# ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Power $239 Million U.K., Ireland July Box Office

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-odyssey-and-spider-man-brand-new-day-power-239-million-u-k-ireland-july-box-office/
- Published: 2026-08-07T15:03:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-08T12:38:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/the-odyssey-spider-man-july-uk-ireland-july-box-office-1236829985/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day

## Key points

- July box office reached a record $239.7 million.
- “The Odyssey” became 2026’s top-grossing U.K. title.
- “Spider-Man” opened strongly, tracking ahead of “No Way Home”.

## Summary

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” helped drive the U.K. and Ireland box office to £178.2 million ($239.7 million) in July, a record monthly total and 35% above the equivalent five-week period in 2025. The result signals strong cinema demand, led by major franchise and event releases, and has pushed year-to-date takings above $1.05 billion.

“The Odyssey” led July with £56.2 million ($75.6 million) after three weeks, becoming 2026’s highest-grossing film so far and putting it on course to be Nolan’s biggest U.K. release. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” was second with $71.3 million, including a $49 million opening, while “Toy Story 5” added $28 million to take third place; annual U.K. grosses are 18% ahead of 2025 and 34% ahead of 2024.

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