Dick Walsh's Industry Update
Follow Dick Walsh's Industry Update for expert commentary on weekly box office results, theatrical performance, and movie market trends. This weekly column delivers context, data, and clarity straight from one of the industry's most trusted voices.
Oct 04, 2026
14 min read
10/2-10/4: VERITY Flies, DIGGER is Buried and 2026 Box Office Momentum Continues
Amazon MGM’s new thriller VERITY led the way at the box office with $32.6M. Until recently, this weekend was expected to be a much closer contest between VERITY and Warner Bros.’ dark comedy DIGGER st...
Sep 27, 2026
13 min read
9/25-9/27: AVENGERS: ENDGAME Returns to the Top with an ENCORE Re-Release
Seven and a half years after its chart-busting 2019 run, Marvel’s AVENGERS: ENDGAME is once again the #1 movie in theatres, selling $26.0M in new tickets in its re-release weekend. With assistance fro...
Sep 20, 2026
12 min read
RESIDENT EVIL’s $60M Debut Exceeds Expectations; Best Horror Movie Opening since BACKROOMS
Sony’s horror reboot RESIDENT EVIL had a shockingly good opening weekend by bringing in $60M and finishing in first place. All movies in theatres this weekend earned $110.3M, which is nearly 50% highe...
Sep 13, 2026
16 min read
SUMMER 2026 WRAPS UP AS THE BIGGEST EVER WHILE SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY IS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF #1 ALL-TIME; PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 Takes the Lead This Weekend
Warner Bros.’ PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 opened with $30M to knock Sony’s SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY out of the top spot that it had held for six consecutive weekends. Ironically, this happened on the same week...
Sep 06, 2026
13 min read
SPIDER-MAN and THE ODYSSEY Remain on Top; August Scores an All-Time Record Box Office
For the sixth consecutive weekend, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY took home first place at the weekend box office, adding $18.0M to its massive $917.8M total. With none of this weekend’s new wide releases...
Aug 30, 2026
16 min read
8/28-8/30: SPIDER-MAN Tops the Box Office for a Rare 5th Weekend in a Row
Sony and Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY continues to fend off all challengers for the fifth consecutive weekend. In the post-pandemic era, only AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER has lasted longer in the to...
Aug 23, 2026
14 min read
SPIDER-MAN:BRAND NEW DAY Crosses $850M Domestically and $2.2B Worldwide
Sony and Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY continued its record-breaking run at the box office, finishing in first place for the fourth consecutive weekend by adding $39.0M to its already massive dom...
Aug 16, 2026
14 min read
8/14-8/16 - SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Swings Even Higher
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY from Sony and Marvel is clearly the defining box office story of 2026. In the 33 rd weekend of the year, the tenth Spider-Man feature in its third weekend remained firmly in...
Aug 09, 2026
17 min read
8/7-8/9: SPIDER-MAN Widens its Web
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY mastered the box office for the second weekend in a row, scoring an additional $145.0M and lifting the box office for all films to $203.0M. This was 55% higher than the $131....
Aug 02, 2026
13 min read
7/31-8/2: SPIDER-MAN's Superlatives
Sony and Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY opened with a truly spectacular $355.0M, the second best-domestic box office debut of all time. While this falls just short of AVENGERS: ENDGAME’s three-day...
Jul 26, 2026
9 min read
7/24-7/26: THE ODYSSEY Continues Its Voyage
Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY continues to keep theatres busy, selling another $87.0M in tickets in its second weekend. With all films earning $141.6M this weekend, THE ODYSSEY’s share amounts to 61...
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