Aug 3, 2026 – 8.00pmSpider-Man: Brand New Day took $30.4 million at Australian cinemas between Thursday and Sunday, replacing The Odyssey as the biggest opening weekend this year and becoming the country’s second-biggest weekend launch on record.Screening at 315 theatre complexes across Australia, Tom Holland’s fourth outing as the web-wielding Marvel superhero grossed $9.3 million on Saturday and $8.18 million on Sunday, breaking the all-time records for those days of the week.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Spider-Man out-earns The Odyssey, but has Christopher Nolan to thank
Following the trajectory of Tom Holland between the two blockbusters shows renewed audience appetite for characterisation and plot, one expert says.
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