‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ makes it 6 weeks in a row at No. 1 as Hollywood wraps a banner summer
NEW YORK (AP) — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remained the No. 1 movie in theaters over the weekend, becoming just the second film this decade to top the box office for six straight weeks.
The superhero film "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continued its reign at the top of the box office for a sixth consecutive week. Since the end of July, this Sony release has dominated theaters, a feat last achieved by 2022's "Avatar: The Way of Water." The fourth standalone Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland earned $18 million over the weekend, with Sony predicting $23.3 million for the four-day Labor Day holiday.
In global terms, "Brand New Day" has amassed $2.4 billion. Universal Pictures' "The Odyssey" occupied the second spot, with a $13 million domestic weekend haul, bringing its worldwide total to $1.63 billion. Both "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" and "The Odyssey" contributed to Hollywood's best summer since pre-pandemic times, with the domestic box office reaching $4.6 billion by Aug.
31, a 26.1% increase from 2025 and close to 2013's record. However, when accounting for inflation and higher ticket prices, the summer's success isn't as staggering. Labor Day weekend, typically a slow period, saw minimal new releases, with only "Coyote vs. Acme," a hybrid live-action-animated Looney Tunes movie, performing well, down 29% to $11.3 million.
Other films, like Mark Wahlberg's "By Any Means" and Adam Wingard's "Onslaught," underperformed, with the latter flopping at $1.9 million. Conversely, the surprise hit "Buddy," a dark comedy about children trapped in a 1990s children's TV series, overperformed, grossing $5.7 million in its second weekend, bringing its two-week total to $14.3 million.
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