Spider-Man: Brand New Day continued its strong performance at the box office, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend. 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.
The Odyssey Sets New High for Nolan
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey also crossed $1 billion. In its fourth weekend, the Universal Pictures release added $31.5 million domestically to bring its global total to $1.1 billion. The Odyssey 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).
A big part of that success has been on IMAX. 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. The Odyssey still has one major market left, as it opens in China on Friday.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey have helped drive Hollywood to its best box-office year since the pandemic. Ticket sales are running 18.5% ahead of last year, according to Rentrak. There have already been five $1 billion movies — more than any year since 2019.
Original reporting: WTVQ (Lexington) — read the source article.
