Spider-Man and The Odyssey smash collective box office record

Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey powered the biggest collective box office weekend in cinema history, with approximately $430 million across all movies in the marketplace—surpassing Avengers: Endgame's previous record of $402 million. The web-slinger achieved a staggering $355 million domestic opening, making it only the second-biggest debut ever, with an additional $573 million from international markets for a combined $927 million global opening. The Odyssey, the director's adaptation of Homer's epic, held its ground with $51 million in its third weekend and has now crossed $727.9 million globally on its path toward $1 billion. (via Variety)

A Quiet Place: Day One launched on Netflix August 1 and instantly climbed to the platform's #7 position, marking an unusually strong debut for a library acquisition. The prequel, featuring Lupita Nyong'o and Stranger Things breakout Joseph Quinn, follows a woman with a terminal illness forced to survive New York City during the opening moments of an alien invasion. Netflix refreshed its library with 50 new titles on August 1 alone as part of a massive month-long rollout of 75 releases, but the film's immediate chart presence signals strong audience appetite for the horror franchise outside theaters. (via What's On Netflix)