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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
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.
In short
- 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
Explained simply
Spider-Man is a Marvel character who first appeared in comics and has since been adapted for film by several studios. Tom Holland plays Peter Parker in the current series, which is part of the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe; Spider-Man: No Way Home was an earlier film in that series.
The Odyssey is an ancient Greek poem traditionally attributed to Homer, about Odysseus’s long journey home after the Trojan War. Christopher Nolan’s film adapts the story, with Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway among its cast. Nolan is also known for films such as The Dark Knight Rises.
Box office totals measure ticket sales, often combining earnings from cinemas in different countries. Comparisons between films can show how audiences are responding to large-scale releases and how much cinema revenue is being generated.
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