{
  "id": 51487,
  "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘The Odyssey’ Power Biggest Collective Weekend in Box Office History With $430 Million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/spider-man-brand-new-day-and-the-odyssey-power-biggest-collective",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T16:09:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/the-odyssey-spiderman-biggest-box-office-weekend-history-1236825132/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The weekend box office has achieved a record-breaking collective total of $430 million, driven by the releases of \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" and \"The Odyssey\". According to Variety, this marks the biggest collective weekend in box office history. TheWrap reports that \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" opened with $355-358 million domestically, while \"The Odyssey\" earned $51 million in its third weekend, combining for a total of $434 million.\n\nThe success of \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" extends beyond domestic markets, with Deadline reporting a global opening of $927 million at 90,000 screens worldwide. This makes it the second-best global opening of all time, behind \"Avengers: Endgame\". The film has also performed well in individual markets, with Live Mint citing early estimates of over $71 million in China, with projections suggesting a total of around $150 million in the territory.\n\nThe record-breaking weekend has been hailed as a positive sign for the movie industry, with Michael O’Leary, CEO and President of Cinema United, praising the power of moviegoing to bring in large audiences with a variety of stories, as reported by TheWrap.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Obliterates Expectations With $927 Million Global Debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/spider-man-brand-new-day-obliterates-expectations-with-927-million",
        "published": "2026-08-02T16:46:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}