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Updated · The Verge · Aug 3
IMAX Adds Spider-Man: Brand New Day on Aug. 6 as $430 Million Weekend Reshapes Screens
Updated
Updated · The Verge · Aug 3

IMAX Adds Spider-Man: Brand New Day on Aug. 6 as $430 Million Weekend Reshapes Screens

3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Aug 3

Summary

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day will open in select digital IMAX theaters across North America on Thursday, Aug. 6, ending The Odyssey’s sole hold on those screens.
  • The shift comes after The Odyssey’s exclusive three-weekend IMAX run expired and both films helped deliver a record $430 million domestic box office weekend.
  • Spider-Man drove the bigger surge, taking in $355 million after its July 31 release — the second-largest North American debut since Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
  • The Odyssey still pulled $51 million weeks after opening and will remain in the global IMAX network, where it has already generated $221 million.
  • That performance helped make July IMAX’s highest-grossing month on record, with the company saying The Odyssey is its only title to produce multiple $40 million-plus global weekends.

Insights

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Spider-Man shattered records without IMAX, so what happens when it finally invades premium screens this August?
Can IMAX's unprecedented decision to split daily showtimes between two mega-hits permanently redefine the future of premium theatrical releases?