by Dov Kornits
It was all about Spidey this weekend, with punters of all ages turning out in droves, pre-booking seats for date nights of all sorts, and pointing to the possibility that 2026 may be one of the best years in cinema for quite a while – box office wise anyway! Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the biggest opening weekend of 2026, the second biggest opening weekend of all time in Australia, the biggest opening weekend since 2019, the biggest opening weekend of a Spider-Man film, the biggest opening weekend outside of holidays, the biggest box office ever recorded on a Saturday ($9.3m), the biggest box office ever recorded on a Sunday ($8.18m) … let that sink in!! In other news, Spidey’s dominance allowed Aussie titles Leviticus and The Birthday Trip to crash into the top 20! Spidey, a superhero for everyone it seems!
AUSTRALIAN FILMS AT THE BOX OFFICE
