“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” “Toy Story 5” and “Spider-Man Brand New Day.”
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Billion-dollar films are back in Hollywood.
The theatrical industry welcomed its fourth billion-dollar film of 2026 this week as Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” surpassed the coveted benchmark. It joins the three-comma ranks alongside Universal’s “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” Lionsgate’s “Michael” and Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5.” The group should soon be joined by Universal’s “The Odyssey,” which has tallied $912 million globally through Sunday and is set to play in theaters through at least mid-September.
Box office analysts expect Warner Bros.‘ “Dune: Part Three” and Disney and Marvel’s “Avengers: Doomsday” to also reach the billion-dollar figure later this year.
As it stands, this is the highest number of billion-dollar film releases in a single year since the Covid pandemic shuttered movie theaters and…
