Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the Sony-Marvel blockbuster, has been making waves at the box office for its fifth weekend in a row. The movie continues to defy expectations

The numbers are staggering: Brand New Day has been in 3,678 theaters, surpassing all other movies, including the Looney Tunes comedy Coyote vs. Acme and Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

Record-Breaking Run

Coyote vs. Acme, despite strong reviews and audience scores, is opening in 3,575 theaters, while The Dog Stars is tracking for a modest $9 million to $14 million domestic opening in 3,330 theaters.

Brand New Day has been shattering records left and right since its July 31 release. It's the biggest opening day with $169 million, biggest domestic opening weekend with $360 million, biggest Monday ever with $47 million, and the fastest movie to hit $500 million in just seven days.

The movie is expected to rack up yet another $22 million to $27 million domestically this weekend, solidifying its position as the highest-grossing film of 2026. With these numbers, Brand New Day is now on track to surpass Titanic as the highest-grossing film of all time.

Box Office Records Continue to Pile Up

The records have piled up: Biggest opening day ($169 million), biggest domestic opening weekend ($360 million), biggest Monday ever ($47 million), the fastest movie to hit $500 million (seven days), the second-biggest movie ever domestically and, currently, the highest grossing movie of 2026.

Brand New Day is expected to rack up yet another $22 million to $27 million domestically this weekend, which should put it past Titanic on the list of the highest-grossing movies of all time.

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Suspend us if you’ve heard this before: That Spider-Man: Brand New Day movie? It’s doing pretty darn well. Insanely well.

Like $2.24 billion and counting worth of well.

Now, going into its fifth weekend, the Sony-Marvel blockbuster is quietly showing another type of strength: Even with two new major films opening, exhibitors are keeping Brand New Day in more theaters than any other movie.

It’s close, mind you, but still: Brand New Day will be in 3,678 theaters, more than any other title, just barely dropping from last weekend’s 4,006. Related Stories Movies 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Hits No.

2 on All-Time Domestic Chart, Topping 'Avengers: Endgame' Movies 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Box Office Set to Sink 'Titanic' From All-Time Top 5 The Looney Tunes legal comedy, Coyote vs. Acme is opening in slightly fewer theaters — 3,575 — despite very strong reviews (95 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes; read The Hollywood Reporter ‘s review ) and strong audience scores (92 percent).

Coyote vs. Acme is tracking for a somewhat modest $14 million to $22 million domestic opening. While it might not prove to be a hit, its overall reception is certainly making the case that it was a movie worth releasing rather than shelving for a tax write-down, as Warner Bros.

originally planned.