Hollywood is clearly not slowing down. Two of the biggest movies in the spotlights are highlighting right now, Spiderman: Brand new day and the Odyssey, have crossed the billion-dollar mark worldwide, giving fans another reason to talk about their massive theatrical run.

Let's start with the obvious one: Spider-man – Brand New Day

Spiderman is  still doing spiderman things The Tom holland-led Marvel movie has reportedly crossed around $2.45 billion worldwide, making it one of the biggest films ever at the global box office. And the crazy part is the movie crossed $2 billion in just 19 days after release. That put it among the fastest movies ever to reach the milestone. This movie had an amazing star cast:

  • Tom Holland β€” Peter Parker / Spider-Man
  • Zendaya β€” MJ
  • Sadie Sink β€” Jean Grey
  • Jacob Batalon β€” Ned Leeds
  • Jon Bernthal β€” Frank Castle / The Punisher
  • Tramell Tillman β€” William β€œBill” Metzger
  • Michael Mando β€” Mac Gargan / Scorpion
  • Mark Ruffalo β€” Bruce Banner / Hulk
  • Marvin β€œKrondon” Jones III β€” Tombstone
  • Liza ColΓ³n-Zayas β€” Detective Jean DeWolff
  • Florence Pugh β€” Yelena Belova / Black Widow

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Writers: Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers

Then The Odyssey Is Also Going Big

Christopher Nolan clearly came to the box with a different kind of energy, reaching around $1.68 billion worldwide. The movie is based on Homer's legendary epics and brings Nolan's huge screen filmmaking style to the story. The movie had an amazing star cast which is one of the reasons for it great success:

  • Matt Damon β€” Odysseus
  • Tom Holland β€” Telemachus
  • Anne Hathaway β€” Penelope
  • Robert Pattinson β€” Antinous
  • Lupita Nyong’o β€” Helen / Clytemnestra
  • Zendaya β€” Athena
  • Charlize Theron β€” Calypso
  • John Leguizamo β€” Eumaeus
  • Himesh Patel β€” Eurylochus
  • Elliot Page β€” Sinon
  • Samantha Morton β€” Circe
  • Jon Bernthal β€” Menelaus
  • Benny Safdie β€” Agamemnon
  • Bill Irwin β€” Polyphemus
  • Corey Hawkins β€” Polybus
  • Mia Goth β€” Melantho
  • Travis Scott β€” Bard

Director: Christopher Nolan

Two Completely Different movies but same box-office energy

both movies going beyond that number shows something must-watch theatrical events. Spiderman is a superhero franchise that already has alot of fans. The Odyssey brings Christopher Nolan's name, an epic historical adventure from one of the Hollywood's biggest directors. People are still ready to watch it again and again for big-screen experience.

Why these numbers matter

The success of these two films also comes at a time when the film industry continues to see major changes in how people watch movies. Streaming has become a natural part of entertainment, but the box-office performance of films like these shows that audience are still interested to go to theatres when a movie feels like something they want to experience on a big screen.

For The Odyssey, the scale of film and character has been a major part of its charm and for Spiderman the character's popularity and the wider audience have played a big role.