Spidey's Second Weekend Keeps Rewriting the Record Books
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is not finished making history. The Tom Holland and Zendaya-led Marvel blockbuster earned $43 million on Friday of its second weekend from 4,487 North American theaters, putting it on pace for a $143 million sophomore frame — a roughly 60 percent decline from its record-breaking $360 million debut [1][2]. That would push the film's domestic cumulative total to $653 million through Sunday, which Sony Pictures projects would be the highest 10-day domestic sum in box office history [1].
Where It Stands Among All-Time Greats
The second-weekend record remains out of reach — Star Wars: The Force Awakens set that bar at $149.2 million in 2015, followed by Avengers: Endgame at $147.3 million in 2019 [1]. But a projected $143 million would still place Destin Daniel Cretton's film third on that all-time list, comfortably ahead of the previous Sony record-holder, Spider-Man: No Way Home, which posted $84.5 million in its second frame in December 2021 — aided, the report notes, by minimal theatrical competition coming out of the COVID era [1].
The film's first-week performance had already been staggering. Brand New Day surpassed $500 million domestically in seven days, displacing Endgame as the fastest title to reach that milestone [1]. Globally, it crossed $1 billion in six days, making it the second-fastest film ever to do so behind Endgame, which achieved the feat in three days [2]. By Wednesday of its second week, it had overtaken Toy Story 5 as the highest-grossing film of 2026, reaching $1.155 billion globally against Toy Story 5's $1.067 billion — a total Toy Story 5 had taken since June to accumulate [2].
Earlier milestones include records for Thursday previews, opening Friday domestic gross, best-ever domestic Monday and Tuesday figures, and Sony's best-ever opening weekend [1]. The $360 million opening weekend edged out Endgame's $357.1 million domestic start, though Endgame's $1.2 billion global opening weekend still stands as the worldwide record [1].
The Story Behind the Spectacle
Produced by Marvel Studios and Amy Pascal on a $225 million budget, Brand New Day centers on Marvel's signature hero facing a lonely existence before an invisible enemy targets him [1]. Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, and Mark Ruffalo round out the cast alongside Holland and Zendaya [1].
The Rest of the Chart
Second place belongs to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, now in its fourth weekend, with an estimated $30.5 million — a relatively modest 40 percent drop — bringing its domestic total to approximately $460 million [1][2]. The film crossed the billion-dollar global mark on Thursday, making it Nolan's third film to reach that threshold after The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises [1].
Three new wide releases jostled for position below those two powerhouses. Universal's romantic comedy One Night Only, directed by Will Gluck and starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, is projected to open in third place with $6 million from 3,012 screens [1][2]. The film earned a B+ CinemaScore, though critics have been cooler, giving it a 48 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes [1]. The premise — two New Yorkers seeking connection on the one night per year when premarital sex is permitted — draws comparisons to Gluck's previous film Anyone but You, which opened to $6 million in 2023 before building into a sleeper hit [1].
Searchlight's Super Troopers 3, the latest entry in Jay Chandrasekhar's Vermont state trooper comedy franchise, is tracking for fifth place with an estimated $3.9 million from 2,760 screens [1][2]. It earned a B- CinemaScore; the franchise's 2018 sequel opened to $15.1 million, suggesting diminishing returns [1]. Eli Roth's slasher film Ice Cream Man rounds out the new arrivals in eighth place, projecting $2.1 million from 1,090 locations and carrying a 28 percent Rotten Tomatoes score [1][2].
Toy Story 5 holds fourth place in its eighth weekend, adding around $4.1 million to bring its domestic total to approximately $470.5 million [1][2].
A24's Small-Screen Bright Spot
On just six North American screens, A24's Tony — Matt Johnson's film about a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain working a summer job at a Rhode Island restaurant, played by Dominic Sessa — opened to an estimated $400,000 [1]. The film holds a 95 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, with Hollywood Reporter critic David Rooney praising its "idiosyncratic charm that fits the title character" [1].
What to Watch
The key number to track is whether Brand New Day's Sunday actuals confirm the $653 million domestic 10-day projection, which would cement its place at the top of that all-time list. Longer term, the film's global trajectory — already past $1.15 billion in under two weeks — will determine whether it can challenge Endgame's $2.798 billion all-time worldwide gross. Meanwhile, One Night Only's audience legs will reveal whether Gluck has another slow-burn hit on his hands, and The Odyssey's continued resilience will test how long a prestige epic can hold its own against a superhero juggernaut.
