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  "id": 6009562,
  "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ makes it 6 weeks in a row at No. 1 as Hollywood wraps a banner summer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/spider-man-brand-new-day-makes-it-6-weeks-in-a-row-at-no-1-as-6009562",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T17:29:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/06/spider-man-brand-new-day-makes-it-6-weeks-in-a-row-at-no-1-as-hollywood-wraps-a-banner-summer/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ makes it 6 weeks in a row at No. 1 as Hollywood wraps a banner summer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/spider-man-brand-new-day-makes-it-6-weeks-in-a-row-at-no-1-as",
        "published": "2026-09-06T17:29:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ makes it 6 weeks in a row at No. 1 as Hollywood wraps a banner summer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/spider-man-brand-new-day-makes-it-6-weeks-in-a-row-at-no-1-as-6016406",
        "published": "2026-09-06T18:23:02.000Z"
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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."
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