‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ swings to stunning $927m debut at global box office – second biggest opening of all time

Worldwide box office: July 24-26

Credit: Rentrak. All figures are estimates

Records tumble with launch of fourth ‘Spider-Man’ film

Sony Pictures and Marvel have exceeded expectations for the global launch of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, achieving an estimated $927m debut – the second biggest worldwide opening of all time.

This fourth Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland – and the ninth live-action, including the three starring Tobey Maguire and two toplined by Andrew Garfield – opened with an estimated $355m in North America and $572m across 66 international markets.

The only film ever to have opened bigger than Brand New Day is fellow Marvel title Avengers: Endgame, which launched with $1.22bn worldwide in 2019. Behind Brand New Day is 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War with a $640.5m global opening.

Previously, the biggest Spider-Man opening was achieved by Holland’s third film in the franchise, 2021’s No Way Home, which began with $600.5m, including $260.1m in North America.

One big difference between Brand New Day and No Way Home is China. While No Way Home was not released into Chinese cinemas, the country is the top international market for Brand New Day, opening with an estimated $121.0m.

Brand New Day has set the record for biggest ever opening in major markets including France, Brazil and Spain. In India, it has delivered the biggest ever opening for a US film. Brand New Day also set the record for biggest ever opening in Peru, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Belgium.

Among international markets, its top territory after China is UK/Ireland (an estimated five-day $49.0m, the third-biggest opening of all time). Next come Mexico ($38.3m, second-biggest opening of all time), India ($31.8m), South Korea ($25.0m), Brazil ($23.8m), Australia ($21.4m, second-biggest opening of all time), Germany ($20.0m) and Italy ($18.2m).

Sony achieved these numbers despite Universal’s The Odyssey’s monopoly on Imax screens in most markets. In China, Japan and South Korea, where The Odyssey has yet to open, Brand New Day grossed an estimated $23.0m on Imax screens, led by China’s $19.0m.

While The Odyssey continued in Imax screens in markets where it is playing, Brand New Day swooped into premium large-format (PLF) screens across the planet, setting all-time global records in Dolby, 4DX ($17.0m), ScreenX ($14.4m) and D-BOX, as well as multiple local exhibitor PLF brands.

Brand New Day is chasing the $1.92bn worldwide total achieved by Spider-Man: No Way Home, the eighth biggest film of all time. The question now is: can it swing past that number, eclipsing the likes of 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War ($2.05bn)?

The biggest Marvel film of all time is Avengers: Endgame ($2.80bn), and the biggest film of all time is 20th Century Studios’ Avatar ($2.92bn including rereleases).

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, taking over from Jon Watts, who helmed the first three Tom Holland Spidey adventures.

‘The Odyssey’ passes $900m worldwide

Universal’s The Odyssey enjoyed a strong estimated $136.3m session at the global box office in its third weekend of play, taking the total to $911.4m. That means that the current worldwide box office chart is led by two films that have both grossed $900m cumulatively – with both films also featuring cast members Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal.

Losing non-Imax premium screens to Spider-Man: Brand New Day means that The Odyssey took a dip globally, declining from the previous weekend by 38% across international markets and 43% in North America.

The Odyssey – plus Brand New Day in China, Japan and South Korea – helped Imax achieve a $68m weekend total, the second-highest in its history. For the first time ever, Imax has achieved three consecutive weekends grossing $50m-plus globally.

For The Odyssey, UK/Ireland remains the top international market, with $67.4m to date. Next comes France ($45.6m), where The Odyssey is already the second-highest grossing of Christopher Nolan films.

Punching above its usual weight is Italy, with $42.5m so far – the biggest Nolan film of all time in the country, and the biggest hit of the year to date, eclipsing the locally very popular The Devil Wears Prada 2.

The Odyssey is now closing in on the $976m worldwide total achieved by Oppenheimer in 2023, and Universal will hope it can also overtake Nolan’s biggest worldwide hits – 2008’s The Dark Knight ($1.01bn) and 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises ($1.09bn). Given the film’s upcoming openings in South Korea (August 5), China (August 14) and Japan (September 11), that feat looks highly likely, though these numbers are not adjusted for inflation.

Also for Universal, horror hit Obsession dropped by just 7% in its second weekend of play in China, adding an estimated $4.6m – and taking its total there to $14.4m. The film’s worldwide total is now $474.8m.

Universal has become the first US studio of 2026 to achieve $4bn at the box office. Universal/Focus Features is behind five of the 10 highest-grossing films of 2026 so far: Michael (shared with Lionsgate), The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, The Odyssey, Obsession and Minions & Monsters.

The simultaneous success of Brand New Day and The Odyssey has helped the top 10 films to a powerful weekend total of $1.19bn worldwide. In late July 2023, for the opening weekend of Barbie and Oppenheimer, the top 10 films collectively grossed $783m worldwide.

‘Toy Story 5’ set for franchise record

Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 5 added an estimated $20.8m worldwide at the weekend, taking its cumulative total to $1.066bn. That puts it right behind Toy Story 3 ($1.067bn in 2010) and Toy Story 4 ($1.074bn in 2019), and it will overtake both to become the biggest film in the franchise. These numbers are not adjusted for inflation.

Toy Story 5 remains the highest-grossing film so far in 2026, ahead of Michael ($1.02bn) and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($1.01bn), but it will soon by overtaken by Spider-Man: Brand New Day and then almost certainly by The Odyssey.

Also for Disney, Moana added an estimated $15.9m at the weekend, taking the total so far to $261.1m. That compares with a lifetime total of $205.7m for Disney’s live-action Snow White last year – a box office disappointment. Lilo & Stitch – Disney’s other live-action remake in 2025 – grossed a powerful $1.04bn.

Chinese films pepper global top 10

There are three films from China in the latest worldwide weekend top 10 chart, led by All Wishes Come True!. Mu Zhengxing’s animation added an estimated $30.2m, taking the total since July 18 to $168.9m.

Steven Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer added $13.4m, and now stands at $314.8m. Now joining this pair on release is Dong Runnian’s Make Zhonghe Great Again, which has opened with $11.9m including previews. The film is a spinoff sequel to Runnian’s 2023 comedy Johnny Keep Walking!.

Also in the worldwide top 10 chart is Japanese anime Chiikawa The Movie: The Secret Of Mermaid Island, adapted from the manga written and illustrated by Nagano. The film – written by Nagano and directed by Kei Oikawa – follows a 2022 Chiikawa anime TV series comprising multiple very short episodes around one minute in duration.

• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ soars to $355m in second-highest US box office debut of all time