Spider-Man: Brand New Day Still in More Theaters Than Any New Release Five Weekends In

Sony‑Marvel's Spider‑Man: Brand New Day continues to dominate theatrical real estate five weekends after opening. With a theater count of 3,678 this weekend, it remains the most widely shown title even as two new films enter the marketplace.

Two new wide releases arrived the same weekend. Warner Bros.' Coyote vs. Acme opens in 3,575 theaters. Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars opens in 3,330 theaters. Both launches trail Brand New Day's footprint by only a few hundred locations, but the exhibitor vote favors continuing to run Spider‑Man more broadly.

• Coyote vs. Acme: tracking roughly $14 million to $22 million domestically.
• The Dog Stars: tracking roughly $9 million to $14 million domestically.

By comparison, Brand New Day is projected to add about $22 million to $27 million domestically this weekend.

• Approximately $2.24 billion worldwide to date.
• Biggest opening day: $169 million.
• Biggest domestic opening weekend: $360 million.
• Biggest Monday ever at $47 million.
• Fastest to $500 million domestically: seven days.
• Ranked as the second‑biggest movie domestically at the time of reporting and the highest‑grossing film of 2026.

A continued $22M–$27M weekend would move Brand New Day past Titanic on the all‑time grosses list, a placement highlighted in coverage of its fifth‑week performance.

Exhibitors balance audience demand and screen allocation when new films arrive. In this case, Spider‑Man's sustained daily grosses and historical milestones give theater owners a reason to hold screens for a film that still draws sizable weekend revenue. Coyote vs. Acme earned strong critical and audience scores but its opening projection is modest, which helps explain why exhibitors split screens rather than replacing Brand New Day outright.

• Weekly grosses and per‑screen averages for each title will determine whether theaters reallocate screens in the near term.
• If Brand New Day sustains mid‑week hold and weekend receipts in the reported projection range, it will continue to justify a wide footprint against new releases.
• Early critical and audience reception for Coyote vs. Acme and The Dog Stars may alter exhibitors' calculations after opening weekend.

Five weekends in, Spider‑Man: Brand New Day still occupies the most theaters nationwide. New releases arrive in large numbers of locations but not in greater total footprint, reflecting a market choice to prioritize an established blockbuster that continues producing strong grosses.