Spider-Man: Brand New Day Eyes $143M 2nd Weekend
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- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is tracking $143M for its second domestic weekend, which would rank as the third-best sophomore frame ever, behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($149.2M) and Avengers: Endgame ($147.3M), and make it the first Sony film ever to clear $100M in a second frame (topping Spider-Man: No Way Home's $84.5M).
- Brand New Day posted the highest 10-day domestic gross in history with a running cume of $653M, running 5% ahead of Avengers: Endgame at the same point in its release.
- PLF and added IMAX screens are driving 33% of Brand New Day's second-weekend gross, with the film's second Friday coming in at $43M — a 76% drop from its record $169.8M opening-day/preview figure.
- The Odyssey held second place in its fourth weekend with $28.5M (down 44%) for a domestic cume of $458.1M, putting it on track to surpass The Dark Knight Rises as Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing film globally.
- Universal became the first studio to surpass $4 billion worldwide in 2026, fueled by The Odyssey and its romcom One Night Only.
- Counter-programming and indies are being squeezed out: the article explicitly states it is "not a situation where the tide lifts all boats," with Universal's One Night Only debuting at $6M, Searchlight's Super Troopers 3 tracking in single-digit millions, and Eli Roth's Ice Cream Man in low single digits.
Why it matters: Two films — Spider-Man: Brand New Day ($143M tracking) and The Odyssey ($28.5M) — are driving this weekend's $204M+ domestic total, with the article explicitly noting counter-programming and indies are "left in the dust." Sony achieves its first-ever $100M sophomore frame while Universal crosses $4 billion worldwide in 2026.
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