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Sony has confirmed that Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the current highest-grossing film in U.S. history, will be available for digital purchase on October 6 and on physical media on December 15. The release includes extensive behind-the-scenes featurettes but excludes deleted scenes, which are reserved for a future theatrical re-release.
Practical Magic 2 opened with about $30 million to top this weekend’s box office, dethroning Spider-Man: Brand New Day after six weeks; despite critical drubbing, audiences showed up, and Spider-Man remains a juggernaut, with prognosticators suggesting it could become the all-time domestic leader, currently around $935 million and nearing Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ $936 million. Separately, The Odyssey set Universal’s new box-office record with about $1.68 billion worldwide to date.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is projected to hit about $923M domestic and $2.4B worldwide, nearing the domestic record (behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens), while The Odyssey tops out around $1.62B globally, making 2026’s second-highest grosser and the highest for director Christopher Nolan and Universal. The season also features other big titles like Coyote Vs. Acme and Toy Story 5, helping deliver one of the strongest summers in years and setting up a busy fall slate (Practical Magic 2, Resident Evil, Forgotten Island).
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has surged past Avatar: The Way of Water to become the third-highest grossing film worldwide, surpassing $2.3 billion with about $1.4 billion coming from overseas and roughly $891.5 million domestically; China underperformed compared with Endgame, preventing it from beating the 2019 MCU film or Avatar’s totals, though it is on track to threaten the U.S. domestic box office record and marks a major milestone for Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise.
IndieWire reports that Spider-Man: Brand New Day has already grossed about $655 million domestically and $1.67 billion worldwide in 12 days after a $360 million opening, with analysts weighing whether it can become the first film to top $1 billion in domestic box office, drawing comparisons to Endgame and The Force Awakens while highlighting strong domestic performance and the star power of Tom Holland and Zendaya.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened to $355 million domestic, with Nolan’s The Odyssey adding $51 million for a combined $406 million weekend—the biggest box-office result ever. Spider-Man also led globally with a $927 million opening, signaling a rebound in theaters and matching a Barbenheimer-like buzz that could push 2026 to its strongest summer and year since 2019.
Maya Rudolph will extend her limited Broadway run in Oh, Mary! by two weeks to July 5 after two box-office records were set in its first week at the Lyceum Theatre, including a weekly gross of about $1.54 million and a single-performance take of $199,935.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge opened to a record $81 million worldwide in its first five days, the second-biggest opening ever for an Indian title and the best ever for Bollywood; it posted about $10 million in a 3-day weekend in North America, while India delivered a front-loaded performance with around $15 million on day one and roughly a $50 million 3-day opening, with five-day domestic totals near ₹550 crore, and it set new advance-ticket sales records even as it vies with Pushpa 2 and other Hindi-language blockbusters in the global box office.
Scream 7 opened to a franchise-record $97M+ global debut, while Pegasus 3 climbed to over $500M worldwide with a $50.3M weekend (primarily in China), as part of a robust global box office that also features Hamnet at about $93M+ and Wuthering Heights nearing $200M.
'Avatar: Fire And Ash' has broken multiple box office records, including the second biggest global opening ever for James Cameron, with a $345 million debut worldwide, and achieved significant milestones in domestic and international markets, further cementing Cameron's dominance in blockbuster filmmaking.
Superman's upcoming DCU movie has set three box office preview records with $22.5 million in Thursday previews, boosting early weekend estimates to $140-150 million and potentially reaching a global opening of $250 million, marking a strong start for the film.
Disney's live-action 'Lilo & Stitch' has broken multiple box office records during its opening Memorial Day weekend, contributing to what may be the best summer box office since COVID-19, with a projected $4.2 billion in the US and Canada, and achieving notable milestones in domestic and international markets.
AMC Entertainment achieved record-breaking results during the Memorial Day holiday weekend in 2025, with the highest attendance and revenue in over a decade, driven by popular films like 'LILO & STITCH' and 'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING,' signaling a strong rebound in theatrical moviegoing.
Allu Arjun's film Pushpa 2 has achieved significant box office success but failed to surpass five longstanding records held by Prabhas's Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. These include the biggest opening day collections in North America, overseas opening records, and top openings for non-Tamil and non-Kannada films in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, respectively. Additionally, Pushpa 2 fell short in pre-sales on BookMyShow compared to Baahubali 2. Despite these misses, Pushpa 2 remains a major success in Indian cinema.
The Telugu film "Hanu Man" continues to break records on its 15th day of release, becoming the highest-grossing film among Telugu movies in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. With a reported gross of Rs 250 crore worldwide, the movie has become the top choice for moviegoers, dominating theaters in the region.