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Spider-Man: Brand New Day became 2026's Highest-grossing film
The film also posted the biggest opening weekend of the year.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day finished 2026 as the year's top-grossing film. It also recorded the largest opening weekend of any 2026 release. By September it had earned more domestically than Toy Story 5 and Scream 7 combined.
The domestic box-office tally placed Spider-Man: Brand New Day ahead of all other titles released this year. Competing releases such as Avengers: Doomsday, Scream 7 and Toy Story 5 fell short of its total. The ranking was confirmed in the final 2026 box-office summary.
The film's debut weekend outperformed every other opening in 2026. Rivals including Avengers: Doomsday, Dune: Messiah and the Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping recorded lower opening figures. The opening-weekend record was noted in the weekend-box-office reports.
Cumulative earnings through September showed Spider-Man: Brand New Day surpassing the combined domestic receipts of Toy Story 5 and Scream 7. The combined total of those two franchises was exceeded by the Spider-Man sequel's running total. This milestone was recorded in the September box-office analysis.
Analysis
Out-earning the combined domestic takings of Toy Story 5 and Scream 7 demonstrates that Spider-Man: Brand New Day attracted audiences across the demographic spectrum that supports both family-oriented animation and horror-thriller fare. This crossover appeal may influence future budgeting decisions for comparable genre projects.
The film's dominance also creates pressure on competing studios to differentiate their upcoming releases. Consequently, the industry will watch how studios adjust their slate in response to this benchmark.
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