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Saturday, September 5, 2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Crosses $900M U.S., Eyes Force Awakens All-Time Domestic Record
Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed $900 million at the U.S. domestic box office as of Labor Day weekend, reaching the milestone in 36 days—faster than any film in history. The Destin Daniel Cretton-directed tentpole, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, is on pace to finish Labor Day Monday with approximately $921 million cumulative total—within $15.6 million of toppling Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.6M) as the all-time domestic champion. The film added an estimated $21 million four-day Labor Day weekend at 3,520 theaters, marking its sixth consecutive No. 1 finish.
The Odyssey Crosses $1 Billion at International Box Office, Gets Extended IMAX Run
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey crossed $1 billion at the international box office this week, reaching $1.014 billion abroad to become Nolan’s highest-grossing film ever. Universal Pictures’ epic adaptation stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Robert Pattinson and now stands at $1.59 billion worldwide—already within striking distance of Jurassic World’s $1.67 billion global haul, Universal’s all-time record. Domestically, the film added $11.5 million in its eighth weekend at 2,312 theaters, lifting its U.S. cumulative to $586.98 million. Universal confirmed an extended IMAX run through September to capitalize on continued audience demand.
Paramount’s By Any Means Opens Labor Day Weekend With $8M Civil Rights Drama
Paramount Pictures’ By Any Means opened Labor Day weekend at 2,903 theaters, pulling an estimated four-day gross of approximately $8 million and landing in fourth place at the domestic box office. The 1960s-set civil rights-meets-mobster drama stars Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Friday’s gross of $2.45 million included $725,000 in Thursday night previews. The September slot puts the film in direct competition with summer holdovers Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey, both still drawing substantial attendance across thousands of screens, challenging By Any Means for prime audience attention.
Resident Evil Tracking for Franchise-Record Opening Driven by Cregger Buzz
Director Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil reboot is tracking toward a franchise-record domestic opening of $35 million to $50 million when it debuts September 18, which would surpass the $26.6 million opening of 2010’s Resident Evil: Afterlife. The film stars Austin Abrams as a medical courier trapped in the horrors of Raccoon City General Hospital overnight. The tracking surge is driven by enthusiasm for Cregger following his Oscar-winning Weapons ($151.5 million domestic), with men under 25 identified as the film’s strongest first-choice demographic. Sony and Columbia Pictures distribute the Constantin Entertainment production.
Spider-Noir Canceled by Prime Video After One Season Despite Emmy Success
Prime Video has canceled Spider-Noir after one season, axing the Nicolas Cage-led series despite strong critical and audience reception. The 1930s New York superhero drama earned a 92% critics score and 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and received 11 Emmy Award nominations—the most of any Prime Video series in 2026. The show aired on MGM+ before streaming on Prime Video in both color and black-and-white formats. Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television are continuing their multi-title deal based on Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters, with at least one additional series reportedly nearing a series order.
Telluride Film Festival 2026 Opens With Awards-Season Hopefuls Led by The Debut
The 53rd Telluride Film Festival opened Labor Day weekend in Colorado with a slate of potential awards-season contenders. The Debut—starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti—is the festival’s hottest ticket, alongside Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman’s Elsinore, Danny Boyle’s Ink about Rupert Murdoch’s rise, Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care, and Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell. Topic Studios is behind three notable entries—The Debut, Club Kid, and Wicker—giving the independent label an unusually broad awards-season footprint as Venice and Toronto simultaneously debut their own year-end contenders.
Zach Cregger Reveals Resident Evil Script Began on Barbarian Set, Teases The Flood for Warner Bros.
Director Zach Cregger revealed in a new Deadline interview that his Resident Evil reboot script originated while he was filming Barbarian, describing the process as markedly different from his prior projects. Cregger also confirmed his next film after Resident Evil will be The Flood, an outer-space sci-fi thriller set up at Warner Bros., alongside Gladys, a prequel to his Oscar-winning Weapons ($151.5 million domestic). The dark comedy Little One, on which Cregger serves as producer, is also in development. Cregger’s genre profile has risen sharply following Weapons’ domestic success and Oscar win.
Weekend Box Office — Aug. 28–30, 2026
| # | Title | Weekend | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | $22,513,101 | $891,821,029 |
| 2 | Coyote vs. Acme NEW | $15,914,007 | $15,914,007 |
| 3 | The Odyssey | $14,353,795 | $563,875,400 |
| 4 | Insidious: Out of the Further | $10,204,695 | $43,734,802 |
| 5 | The Dog Stars NEW | $7,709,729 | $7,709,729 |
| 6 | Buddy NEW | $5,464,870 | $5,464,870 |
| 7 | PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie | $5,016,050 | $43,452,099 |
| 8 | The End of Oak Street | $4,902,312 | $45,982,436 |
| 9 | Mutiny | $2,766,362 | $13,245,027 |
| 10 | Tony | $2,203,064 | $11,035,745 |
| 11 | Spa Weekend | $1,194,796 | $5,655,491 |
| 12 | It Ends | $719,690 | $809,235 |
| 13 | Finding Emily NEW | $708,905 | $708,905 |
| 14 | Idiots NEW | $707,759 | $707,759 |
| 15 | Colony NEW | $676,801 | $676,801 |
| 16 | Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma | $647,341 | $5,343,226 |
| 17 | Legend of the White Dragon NEW | $542,891 | $542,891 |
| 18 | Toy Story 5 | $433,447 | $478,817,306 |
| 19 | Minions & Monsters | $335,935 | $182,774,945 |
| 20 | The Magic Faraway Tree | $289,728 | $2,163,320 |
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