# 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://talkfuse.com/story/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/
- Published: 2026-08-09T18:45:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-09T21:12:56+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: 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
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day

## Key points

- Spider-Man: Brand New Day nears $2 billion worldwide after $145 million weekend
- The Odyssey becomes Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing film at $1.1 billion
- Both films also top Imax and franchise box office records

## Summary

Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey both posted strong results at the box office this weekend, with the Marvel superhero film closing in on $2 billion worldwide and Nolan's epic becoming his highest-grossing film ever. The dual milestones underline a robust period for cinemas, driven by big-budget event films from established franchises and auteur directors alike.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring Tom Holland, earned an estimated $145 million in its second weekend, the third-best domestic second-weekend haul in box office history, bringing its worldwide total to $1.67 billion and putting it on track to surpass Spider-Man: No Way Home. The Odyssey, Nolan's retelling of Homer's epic starring Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway, has taken $1.104 billion globally in just four weekends, overtaking The Dark Knight Rises ($1.084 billion) as his top earner and also becoming Imax's highest-grossing release, having been shot entirely on Imax cameras.

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