A record-setting second weekend for Brand New Day
Sony Pictures and Marvel's Spider-Man: Brand New Day added an estimated $381m globally in its second weekend of release, lifting its 12-day worldwide total to $1.67bn. The film fell 59.7% in North America and 48% internationally, with the domestic running total of $655.1m the highest ever recorded after 10 days, surpassing Avengers: Endgame at the same stage. The $1.67bn global tally places Brand New Day 12th on the all-time worldwide chart, just behind Jurassic World and Inside Out 2, and on track to overtake Spider-Man: No Way Home's $1.92bn and become the eighth film ever to cross $2bn.
The Odyssey overtakes Nolan's previous best
Universal's The Odyssey added a confirmed $113.6m worldwide at the weekend, pushing its global cumulative to $1.11bn and surpassing The Dark Knight Rises ($1.09bn) to become the highest-grossing Christopher Nolan film of all time. The film also set a new Imax record with $289.3m — 26% of its worldwide total — the largest ever for any title, and helped Imax post a fourth consecutive $50m-plus weekend. The Odyssey debuted in South Korea with $14.4m, the biggest opening for a Nolan film there, taking 44% of the market against Brand New Day, and is set to open in China on August 14.
International milestones and territory records
Brand New Day crossed $1bn at the international box office in 12 days, the second-fastest film to do so after Avengers: Endgame, with $1.013bn overseas. China led international markets at $186.7m, followed by UK/Ireland ($87.4m), Mexico ($65.8m), France ($49.2m), South Korea ($43.2m), Australia ($39.1m), Germany ($37.6m) and Italy ($31.1m). The film became the biggest Hollywood release ever in India at $52.8m cumulative, the all-time No. 1 MPA title in Brazil, Spain, Peru and Italy, and the top-grossing MPA film of all time in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
The wider weekend landscape
Paramount's Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie opened with $25m worldwide from 30 territories, while Disney's Toy Story 5 reached $1.09bn globally. Universal's Minions & Monsters added $473.5m cumulative, and the company also released Obsession, which has now grossed $488.1m. Local animation Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island took $11.95m across three territories for a $45m running total, outpacing Brand New Day in Japan for the third consecutive weekend.
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