japan (Sept), matching the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Смотрите онлайн «Christopher_Nolan_s_THE_ODYSSEY_-_PROLOGUE_https___t.co_j3IEesUPLL_2.mp4» от автора Christopher Nolan | Кристофер Нолан. Хорошее качество видео без регистрации в бесплатном видеокатал…
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web search NEUTRAL — THE ODYSSEY is a complete 2026 epic in 4K — free on Lumz Cinema. Gods the size of mountains, monsters that swallow men whole, and one king who made an enemy of the ocean itself. Odysseus, King of Itha…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1GE0ire454

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web search NEUTRAL — 5), China, (Aug. 14), and Japan (Sept.The Odyssey is on track to deliver the biggest Imax opening of 2026 and rank within the Top 3 Imax openings of all time. In Sweden, The Odyssey had the widest ana…
https://deadline.com/2026/07/box-office-global-the-odyssey-1…

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Claim 2: “the draw of married couple Tom Holland and Zendaya”

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Two independent cross-references from Flipboard report that Tom Holland and Zendaya got married, with one citing a confirmation to Esquire.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — English actor Tom Holland started his acting in theatre with a supporting role in 2008 for Billy Elliot the Musical and was promoted to the title role that year, which he played until 2010. He then ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roles_and_awards_of_To…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a 2026 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by Sony…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Brand_New_Day

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( zen-DAY-ə; born September 1, 1996), known mononymously as Zendaya, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendaya

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Claim 3: “Brand New Day is the fourth movie of 2026 to earn $1 billion, following The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($1.012 billion), Michael ($1.016 billion) and Toy Story 5 ($1.068 billion).”

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Only one source ('Tom Holland, Zendaya Summer Pushes Box Office To $4 Billion') mentions 'Toy Story 5' and 'The Odyssey' in the context of summer box office, but it does not explicitly list the $1 billion milestones for 'Michael' or 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' as described in the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has eclipsed $1 billion at the international box office, the second-fastest movie to reach that milestone.
https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/spider-man-brand-ne…

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web search NEUTRAL — Share your own reaction to Spider-Man Brand New Day 2nd weekend box office! And be sure to make Beyond The Trailer your first stop for movie and entertainment news here on YouTube today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzAwfLTxqI

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web search NEUTRAL — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” leads the summer box office with a $655 million gross domestically to date, followed by "Toy Story 5" with $470 million and "The Odyssey" (which is expected to take second …
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/11/summer-…

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Claim 4: “Both actors are having one hell of a summer, starring in both The Odyssey and Brand New Day.”

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Evidence from EuroNews confirms both Tom Holland and Zendaya star in 'The Odyssey', and Wikipedia confirms 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is a 2026 film (which they star in as the lead actors).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is a British actor known for his work in a diverse range of genres. His accolades include a BAFTA Award as well as two Critics' Choice Awards nominations. Hol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holland

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Claim 5: “Between them, they currently have a reported box office total of $1.8bn with both films”

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The provided evidence mentions individual box office figures (e.g., 'The Odyssey' $257M bow, 'Brand New Day' $1B+), but no source explicitly confirms a combined total of exactly $1.8 billion for these two specific films.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man, a superhero character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for American comic books published by Marvel Comics, has appeared in film since CBS's 1977 television film pilot, for the program …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_in_film

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is an upcoming American animated superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man. Directed by Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Beyond_the_Spider-…

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Claim 6: “Endgame captured a record breaking $1.2 billion worldwide in its opening weekend.”

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While the provided search results for claim 2 are general Wikipedia pages, the specific figure of $1.22 billion for Endgame's opening is cited in the evidence for claim 1 ('Avengers: Endgame's $1.22 billion), which supports the claim's $1.2 billion figure.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Avengers are a team of superheroes and the protagonists of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the eponymous team from Marvel Comics created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers_(Marvel_Cinematic_Uni…

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web search NEUTRAL — Marvel's The Avengers[5] (titled Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland [1][6] and commonly referred to as simply The Avengers) is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(2012_film)

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web search NEUTRAL — The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls027181777/

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Claim 7: “The new Spider-Man adventure, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, becoming the second fastest movie to reach that milestone after 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' crossed $1 billion and is the second fastest to do so after 'Avengers: Endgame'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a group of American superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_Pha…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Benjamin Parker, also known by his alias, Spider-Man, is a fictional character portrayed by Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics superhe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Parker_(Marvel_Cinematic…

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Claim 8: “The new Spider-Man film, Tom Holland's fourth solo adventure, surpassed 'Avengers: Endgame' for its opening box office weekend”

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The claim states 'Brand New Day' surpassed 'Avengers: Endgame' for its opening weekend. However, evidence from 'Global Box Office: Spider-Man: Brand New Day $927M 2nd Best...' explicitly states it had the 'second best global opening at the box office with $927M behind Avengers: Endgame's $1.22 billion'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Avengers: Doomsday is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Doomsday

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Claim 9: “The Odyssey has grossed $912 million to date”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific gross of $912 million for 'The Odyssey'.

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Claim 10: “Director Destin Daniel Cretton, who has taken the reins from regular director Jon Watts”

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Claim 11: “In December, Zendaya will star in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three”

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Both a TikTok-related search result and the official WarnerBros.com page confirm 'Dune: Part Three' is directed by Denis Villeneuve, stars Zendaya, and is scheduled for release on December 18, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dune: Part Two is a 2024 American epic space opera film directed by Denis Villeneuve, from a screenplay he wrote with Jon Spaihts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune:_Part_Two

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web search NEUTRAL — Dune: Part Three is an upcoming film scheduled for release on December 18, 2026, directed by Denis Villeneuve, and will adapt Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah, concluding the trilogy. The film will star T…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/part-3-release-date

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web search NEUTRAL — Directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Villeneuve and Brian K. Vaughan, Dune: Part Three is based on the novel Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert and delivers the epic conclusion to Villeneuve’s trilo…
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/dune-part-three

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