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Spider-Man: Brand New Day topped 2026 box office
It also delivered the biggest opening weekend of any 2026 release.
The six months ahead, reported from the odds
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Culture
It also delivered the biggest opening weekend of any 2026 release.
World
Iran continued uranium enrichment and saw no final nuclear deal with the United States in 2026.
Economics
The company's IPO filing went public in October, while it did not solve Navier-Stokes or reach a $3 trillion valuation.
Science
Metamask, Puffpaw, Opensea and Extended all fell short of their $1B, $300M, $100M and $500M day-one FDV goals.
Economics
The Federal Reserve left the policy rate unchanged all year, finishing at 4.25% with zero cuts.
World
Ukraine failed to retake Crimea and did not concede any land to Russia in 2026.
World
It also avoided blockading the island and any military clash through 2026.
World
Luxon stayed Prime Minister ahead of the November 2026 election, while Russia and Ukraine kept their presidents.
Politics
The party won over 230 house seats and took control of both chambers in the 2026 Midterms
Economics
Germany posted about 1% expansion in Q3 while the Eurozone expanded between 0.8% and 1.1%.
Politics
Mark Sutcliffe was elected Ottawa mayor while Pete Fry secured Vancouver's Mayoral seat.
Politics
Likud lost seats and the coalition formed in a single round.
World
US and Iran did not seal a Hormuz agreement, and a planned Israel-Lebanon meeting was cancelled.
Science
A U.S. economist earned the Nobel in Economics and a woman was among the science laureates.
Economics
Headline inflation climbed to 3.6% year-over-year while Core prices increased 0.2% in September.
Culture
The Life of a Showgirl: the Encore opened with under 300 k tickets and Digger earned less than $17 m and a sub-60 Rotten Tomatoes score.
Crypto
The cryptocurrency never fell below $9,000 and did not Reach $90,000 before October.
Politics
Cleitinho Azevedo won Minas Gerais and Eduardo Paes won Rio de Janeiro.
Politics
Flávio Bolsonaro placed second and Renan Santos third in the vote.
Politics
The Liberal Party secured the top spot in both chambers, while Bia Kicis placed second in the Federal District Senate race.
Economics
Gasoline stayed above $4 per gallon and Crude Oil did not set a new record high.
Science
The firm also failed to secure the best AI Agent slot and announced no new Millennium Prize solution.
World
Saudi East-West Oil Pipeline stayed shut and Bab el-Mandeb remained open.
Politics
Donald Trump left office and no White House Press Secretary was named.
Culture
It also delivered the biggest opening weekend of any 2026 release.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day emerged as 2026's top-grossing film and posted the year's largest opening weekend. The achievement was confirmed on Monday 1 February when opening-weekend data were released. A later tally on Friday 8 January named the film the Highest domestic earner of the year.
The domestic box-office ranking placed Spider-Man: Brand New Day ahead of every other release in 2026. The confirmation arrived on Friday 8 January after final earnings were compiled. No other title matched its total by the end of the calendar year.
World
It also avoided blockading the island and any military clash through 2026.
World
Luxon stayed Prime Minister ahead of the November 2026 election, while Russia and Ukraine kept their presidents.
Politics
The party won over 230 house seats and took control of both chambers in the 2026 Midterms
Economics
Germany posted about 1% expansion in Q3 while the Eurozone expanded between 0.8% and 1.1%.
Politics
Mark Sutcliffe was elected Ottawa mayor while Pete Fry secured Vancouver's Mayoral seat.
Politics
Likud lost seats and the coalition formed in a single round.
World
US and Iran did not seal a Hormuz agreement, and a planned Israel-Lebanon meeting was cancelled.
Science
A U.S. economist earned the Nobel in Economics and a woman was among the science laureates.
Economics
Headline inflation climbed to 3.6% year-over-year while Core prices increased 0.2% in September.
Culture
The Life of a Showgirl: the Encore opened with under 300 k tickets and Digger earned less than $17 m and a sub-60 Rotten Tomatoes score.
Crypto
The cryptocurrency never fell below $9,000 and did not Reach $90,000 before October.
Politics
Cleitinho Azevedo won Minas Gerais and Eduardo Paes won Rio de Janeiro.
Politics
Flávio Bolsonaro placed second and Renan Santos third in the vote.
Politics
The Liberal Party secured the top spot in both chambers, while Bia Kicis placed second in the Federal District Senate race.
Economics
Gasoline stayed above $4 per gallon and Crude Oil did not set a new record high.
Science
The firm also failed to secure the best AI Agent slot and announced no new Millennium Prize solution.
World
Saudi East-West Oil Pipeline stayed shut and Bab el-Mandeb remained open.
Politics
Donald Trump left office and no White House Press Secretary was named.
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