'The Odyssey' tops global box office as 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' crosses $2.4 billion worldwide

'The Odyssey' overtakes 'Spider-Man' to claim the global weekend

Universal and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey grabbed the No. 1 spot at the worldwide weekend box office with $45.96 million, edging Sony/Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which collected $44.1 million in its sixth frame. According to Deadline, the crossover marked the first time since Brand New Day opened on July 31 that the Spider-Man title had been knocked from the top of the global chart, with the headline coincidence noted in coverage that both films star Tom Holland and Zendaya.

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' reaches $2.4 billion and third place all-time

Spider-Man: Brand New Day lifted its worldwide gross to about $2.4 billion through Sunday, with roughly $1.485 billion from international markets and $917.8 million domestic, placing it third on the all-time global chart behind Avatar ($2.9 billion) and Avengers: Endgame ($2.79 billion). The Times of India reported the Sony/Marvel title as the No. 1 movie domestically over the weekend on studio estimates near $18 million, with a four-day holiday forecast of $23.3 million, and noted it was only the second film this decade to lead the box office for six consecutive weeks, a streak last matched by Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022.

'The Odyssey' crosses $1.63 billion and approaches a Universal record

In its eighth weekend, The Odyssey posted a three-day domestic gross of $13 million and $32.9 million from 84 foreign territories, lifting its running global total to about $1.63 billion, including roughly $584.7 million in North America. Deadline reported the film now trails only Jurassic World's $1.67 billion worldwide cume among Universal releases, positioning it to become the studio's highest-grossing title ever, while the Times of India noted Odyssey had become the first film to surpass $1 billion internationally since Avatar in 2009.

Imax drives a record-setting late run for 'The Odyssey'

Imax generated $22.2 million in global ticket sales over three days and $27.2 million over four days for The Odyssey, lifting the large-format exhibitor's lifetime gross for the film to $486 million and making it Imax's highest-grossing release of all time, according to Deadline. The weekend included the launch of Japan previews on 62 Imax screens, which rang up $755,000 ahead of the film's wide Japanese release on Sept. 11, with foreign Imax markets contributing $16.4 million and North America adding $6.2 million over three days and $7.7 million over four days.

Hollywood closes its strongest summer since before the pandemic

The Times of India reported that Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey together powered Hollywood to its best summer since before the pandemic, with the domestic box office totaling $4.6 billion through Aug. 31. Deadline separately projected the U.S. summer nearing an all-time $4.76 billion record, fueled in part by Brand New Day's $23 million-plus Labor Day take, underscoring how both blockbusters carried the season's late-stage results.