Spider-Man: Brand New Day has held its number one spot at the UK and Ireland box office for a second straight weekend, with Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey still pulling steady crowds behind it. Two big-budget tentpoles are running side by side in cinemas, and neither is showing real signs of fading yet.
Key Takeaways
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day remains the top film at the UK and Ireland box office in its second weekend of release.
- The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s ensemble epic, continues to hold a strong position on the chart rather than dropping off sharply.
- Both films are benefiting from limited direct competition and strong word-of-mouth among British and Irish audiences.
- The pattern mirrors what’s playing out in India, where big Hollywood releases are increasingly sharing screens rather than fighting for them.
How Is Spider-Man: Brand New Day Performing at the UK Box Office?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened big and, more importantly, it’s holding. Distributors watch the second-weekend drop more closely than the opening number itself, because that’s what tells you whether a film has real legs or just a hype-driven first three days. Early trade reporting suggests the fall-off has been modest compared to a typical superhero sequel.
That’s not a small thing. UK and Ireland audiences have grown choosier about tentpole releases since the pandemic reshaped cinema habits, and a Marvel film that keeps its audience past opening weekend is genuinely newsworthy for exhibitors.
Why Is Spider-Man: Brand New Day Still Topping the Chart?
A few things seem to be working in its favour. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man has built up more than a decade of goodwill with UK audiences, and director Destin Daniel Cretton — who made his name with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings — brought a fresher visual tone that reviewers have generally responded well to.
There’s also the simple matter of timing. Late summer in the UK is traditionally a quieter release window once the big July blockbusters have cleared out, which gives a strong title more room to breathe instead of getting buried under new competition every week.
The IMAX and Premium Format Factor
A meaningful chunk of ticket sales for films like this now comes from IMAX, Dolby and other premium formats, which carry higher ticket prices and skew the box office numbers upward relative to raw admissions. That’s true across most major markets tracking Spider-Man: Brand New Day right now, not just the UK.
Where Does The Odyssey Stand in the Race?
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey isn’t a typical action-adventure film, and it was never going to chase Spider-Man’s opening-weekend energy. It’s a slower-burn, star-studded retelling of Homer’s epic, shot largely on IMAX film, with a cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson among others. What matters here is that it’s still charting weeks after release, which for a literary epic without a built-in franchise fanbase is a genuinely solid outcome.
Weekly UK and Ireland box office standings are tracked and published by Box Office Mojo, which compiles data reported through the official comScore-powered UK cinema chart. That’s the source most trade outlets, including Deadline and Screen International, cross-check before publishing their own weekend reports.
How Do These Numbers Compare With Past Spider-Man Releases?
Spider-Man: No Way Home remains the benchmark for the franchise in the UK, having opened to one of the biggest Marvel debuts the region has seen and holding strongly through the winter of 2021 into 2022. Brand New Day isn’t chasing that pandemic-era pent-up demand, but early trade signals suggest it’s tracking as one of the stronger post-pandemic openings for the character.
| Rank | Film | Studio | Status This Weekend |
| 1 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | Sony / Marvel Studios | Holding at No. 1, second weekend |
| 2-3 | The Odyssey | Universal Pictures | Steady hold, multi-week run |
| Other | Rotating new and holdover titles | Various | Filling remaining chart positions |
What’s the India Angle Here?
This isn’t just a UK story. Indian multiplexes have leaned harder into Hollywood tentpoles this year, and Spider-Man films in particular have historically over-performed in India relative to other superhero franchises, partly because of Tom Holland’s popularity and partly because Spider-Man has a broader family-audience pull than darker Marvel titles. Distributors here will be watching the UK hold closely, because a strong second-weekend number abroad is usually read as a signal for how a film might perform once it settles into its second week in Indian cities too.
The Odyssey, meanwhile, is a tougher sell domestically — literary epics with three-hour runtimes don’t traditionally travel as well in India as spectacle-driven action films. But Nolan’s name alone has been enough to fill premium format screens here before, and early reports from Indian exhibitors suggest similar behaviour this time.
Spider-man Brand New Day FAQ
Is Spider-Man: Brand New Day the highest-grossing Spider-Man film in the UK?
Not yet, and it likely won’t overtake Spider-Man: No Way Home’s UK total, which remains the franchise benchmark. But its current hold suggests a strong overall run.
Who directed Spider-Man: Brand New Day?
Destin Daniel Cretton, best known for directing Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, directed the film with Tom Holland returning as Peter Parker.
What is The Odyssey about?
The Odyssey is Christopher Nolan’s big-screen adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic, shot largely on IMAX film with an ensemble cast led by Matt Damon.
Are both films still running in Indian cinemas?
Both titles released internationally alongside their UK and US rollouts, and Indian multiplex chains have kept both in rotation given steady footfall.
Where can I check the latest UK box office numbers?
Official weekend charts are compiled through comScore data and published by outlets like Box Office Mojo and Screen International.
Conclusion
Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey aren’t really competing with each other — they’re pulling from different audiences entirely, and both benefiting from it. For now, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the film to beat in the UK and Ireland, and nothing in the current chart suggests that changes next weekend.