{
  "id": 405179,
  "title": "Spider-Man: Brand New Day Swings Closer to $2 Billion in Second Weekend in Theaters, The Odyssey Becomes Highest-Grossing Christopher Nolan Movie of All Time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/spider-man-brand-new-day-swings-closer-to-2-billion-in-second-weekend",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T18:45:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-brand-new-day-swings-closer-to-2-billion-in-second-weekend-in-theaters-the-odyssey-becomes-highest-grossing-christopher-nolan-movie-of-all-time"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the second weekend of August, Spider-Man: Brand New Day secured a spot on the list of movies with the highest worldwide grosses, closing in on the $2 billion mark. The Tom Holland Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film made an estimated $145 million in domestic theaters, bringing its total to $655 million domestically and $1.01 billion internationally. With more weekends still to come, it appears highly likely that the superhero flick will surpass the $2 billion milestone. Upon reaching that number, Spider-Man: Brand New Day would now be in the same conversation as blockbusters like Avatar and Avengers: Endgame. The movie's strong performance follows The Odyssey, a Christopher Nolan-directed adaptation of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey. Nolan's film debuted with a record-breaking $264 million worldwide, cementing it as his highest-grossing movie of all time and surpassing his previous best with The Dark Knight Rises. The Odyssey also holds the title of the highest-grossing movie of all time in Imax theaters, earning $289.3 million worldwide.",
  "summary": "August brought another standout weekend at the box office after Spider-Man: Brand New Day swung closer to $2 billion in theaters, and The Odyssey became the highest-grossing Christopher Nolan movie of all time.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}