Latest Box Office News: Spider-Man: Brand New Day Refuses To Let Go Of No. 1—And Is Now Closing In On Box-Office History

Just when Hollywood thought Peter Parker might finally loosen his grip on the box office, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has swung straight back to the top-for the sixth consecutive weekend.

The Sony and Marvel blockbuster collected an estimated $18 million across the traditional three-day Labor Day weekend, with its four-day holiday total projected to reach approximately $23 million. That is an extraordinary result for a movie already in its sixth week of release, especially when several shiny new challengers arrived hoping to steal its crown.

Instead, they were left fighting over Spider-Man's leftovers.

Tom Holland's latest superhero adventure has now amassed approximately $923 million in North America and an astonishing $2.4 billion worldwide. It currently ranks as the third-highest-grossing film globally, behind only Avatar and Avengers: Endgame. Even more remarkably, it is rapidly approaching Star Wars: The Force Awakens' unadjusted domestic record of $936.7 million.

In other words, Peter Parker is now only around $14 million away from potentially becoming the biggest domestic box-office attraction in history-a milestone that appears almost inevitable given the film's continuing momentum.

The movie's sixth straight weekend at No. 1 also marks the longest uninterrupted reign since Avatar: The Way of Water dominated for seven weekends in 2022. Holland and real-life wife Zendaya have not merely delivered another successful Marvel instalment; they have helped turn Brand New Day into a full-blown cultural event.

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey remained a formidable rival, earning approximately $13 million from Friday through Sunday and a projected $17 million over the four-day holiday. After eight weekends, the Matt Damon-led epic has reached approximately $584 million domestically and $1.62 billion worldwide. IMAX screenings alone have reportedly generated nearly $486 million globally.

The weekend's surprise survivor was Coyote vs. Acme. The once-shelved Looney Tunes film earned $11.3 million in its second weekend, dropping only 27 percent from its debut. Its domestic total has reached $37 million-an unexpectedly happy ending for a movie Warner Bros. once planned to bury as a tax write-off.

Not every newcomer found an audience, however.

Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's crime thriller By Any Means opened in fourth place with a disappointing $7.4 million from 2,903 theatres. Its projected four-day total of $9.1 million is a modest beginning for the approximately $30 million production. Audiences awarded it a respectable B+ CinemaScore, but its divided reviews may make a lengthy theatrical run difficult.

The situation was even worse for Fall 2: Deadpoint, which crash-landed in twelfth place with just $2.3 million, while Adam Wingard's action-horror movie Onslaught stumbled into thirteenth with approximately $1.8 million. A weak C CinemaScore suggests the latter may disappear from cinemas almost as quickly as it arrived.

Meanwhile, the bizarre horror comedy Buddy quietly became the weekend's sleeper success. The Cristin Milioti, Michael Shannon and Keegan-Michael Key movie increased its earnings by five percent in its second weekend, collecting $5.7 million and lifting its domestic total to $15.7 million.

Despite the sluggish Labor Day newcomers, Hollywood has plenty to celebrate. The summer box office generated approximately $4.7 billion, making it the industry's strongest summer since the pandemic disrupted cinema-going. The combination of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey, Toy Story 5, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and several unexpected independent hits has placed the domestic box office within striking distance of its best summer total ever.

The real suspense now is not whether Spider-Man can survive another weekend. It is whether Tom Holland's web-slinger is about to knock Star Wars: The Force Awakens from a domestic throne it has occupied for more than a decade.