Spider-Man joins 2026 billion-dollar club

Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” passed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales on August 5, adding a fourth title to Hollywood’s 2026 billion-dollar club, CNBC reported. Box Office Mojo listed the film at $1.053 billion worldwide on Thursday, including $407.2 million in North America and $645.8 million overseas. Variety reported on August 5 that the movie had become the highest-grossing release of 2026 after seven days in theaters. ### How fast did “Brand New Day” get there? Variety reported on August 5 that “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” hit $1 billion in six days, a pace the trade publication said was topped only by 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.” CNBC had reported two days earlier that the film opened to a record $360 million domestic debut weekend. Box Office Mojo’s current tally shows the movie moved from a $927 million global opening weekend to more than $1.05 billion within days. (cnbc.com) ### Which movies are in the 2026 billion-dollar group? CNBC said “Brand New Day” is the fourth 2026 release to clear the $1 billion mark. Box Office Mojo’s 2026 worldwide chart shows “Toy Story 5” at $1.068 billion, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” at $1.053 billion, “Michael” at $1.016 billion and “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” at $1.011 billion. CNBC described the new total as part of a return of billion-dollar theatrical hits this year. (variety.com) ### Where is the money coming from? Box Office Mojo showed 61.3% of the film’s gross coming from international markets, with $645.8 million overseas versus $407.2 million domestic. CNBC’s August 3 report had already pointed to an outsized U.S.-Canada start, saying the movie set a domestic opening-weekend record. The current split suggests the film combined a major North American launch with a larger overseas haul as it crossed the benchmark. (cnbc.com) ### How does it compare with the rest of the 2026 box office? Variety reported that “Brand New Day” overtook “Toy Story 5” as the year’s top-grossing movie after just seven days. Box Office Mojo’s annual chart now places “Toy Story 5” narrowly ahead on its current running totals, with both films above $1 billion, reflecting that rankings can shift as daily grosses update. CNBC’s broader list still places the Spider-Man film among the year’s biggest theatrical performers alongside Disney, Lionsgate and Universal releases. (boxofficemojo.com) ### What does this say about the film’s opening run? CNBC said on August 3 that the movie was on pace to become the fourth billion-dollar film of the year after posting the highest domestic opening weekend ever. Variety later reported that the film delivered the highest-grossing Monday in box-office history and became the fastest movie to pass $400 million domestically. Those benchmarks came before the film’s worldwide total moved beyond $1 billion. (variety.com) ### What comes next for the box-office race? Box Office Mojo’s 2026 worldwide chart will keep updating as “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” “Toy Story 5,” “Michael” and “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” continue their theatrical runs. CNBC’s August 5 report identified those four films as the current billion-dollar releases of the year, and the next changes will be visible in the daily studio and box-office tallies. (boxofficemojo.com) (cnbc.com)