By Team INVC | INVC NEWS
LOS ANGELES, United States | September 16, 2026 —
Hollywood Box Office Today September 16 2026 has a new leader, two historic blockbusters and one of the most fascinating late-summer battles in years.
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman’s Practical Magic 2 has ended the six-week domestic box-office reign of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, opening at No. 1 with approximately $30 million in North America.
However, Spider-Man is hardly leaving quietly. The Marvel-Sony blockbuster has climbed to roughly $935.9 million domestically, placing it within striking distance of the all-time North American box-office record.
Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has crossed another extraordinary milestone. The epic has now become Universal Pictures’ highest-grossing movie ever worldwide, with its global total standing near $1.68 billion.
Together, the three movies are producing a rare box-office story: a new release has taken the weekly crown, while two older blockbusters continue rewriting Hollywood records.
Practical Magic 2 Takes No. 1 With $30 Million Opening
After six weekends dominated by Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Warner Bros. finally has a new domestic box-office leader.
Practical Magic 2 opened with approximately $30.00 million from 4,146 North American theaters over its first Friday-to-Sunday weekend.
The Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman sequel earned about:
Friday: $13.10 million
Saturday: $9.85 million
Sunday: $7.05 million
The film then added roughly $1.73 million on Monday, pushing its North American total to about $31.73 million.
International markets have added approximately $17 million, taking the film’s early worldwide total to nearly $48.7 million.
That gives Practical Magic 2 a clear No. 1 debut, although its longer-term performance will depend heavily on weekday holds and the second weekend.
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Bring the Witches Back
The sequel arrives almost three decades after the original Practical Magic, which debuted in 1998.
Bullock and Kidman return as the Owens sisters, while the new film also brings back several familiar faces and adds younger cast members.
The original developed a significant cult following long after its theatrical release. Warner Bros. has now attempted to convert that nostalgia into a new theatrical franchise.
The opening shows that an audience exists. However, the film will need sustained theatrical demand to turn its first-weekend victory into a longer box-office success.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is Chasing Box-Office History
Spider-Man: Brand New Day may have surrendered the No. 1 weekend position, but its larger box-office story has become even more extraordinary.
The Tom Holland-led superhero movie collected approximately $8.4 million domestically during the latest weekend, lifting its North American total to around $935.2 million by Sunday.
Monday then added roughly $676,000, taking the domestic haul to approximately $935.86 million.
That puts the film only around $1 million away from the long-standing unadjusted North American record held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which finished its original theatrical run at roughly $936.7 million.
The comparison does not account for ticket-price inflation.
Nevertheless, Brand New Day has already delivered one of the largest theatrical performances Hollywood has ever seen.
Spider-Man Worldwide Total Reaches About $2.45 Billion
The scale becomes even bigger internationally.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has reached approximately $2.45 billion worldwide, placing it among the highest-grossing films in global box-office history.
Its international markets have contributed around $1.5 billion, while North America has supplied more than $935 million.
China, the United Kingdom and Mexico rank among the movie’s strongest overseas markets.
The film spent six consecutive weekends at No. 1 in North America before Practical Magic 2 finally displaced it.
Even after losing the weekly crown, its historic theatrical run remains the bigger industry story.
The Odyssey Crosses $600 Million in North America
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is producing another remarkable hold.
The Universal epic earned approximately $7.6 million domestically over the latest weekend, despite already being in theaters for nearly two months.
On Sunday, its North American total reached approximately $600.7 million.
Another estimated $1.03 million on Monday lifted the domestic total to roughly $601.7 million.
That level of late-run performance shows how strongly the film continues to draw audiences well beyond its opening weeks.
The Odyssey Becomes Universal’s Biggest Movie Ever
The worldwide milestone is even larger.
The Odyssey has now generated approximately $1.68 billion globally, overtaking Jurassic World to become Universal Pictures’ highest-grossing film worldwide.
Christopher Nolan’s film added roughly $34.4 million globally during the latest weekend.
International markets have contributed more than $1 billion, while markets including the United Kingdom, China, South Korea and Japan continue supporting the film’s theatrical run.
The achievement gives Nolan another major career milestone and strengthens The Odyssey as one of 2026’s defining theatrical releases.
Coyote vs. Acme Continues Its Unlikely Comeback
Another movie worth watching is Coyote vs. Acme.
The once-shelved film added approximately $6.4 million domestically over the latest weekend.
Its North American total reached approximately $48.4 million by Monday, while worldwide earnings climbed above $80 million.
Its performance has attracted attention because the project once appeared unlikely to reach theaters at all.
Instead, the movie has developed into one of the season’s more unusual theatrical stories.
Runner Opens With More Than $6 Million
New release Runner collected approximately $6.46 million domestically over its first weekend.
Monday added another $540,000, lifting the North American total to around $7 million.
The opening places it below Hollywood’s major blockbusters but gives the film an opportunity to build through word of mouth.
Its second-weekend hold will provide a clearer indication of audience response.
Insidious: Out of the Further Keeps Horror Audience
Insidious: Out of the Further also remains active in theaters.
The horror sequel has reached approximately $60.9 million domestically and about $155 million worldwide.
Even several weeks into its run, the movie continues to generate meaningful theatrical revenue.
That performance reinforces horror’s ability to remain commercially relevant without requiring superhero-scale ticket sales.
Latest Hollywood Box Office Picture
Based on the latest fully reported North American daily numbers available early September 16 in India, Monday’s major films stood approximately at:
| Movie | Monday Gross | North America Total |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Magic 2 | $1.73M | $31.73M |
| The Odyssey | $1.03M | $601.73M |
| Spider-Man: Brand New Day | $0.68M | $935.86M |
| Runner | $0.54M | $7.00M |
| Coyote vs. Acme | $0.50M | $48.43M |
| Buddy | $0.36M | $21.75M |
| Hope | $0.35M | $5.27M |
| Insidious: Out of the Further | $0.33M | $60.91M |
September 15 Tuesday figures were still being finalized when this report was prepared.
Hollywood Has Three Different Box-Office Stories at Once
The current market is unusual because three movies are commanding attention for very different reasons.
Practical Magic 2 owns the current No. 1 position.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is approaching a historic North American milestone.
The Odyssey, meanwhile, has already become Universal’s biggest worldwide release.
Therefore, this is not simply a battle for one weekend’s ranking.
Hollywood currently has a new fall release testing its staying power, a superhero phenomenon chasing an all-time domestic benchmark and a Christopher Nolan epic extending a record-breaking global run.
What Happens Next?
The next major test comes when finalized Tuesday and Wednesday numbers arrive.
For Practical Magic 2, the important question is how strongly it can hold after its opening weekend.
For Spider-Man: Brand New Day, attention remains fixed on its North American cumulative total.
Meanwhile, The Odyssey continues adding revenue deep into its theatrical run.
The box office may have a new No. 1 movie, but Hollywood’s biggest stories are still unfolding well beyond the top spot.
Box-office figures are estimates based on the latest reported theatrical data and may change as studios, distributors and tracking services update their totals.
