Daily Brief

Box Office Weekend

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Practical Magic 2 opens at No. 1 with $30M, ending Spider-Man's six-week reign, debut falls short of presale expectations amid mixed reviews, post-Labor Day holdover declines signal market slowdown
Mon
Practical Magic 2 opens to $30M at #1 ending Spider-Man's six-week run, Warner Bros. sequel falls at low end of projections with B+ CinemaScore, Angel Studios' Runner earns strong A- score and $2505 per-theater average at #4, September top ten down 5% week-over-week and trailing prior-year comparables
Mon
Spider-Man: Brand New Day within $13M of all-time domestic record, The Odyssey nears $600M in week nine, Practical Magic 2 opens to mixed reviews with $30M-$40M projections
September 10
Practical Magic 2 opens to mixed reviews but strong projections, Spider-Man: Brand New Day inches toward the all-time domestic record, The Odyssey quietly approaches 600 million domestic in week nine
September 10
Spider-Man: Brand New Day $14M from all-time domestic record, The Odyssey posts historic -9% eighth-weekend drop, Summer 2026 closes at $4.74B+
September 7
Holiday weekend domestic box office results tracked, holdover percentage drops signal film longevity, new openings measured against pre-release projections
September 7
The Odyssey tracks toward $600M domestic in week eight, Coyote vs. Acme scores an A CinemaScore in a surprise debut for Ketchup Entertainment, Labor Day slate goes quiet as holdovers dominate a near-record summer
September 3
Coyote vs. Acme opens to $15.9M in upset debut, The Odyssey nears $600M domestic with strong eighth-weekend hold, Labor Day slate dominated by holdovers with thin new competition
September 3
Coyote vs. Acme opens wide after studio shelving, The Dog Stars debuts to mixed reviews, August 2026 tracks toward record box office month
August 27
Spider-Man: Brand New Day holds #1 for fourth straight weekend with $39M, Insidious: Out of the Further opens at #2 with $25.3M domestic and $60.3M global, U.S. box office totals $130M for Aug. 21-23 weekend
August 24
Insidious: Out of the Further opens in franchise-range territory, Spider-Man: Brand New Day crosses $800M domestic faster than any film ever, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey approaches the all-time R-rated worldwide record
August 20
Spider-Man: Brand New Day forecasts 60–77M third weekend, film surpasses Titanic and Infinity War in all-time domestic rankings, The End of Oak Street opens with Warner Bros. hoping for a 2026 comeback
August 13
Spider-Man Brand New Day sets all-time 10-day domestic record at $655M, The Odyssey holds second with mild 38% fourth-weekend drop, Brand New Day closes in on $2 billion worldwide
August 10
Spider-Man Brand New Day shatters domestic opening weekend record with $355-360M, posts $42M biggest-ever Tuesday, dethrones Toy Story 5 as 2026's top film in just seven days
August 6
$429M domestic weekend sets all-time aggregate record, YTD crosses $6 billion, Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens to $927M globally — second only to Endgame, The Odyssey posts historic third-weekend hold and breaks Nolan's Dark Knight record
August 3
The Odyssey earns $87M in second weekend to set Nolan record, Moana crosses $100M domestically amid disappointment, Minions and Monsters steady at $155M cumulative
July 27
Odyssey second-weekend forecast ranges from $69M to $85M, film crosses $163M domestic in five days, no major competition clears the runway
July 23
The Odyssey opens to $124.5M domestic, IMAX formats shatter records, audiences give Nolan an A CinemaScore and 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, Disney's Moana drops 60% in week two
July 20
Nolan's The Odyssey targets $90M-$105M domestic debut, potentially breaking R-rated opening record, Global forecast exceeds $200M across 73 territories, IMAX and PLF presales drive demand but standard auditorium performance remains key uncertainty
July 16
The Odyssey domestic forecast $90M–$105M, Nolan's biggest debut since Dark Knight Rises, $200M+ global opening eyed across 73 territories, IMAX 70mm presales sold out and premium formats surging
July 16
Disney's live-action Moana opens to a disappointing $43M debut, Toy Story 5 crosses $400M domestic in four weekends, Minions and Monsters stabilizes with a solid second-weekend hold
July 13
Disney's live-action Moana opens to a disappointing $43M against a $250M budget, Evil Dead Burn misses tracking with a $13.7M debut, A24's Backrooms nears $195M domestic on exceptional holds
July 13
Disney's live-action Moana tracking collapses after 32% Rotten Tomatoes score, Evil Dead Burn poised for franchise-record opening with 80% critics rating, Minions and Monsters posts worst debut in franchise history despite best-ever reviews
July 9
Disney's live-action Moana opens to collapsed tracking and a 32% RT score, Evil Dead Burn targets a franchise-record opening on strong reviews, Minions and Monsters braces for a steep second-weekend drop
July 9
Minions and Monsters debuts at franchise-worst domestic opening, Young Washington outperforms forecasts at number three, Toy Story 5 holds at number two with strong seventeen-day cumulative
July 6
Toy Story 5 strong in third weekend, Young Washington overperforms with $20.8M debut, Supergirl suffers historic 74% second-weekend drop
July 6
Minions & Monsters posts $13.75M opening day and eyes $100M holiday frame, Supergirl faces 60% second-weekend drop and DC Studios absorbs first major flop, Illumination earns franchise-best 90% Rotten Tomatoes score setting up long-run potential
July 2
Obsession earns $9.8M in seventh weekend on $750K budget, Jackass: Best and Last opens to franchise-worst $8.4M despite 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, Disclosure Day drops 54% in third weekend revealing Hollywood's generation gap
June 29
Supergirl opens 24% below projections at $38M, DC co-chair Safran acknowledges shortfall, B-minus CinemaScore signals weak legs, female-superhero debate reignites on X, Toy Story 5 holds at number one, A24's The Backrooms nears $184M cumulative
June 29
Toy Story 5 opens to record $160M domestic debut, Supergirl tracking falls from $55M to upper-$40M range, 57% Rotten Tomatoes score raises DCU concerns, superhero fatigue debate intensifies
June 25