The summer movie season achieved record-breaking financial performance worldwide, with two major releases at the center of the success. Spider-Man: Brand New Day, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland, has grossed $2.4 billion globally and ranks as the year’s top-performing film and the third highest-grossing film of all time. The film’s opening weekend was the second-largest on record, trailing only Avengers: Endgame (2019), and it became the second-fastest film to reach the $1 billion milestone, accomplishing this in six days.
The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem, earned $1.6 billion and stands as the year’s highest-grossing original film. Together with other successful titles including Toy Story 5, Michael, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie—all surpassing $1 billion—these films helped push the US summer box office from 1 May through 7 September to $4.761 billion, surpassing the previous record of $4.756 billion set in 2013.
Lower-budget original horror films also contributed to the strong performance, with Backrooms and Obsession generating $394 million and $513 million respectively. However, many sequels and spinoffs underperformed relative to expectations, including Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Supergirl, and Minions & Monsters.
International markets demonstrated even stronger growth trends. UK cinema admissions rose 56 percent year-over-year in August, reaching over 17 million—the strongest August since 2018. Across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, admissions climbed 88 percent year-over-year, with France recording 19.9 million August admissions, its best monthly figure in 46 years of record-keeping. Italy achieved its best-ever June-August period with 20.8 million admissions and €162.3 million in revenue, while Spain and the Netherlands posted 71 percent and 77 percent year-over-year increases respectively.
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