'Spider-Man' keeps record pace and ‘The Odyssey’ tops $1 billion at box office

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 09, 2026 · 654 words · By Jake Coyle; The Associated Press

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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” set a new high for the director.

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The Sony-Marvel release has accrued $1.67 billion worldwide in just 10 days of release, putting it on a trajectory to be among the biggest blockbusters ever.

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Domestically, no movie has racked up a higher total faster.

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Claim 1: “The Universal release, starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, cost about $25 million to make.”

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Claim 2: “It now ranks as Nolan’s biggest box-office hit ever, not accounting for inflation, eclipsing both “The Dark Knight Rises” ($1.08 billion) and 2009’s “The Dark Knight” ($1 billion).”

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Claim 3: “Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” ($975 million) ended just shy of the milestone.”

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Claim 4: “Reviews weren’t good (46% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) but audience scores (a “B+” CinemaScore) were better.”

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Claim 5: “Since the pandemic, the only summer to surpass $4 billion was 2023, when “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” drove ticket sales.”

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Claim 6: “Overseas, it’s already surpassed $1 billion.”

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Multiple independent sources (Dailymotion, TikTok) confirm the film has grossed over $1 billion worldwide.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Brand New Day" is a comic book storyline in The Amazing Spider-Man, published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2008. It chronicles the start of Spider-Man's adventures in the aftermath of the status quo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_New_Day_(comics)

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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 — Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: Brand New Day composed by Michael Giacchino. The soundtrack …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Brand_New_Day_(sou…

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Claim 7: ““Spider-Man: Brand New Day”... collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend”

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While evidence confirms the existence of a 2026 film 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day', none of the provided sources mention a second-weekend domestic gross of $144.5 million.

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Claim 8: “In its fourth weekend, the Universal Pictures release added $31.5 million domestically to bring its global total to $1.1 billion.”

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No evidence was provided for this specific claim regarding the fourth weekend domestic earnings of 'The Odyssey'.

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Claim 9: “The Sony-Marvel release has accrued $1.67 billion worldwide in just 10 days of release”

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Evidence confirms the film exists and has grossed over $1 billion (Dailymotion, TikTok), but no source specifically corroborates the figure of $1.67 billion within 10 days.

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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 10: “According to Rentrak, summer revenue is just $14.8 million shy of $4 billion through Sunday.”

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Claim 11: “There have already been five $1 billion movies — more than any year since 2019. The other two were “Michael” and “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.””

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Claim 12: “Mubi's “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,”... debuted with a per-location average of $50,300 across five screens.”

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Claim 13: “Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” also crossed $1 billion.”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' (2026) has grossed over $1 billion (specifically $1.446 billion).

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web search NEUTRAL — The Odyssey is a 2026 epic action fantasy film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who produced it with his wife Emma Thomas.It has grossed $1.446 billion worldwide, becoming the second-highest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odyssey_(2026_film)

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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' has become the highest-grossing R-rated film ever, earning over $1.3 billion worldwide. The film's IMAX success and star-studded cast have contributed to its record-b…
https://www.iheart.com/content/2026-08-21-the-odyssey-sails-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher Nolan has reached a new milestone with The Odyssey, which has officially become the highest-grossing film of his career.It has also become the second-highest-grossing R-rated film ever, be…
https://wowmagazine.ae/2026/08/19/christopher-nolans-the-ody…

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Claim 14: “With $147.3 million domestically on the company’s large-format screens, “The Odyssey” now ranks as IMAX’s highest grossing domestic release of all time.”

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Claim 15: “In U.S. and Canadian cinemas, “Brand New Day” has grossed $655.1 million thus far.”

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No provided evidence mentions a domestic gross of $655.1 million for 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'.

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Claim 16: ““One Night Only,”... opened with $5.7 million.”

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Claim 17: ““The Force Awakens,” with $149.2 million in 2015 [is the best sophomore frame on record]”

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Grokipedia explicitly lists 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' as the current record holder for second-weekend gross at $149.2 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — Worldwide, the film set records for the highest-grossing opening weekend and the fastest to gross $1 billion, as well as several IMAX records.Jurassic World – $106 million[9]. — N/a. Its second weeken…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_box_office_records_set…

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web search NEUTRAL — The second weekend gross of a film represents the box office earnings accrued from Friday through Sunday during the week immediately following its opening weekend.Star Wars: The Force Awakens. $149.2 …
https://grokipedia.com/page/List_of_highest-grossing_second_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Star Wars: The Force Awakens posted a record-breaking $119.1M on its opening day (which also includes Thursday sneak preview screenings) and it dropped a respectable 42.7% on Saturday, putting up $68.…
https://movieweb.com/black-panther-movie-box-office-second-w…

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Claim 18: “It opens in China on Friday.”

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Claim 19: “Nolan’s Homeric epic is the director’s first movie to reach that threshold since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.””

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No evidence was provided to confirm if 'The Odyssey' is the first Nolan film to reach $1 billion since 'The Dark Knight Rises'.

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Claim 20: “No Sony film has ever cleared $100 million in its second weekend before.”

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Evidence mentions the film's performance in its fourth weekend and overall totals, but does not provide data regarding the second-weekend record for Sony films.

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web search NEUTRAL — "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" led the box office in its fourth weekend as "Insidious: Out of the Further" opened nationwide.“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has been unstoppable on the big screen with $855 m…
https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/spiderman-brand-new…

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web search NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Brand New Day wins its fourth weekend at the box office, topping new movies in Insidious: Out of the Further and Jason Statham's Mutiny.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the first film to lead four weeks since Avatar: Fire and Ash and the first summer film since last year’s Weapons during its run through August. Its $39 million this week i…
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/weekend-box-off…

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Claim 21: “It took only seven days for “Brand New Day” to become the highest grossing movie of the year, easily displacing “Toy Story 5” ($1.07 billion worldwide).”

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Three independent web sources confirm the film became the highest-grossing movie of 2026 in seven days, surpassing Toy Story 5's total (cited as $1.067B or $1.07B).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Homecoming is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by Sony Pi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Homecoming

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a 2018 American animated superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman from a screen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Into_the_Spider-Ve…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: No Way Home is a 2021 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by Sony P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_No_Way_Home

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Claim 22: “A24's “Tony,” starring Dominic Sessa as a young Anthony Bourdain, grossed $348,955... $58,159 per theater.”

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Claim 23: ““Super Troopers 3,”... debuted with $4 million.”

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Claim 24: “Ticket sales are running 18.5% ahead of last year, according to Rentrak.”

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