Spider-Man: Brand New Day has passed Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the highest-grossing domestic release of all time, capping a summer that proved audiences will still pack theaters when Hollywood delivers. Tom Holland's fourth solo outing as Peter Parker crossed $936.773 million at the North American box office after just 47 days in theaters, […] The post Spider-Man topples Star Wars for biggest domestic box office run in history appeared first on American Almanac .
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has passed Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the highest-grossing domestic release of all time, capping a summer that proved audiences will still pack theaters when Hollywood delivers. Tom Holland's fourth solo outing as Peter Parker crossed $936.773 million at the North American box office after just 47 days in theaters, Variety reported on September 16. The milestone erased a record that The Force Awakens had held for more than a decade at $936 million. Globally, the Sony and Marvel co-production has pulled in $2.45 billion, placing it third all time behind only Avatar ($2.9 billion) and Avengers: Endgame ($2.7 billion). It sits ahead of Avatar: The Way of Water ($2.3 billion) and Titanic ($2.2 billion). A…Open
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Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's long-awaited sequel opened with an estimated $30 million domestically, ending "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"'s six-week reign atop the charts. Warner Bros. rolled the dice on nostalgia, and the bet paid off, at least for opening weekend. "Practical Magic 2" debuted at No. 1 across 4,146 North American theaters, pulling in […] The post 'Practical Magic 2' takes No. 1 at the box office 28 years after the original appeared first on American Almanac .
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's long-awaited sequel opened with an estimated $30 million domestically, ending "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"'s six-week reign atop the charts. Warner Bros. rolled the dice on nostalgia, and the bet paid off, at least for opening weekend. "Practical Magic 2" debuted at No. 1 across 4,146 North American theaters, pulling in $30 million Friday through Sunday and another $16 million from 77 international markets for a $46 million worldwide launch. The original 1998 film earned just $46 million during its entire domestic theatrical run before finding a devoted audience through home video and streaming. The sequel, directed by Susanne Bier and produced on a reported $75 million budget, reunites Bullock and…Open
Movie theaters across America raked in $4.61 billion in ticket sales over the summer of 2026, Hollywood’s best season in over a decade, yet the numbers show a rebound driven by fresh faces, Gen Z crowds, and high-end screens, not a simple return to business as usual. After years of pandemic-era closures and lackluster box […] The post Hollywood’s summer box office surges as audiences return, but the numbers reveal a more complicated comeback appeared first on American Almanac .
Movie theaters across America raked in $4.61 billion in ticket sales over the summer of 2026, Hollywood’s best season in over a decade, yet the numbers show a rebound driven by fresh faces, Gen Z crowds, and high-end screens, not a simple return to business as usual. After years of pandemic-era closures and lackluster box office takes, the U.S. movie industry recorded its strongest summer performance since 2013, with a 26.1% jump in domestic ticket sales compared to 2025. The surge, tracked from May 1 through August 31, was confirmed by Rentrak and cited by The Associated Press . But beneath the headline, the recovery reflects changing tastes, new industry players, and a younger audience taking the lead. Filmmakers and executives are…Open
The Deadpool star used his platform at a New York City premiere to lecture Americans about their fondness for the 1980s, calling the decade a "f***ing mess" that people have conveniently forgotten. Ryan Reynolds walked the carpet at the AMC Lincoln Square theater in New York on Tuesday for the premiere of his upcoming film […] The post Ryan Reynolds dismisses 1980s nostalgia as a 'brutal, brutal time' while promoting new film appeared first on American Almanac .
The Deadpool star used his platform at a New York City premiere to lecture Americans about their fondness for the 1980s, calling the decade a "f***ing mess" that people have conveniently forgotten. Ryan Reynolds walked the carpet at the AMC Lincoln Square theater in New York on Tuesday for the premiere of his upcoming film Mayday, set to land on Apple TV on September 4. But instead of sticking to the usual promotional script, Reynolds used his time with Variety to deliver a history lesson, one that said more about Hollywood's reflexive disdain for mainstream American sentiment than it did about any actual decade. Reynolds, born in 1977, was thirteen years old when the 1980s ended. He spent most of the decade as a child in Vancouver. That…Open
James Lew, the martial artist and Emmy-winning stunt coordinator whose five-decade career spanned franchises from "Star Trek" to "Rush Hour," died Sunday at 73 after battling health issues. Lew's wife, Jordanna Potter, confirmed his death on August 24 and posted two Instagram tributes filled with personal references to the life they shared. Potter told TMZ […] The post Hollywood stuntman James Lew, Emmy winner for 'Luke Cage,' dead at 73 appeared first on American Almanac .
James Lew, the martial artist and Emmy-winning stunt coordinator whose five-decade career spanned franchises from "Star Trek" to "Rush Hour," died Sunday at 73 after battling health issues. Lew's wife, Jordanna Potter, confirmed his death on August 24 and posted two Instagram tributes filled with personal references to the life they shared. Potter told TMZ that Lew had been battling unspecified health issues. No cause of death was disclosed, and the location where he died has not been made public. Lew built a career that few in Hollywood could match for sheer range and longevity. Raised in Los Angeles, he broke into the business with an uncredited stunt role on the 1970s television series "Kung Fu." By 1979 he had landed a starring role…Open
U.S. — Entertainment industry insiders predicted that the upcoming Marvel Studios X-Men reboot would flop after the producers chose to go woke and make the character "Storm" an African-American woman.