{
  "id": 383622,
  "title": "Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Flies to Third-Biggest Second Weekend of All Time With $144 Million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/box-office-spider-man-brand-new-day-flies-to-third-biggest-second",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T15:08:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/spiderman-brand-new-day-box-office-near-record-second-weekend-1236830807/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Spider-Man: Brand New Day has earned $144.5 million domestically during its second weekend in theaters, according to Variety. This makes it one of the top sophomore frames in history. The film's second weekend drop is at least 60%, but it still has a significant total, with an estimated $653 million through Sunday.\n\nThe movie is on track to become the first in U.S./Canada box office history to make $1 billion without including overseas grosses, as per TheWrap. Globally, it is estimated to reach approximately $1.6 billion worldwide by Sunday's end and will become the eighth $2 billion blockbuster in history by next weekend.\n\nOther movies are currently in the charts, including Universal/Syncopy's \"The Odyssey\" with a fourth weekend of $30.5 million, and Warner Bros.' \"The End of Oak Street\" is set to open next weekend with an estimated $30-35 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Projected To Make $135 Million-Plus At 2nd Weekend Box Office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/spider-man-brand-new-day-projected-to-make-135-million-plus-at-2nd",
        "published": "2026-08-08T02:12:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Scores Amazing $143 Million Second Weekend at Box Office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/spider-man-brand-new-day-scores-amazing-143-million-second-weekend-at",
        "published": "2026-08-08T15:07:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Swings into Second Weekend With $43 Million on Friday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/box-office-spider-man-brand-new-day-swings-into-second-weekend-with",
        "published": "2026-08-08T15:50:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}