Tom Holland in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day.' Jay Maidment/Sony Pictures Logo text Stop us if you’ve heard this before: That Spider-Man: Brand New Day movie? It’s doing pretty darn well. Insanely well. Like $2.24 billion and counting worth of well.
Now, going into its fifth weekend, the Sony-Marvel blockbuster is quietly showing another type of strength: Even with two new major films opening, exhibitors are keeping Brand New Day in more theaters than any other movie.
It’s close, mind you, but still: Brand New Day will be in 3,678 theaters, more than any other title, just barely dropping from last weekend’s 4,006.
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The Looney Tunes legal comedy, Coyote vs. Acme is opening in slightly fewer theaters — 3,575 — despite very strong reviews (95 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes; read The Hollywood Reporter‘s review) and strong audience scores (92 percent). Coyote vs. Acme is tracking for a somewhat modest $14 million to $22 million domestic opening. While it might not prove to be a hit, its overall reception is certainly making the case that it was a movie worth releasing rather than shelving for a tax write-down, as Warner Bros. originally planned.
Then there’s Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars opening right behind Coyote in 3,330 theaters (the film has largely negative reviews from critics — though THR‘s review was positive — with a domestic opening predicted around $9 million to $14 million).
But back to Brand New Day, which has been the gift that keeps on giving for Sony-Marvel and theater owners since its July 31 release.
The records have piled up: Biggest opening day ($169 million), biggest domestic opening weekend ($360 million), biggest Monday ever ($47 million), the fastest movie to hit $500 million (seven days), the second-biggest movie ever domestically and, currently, the highest grossing movie of 2026.
Brand New Day is expected to rack up yet another $22 million to $27 million domestically this weekend, which should put it past Titanic on the list of the highest-grossing movies of all time.
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