Well, it’s quite a weekend before Spider-Man: Brand New Day shows up to storm and cap off July/kickstart August 2026.

Let’s get off with the Nolan business: The Odyssey earned $215.3 million in its second weekend worldwide, with a, checks notes, 19% drop on the global stage. Yes, so $87 million in its second weekend in North America (30% drop) and $128.3 million overseas (10% total drop), which is one of the smallest drops for a $100 million-plus opener and for a near 3-hour film. It’s already at $286.37 million domestically and $640 million worldwide. It’s already past Matt Damon’s The Martian ($630 million globally in 2015) and will pass Interstellar‘s $677 million in 2014 (well, $722 million with reissues). And if you want to count cameos, it’ll pass Thor: Ragnarok and Love and Thunder, and Deadpool 2 to become Damon’s highest-earning film.

So, yes, it will pass $700 million worldwide shortly (probably on Tuesday) and will join the 2026 $1 billion club alongside Toy Story 5, Michael, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. But then Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters; hot dang, Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jon Bernthal will just reap in more goods (and also Anne Hathaway, because this title will pass The Devil Wears Prada 2). Anyway, the IMAX format has definitely been more of a boon than a “must-see,” as a little over 70% of moviegoers have seen the film in non-IMAX theaters. At least it gets folks off the couch, as this is the 3rd highest film to open under $150 million, even if Top Gun: Maverick and Frozen II had major assistance from holiday opening weekends. The second weekend hold was better than Inception, Inside Out 2, Shrek 2, and Frozen II, and it has the third-lowest drop for any $100 million-plus opener.

In any case, for the best-case scenario, Nolan’s latest picture will pass $460 million domestically (at a minimum) and may still leg past $500 million domestically once all is said and done (which is a good possibility). If it pulls a godsend like Inception with its legs sixteen summers ago, it may end up closer to $585 million domestically. That means a global tally of $1.1 billion at minimum, even if you don’t factor in the likes of China or Japan once it releases there in August and September, respectively. If it opens well in those last two, that probably would be around $1.31 billion, even if factoring in the MCU title’s performance and “stealing” some of the overseas success. Dare we say, could it pull $225 million in the three key Asian territories (Korea, China, and Japan) and then hold well enough overseas to give it an eventual Inception/Oppenheimer split? And if that’s a best-case scenario, we’re already past $535 million domestic and $1.5 billion worldwide. In any case, it’s an aberration of sorts for Nolan, which would mark it as his highest-grossing film (yes, well ahead of The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises in 2008 and 2012, respectively).

In other news, Moana held on a bit better in weekend three to earn $10.5 million, pushing it past $102 million domestically. It’s still a relative box office bomb at this point, and as we’ve preached a dozen times by now, stop rolling out IP remakes (especially in recent times with the animated title’s sequel opening two years ago).

Toy Story 5 has become the highest-grossing film of the year* (thus far*, asterisk intended when you consider Nolan’s latest setpiece engaging with gladiators and goddesses to pull insane numbers and Spider-Man 4 on the way). It just passed The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which was dethroned by Michael (several days ago), and now the 5th title in the coveted Pixar series takes its throne. Toy Story 5 has bested its predecessor, inflation notwithstanding, in domestic totals and will pass $450 million tonight/tomorrow morning. It will probably finish up around $490 million domestic when all is said and done. It’s subconsciously refreshing to see the might of the box office will its way back to 2018/2019 levels with a pop culture icon (six decades and counting!), a family galaxy extravaganza with Mario and Co., and a kids-friendly reminder that “technology is taking over the world!” in Pixar’s mind thanks to your favorite toys. Now, we’ll most likely see the other billion-dollar earners for the year with the latest adaptation of Odysseus (thanks to Nolan’s prowess), the renowned webslinger, and the fifth tale of what’s crossing the Avengers’ heads as the multiverse is tested on the battlefield with familiar and new faces. Could Denis Villeneuve make his trilogy capper join the club? It would be a grand gesture if Paul Atreides summoned the war to do so.

Bleecker Street’s best opening came with Hadestown: The Musical and its $9.69 million in its debut. It’s already past Hotel Mumbai ($9.6 million); now, the studio’s fourth biggest domestic earner behind Megan Leavey ($13 million), Eye in the Sky ($18 million) and Logan Lucky ($27 million). Motor City opened with $1.625 million; a decent setpiece with barely any dialogue showcasing Alan Ritchson bringing his skills in from the Reacher series.

Minions & Monsters will be passing $400 million worldwide by the end of this sentence, The Invite has passed $27 million globally, and Evil Dead Burn has passed $63 million worldwide.

Next weekend sees the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, I Want Your Sex, Mustache, and Terrestrial.