Spider-Man: Brand New Day And The Odyssey Are The Box Office’s Billion-Dollar Babies, But Make Room For Cat Videos

There have now been five titles from the 2026 movie calendar to cross into billion-dollar territory, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey continuing to rake in the box office bucks. After celebrating the biggest domestic opening ever, the newest MCU product followed it up with a historic second weekend, adding $145 million to its North American pull.

The Odyssey, meanwhile, continues to soar as well, becoming a huge part of Christopher Nolan’s legacy as it achieves its own 10-digit milestone. Several new releases are peppered into the Top 10 — including an unexpected showing from a movie (?) of cat videos.

I’ll break down all the details below, but first take a look at the weekend’s Top 10 at the domestic box office. (* denotes a new release.)

Weekend Box Office: August 7-9, 2026

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Continues To Weave Its Way Into Hollywood History

After just 10 days, Tom Holland’s third Marvel Spider-Man movie is already the 12th highest-grossing movie of all time, per Box Office Mojo, with its $655 million domestic total combining with $1.01 billion internationally for $1.665 billion worldwide. It’s in a virtual tie with 2015’s Jurassic World ($1.671 billion) and destined to break into the all-time Top 10 soon, when it surpasses current No. 10 Inside Out 2 ($1.699 billion) from 2024.

The six days Brand New Day took to reach 10 figures is the second fastest after Avengers: Endgame, which crossed $1 billion in its first three days.

That’s not where the milestones end, either. With $145 million in its sophomore weekend, Spider-Man: Brand New Day made more than nearly every other 2026 movie’s opening weekend (the exception being Toy Story 5’s $159.7 million). Variety reports it is only the eighth movie in history to make over $100 million in its second outing.

The newest MCU Spidey flick also boasts the third-highest-grossing sophomore weekend in domestic box office history, falling behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($149 million in 2015) and Avengers: Endgame ($147 million in 2019).

Brand New Day’s numbers are so strong that after 10 days we can already start wondering where it will land amongst the highest-grossing movies of all time. Star Wars: The Force Awakens holds that title in the U.S. and Canada with $936.6 million, while globally Avatar ($2.9 billion) and Avengers: Endgame ($2.7 billion) are Nos. 1 and 2 after seeing several re-releases.

The Odyssey Is Officially Christopher Nolan’s Highest-Grossing Movie

The Odyssey continues to soar after four weekends in theaters, with $461 million domestically combining with $643.6 million overseas for a total of $1.104 billion. This may not be director Christpher Nolan’s first foray into the billions, but it is already the highest he’s ever gotten. This week his Homer adaptation overtook 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises ($1.08 billion) and 2009’s The Dark Knight ($1.008 billion).

But wait, there’s more! Other milestones for The Odyssey include (per Deadline):

• The Odyssey is the second-highest-grossing R-rated movie after Deadpool & Wolverine ($1.33 billion global and $636.7 million domestic).
• It’s the most successful R-rated movie of 2026, worldwide and in North America.
• In addition to Christopher Nolan, it’s also the highest-grossing movie globally in Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson’s careers.

Now Let’s Talk About Cat Videos

I might have done a double-take when I saw CatVideoFest 2026 as the 10th-ranked movie for this week. I’m not judging, just didn’t see it coming. The film in question is a 70-minute compilation of “the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.”

The movie was shown in just 255 theaters this weekend, where it earned an impressive $568K and a spot on the domestic Top 10. Even on a week when we’ve got epic Spider-Man stories as well as literal epics, never ever underestimate the power of a cat video.

Other New Releases See Disappointing Debuts

CatVideoFest 2026 wasn’t the only new release this weekend. A few other titles made their debut, but with so many moviegoers still flocking to the flicks I discussed above, there wasn’t much left to go around. One Night Only took the No. 3 spot, earning $5.7 million. That was below projections of up to $10 million.

Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro’s movie was “too creepy to be cute,” according to the reviews, and now One Night Only is getting roasted for its lack of sex, BUT there’s hope for this rom-com yet. Audiences liked the movie more than critics did (see the chart below), and Will Gluck’s previous movie Anyone But You ended up being a box office success despite negative reviews. Maybe lightning can strike twice.

Super Troopers 3, meanwhile, had the least-successful opening of Broken Lizard’s trilogy. Its $4 million domestic debut fell behind the first Super Troopers, which earned $6.2 million in 2001. Meanwhile, 2018’s Super Troopers 2 raked in $15.2 million in three days.

The Ice Cream Man earned just $2 million after bad reviews suggested it might be the worst horror movie in a strong year for freaky flicks. Did Rotten Tomatoes and CinemaScore audiences agree?

Tony And Camp Miasma Crush In Limited Release

This week’s wide releases may have been disappointing, but two new films in limited release have reason to be happy. A24's critically acclaimed Anthony Bourdain biopic, Tony, earned $348K on just six screens this weekend, while Hannah Einbinder’s new slasher Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma got $251K from five screens. The newest film from Jane Schoenbrun was also loved by critics, and I can’t wait for both of these to go wide on August 21.

Next week brings more new releases, but nothing that will challenge Spider-Man: Brand New Day or The Odyssey for gold or silver. We’ll have to see where The End of Oak Street with Anne Hathaway and Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie land. See you back here next week!