Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s setup has placed Tom Holland into an interesting - if unusual - movie contest with himself in the near future. The fourthMCUSpider-Man movie is already in an unusual position in many senses, since it’s the start of a new era for Spider-Man followingSpider-Man: No Way Home’s endingand a several-year-long hiatus.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s storybeing placed in the middle of the Multiverse Saga makes this seem doubly true, since it raises a lot of possibilities about what this part ofthe MCU timelinemight look like. That said, perhaps the most unusual part ofSpider-Man: Brand New Day’s setup is how it sets up a bizarre movie competition for its lead actor.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is Set To Release In July 2026
There have been various updates aboutSpider-Man: Brand New Daysince it was first announced, including its Jun 03, 2025 release date being confirmed bySony Picturesin October 2024. This cemented a 5-year-long delay betweenSpider-Man: No Way Homeand the upcoming MCU movie, which is no small window of time.
Spider-Man: No Way Homereleased in December 2021.
However, this does make sense in terms of what these two respective films mean for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man.Spider-Man: No Way Homewas the end of Spider-Man’s first MCU trilogy, so it makes sense to have this larger window of time between the third and fourth movies, especially since it leaves time for Peter’s story to have developed in-universe off-screen.
WithSpider-Man: Across The Spider-Versereleasing in 2023, andYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manreleasing in 2025, there’s also been no shortage of on-screen Spider-Man adventures during this time. That said,Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s July 2026 window does raise one fascinating scenario for its lead actor.
Another Major Tom Holland Movie Is Also Set To Release In July 2026
Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man solo movie already makes July 2026 an important time for the actor, especially given the considerable success the prior MCU Spider-Man movies have enjoyed. That said, this isn’t the only big movie Holland is a part of that’s set to release in July 2026.
Tom Holland was revealed to be a part of the cast of Christopher Nolan’sThe Odysseyin October 2024, putting him not only in a film helmed by a blockbuster expert, but alongside other big actors such as Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Robert Pattinson on-screen. Interestingly,The Odysseyis also set to release in July 2026.
While the two movies aren’t set to release on the same day - asSpider-Man: Brand New Dayis due to debut on Jul 06, 2025, andThe Odysseyis itself marked for a July 16, 2025 release - these dates still place them pretty close to one another.This essentially puts Tom Holland in a box office competition with himself, especially since it seems he plays key roles in both releases.
July 2026’s Box Office Will See A Bizarre Holland Vs Holland Competition
BothSpider-Man: Brand New DayandThe Odysseyseem to have a good chance of being the big box office hit of July 2026. Spider-Man movies are generally heavy-hitters, but the same can be said for movies directed by Christopher Nolan, meaning the two films look set to be in healthy competition due to their release windows overlapping.
Indeed, with several Spider-Man films amassing over $1 billion in their respective box offices, and several Nolan movies managing to reach or otherwise come close to this milestone,Brand New DayandThe Odysseyboth stand a chance of being the biggest film of the year. However, only one can be.
As it stands,this effectively pits Holland’s 2026 movies against one another for the top box office spot of this time period, since he’s Spider-Man in one, and the son of The Odyssey’s main character in the other. This doesn’t bode poorly for the actor himself - since it seems both will likely prove successful in their own right - but it does create an unusual circumstance for this release window.
Which Movie Is Likely To Win The Holland Vs Holland Box Office Race?
July is conventionally a major time for blockbusters, and superhero movies are no exception. WithSpider-Man: HomecomingandSpider-Man: No Way Homeboth releasing in July themselves - andDeadpool & Wolverineproving the box office potential of this period with its $1.3 billion success (viaThe Numbers) - releasingSpider-Man: Brand New Dayat this time makes a lot of sense.
It’s not yet clear whetherSpider-Man: Brand New Day will be able to live up toNo Way Home’s results, since it was able to draw on the popularity of returning pre-MCU Spider-Man actors. That said,Spider-Man: Far From Homenetted itself $1.1 billion (The Numbers) without this added selling point, which is promising for the 2026 film.
On the other side of things, Nolan’s $1 billion movies have been superhero releases themselves, thanks to the results ofThe Dark KnightandThe Dark Knight Returns, which does suggest the non-superhero 2026 might fare less strikingly. That said, it doesn’t seem impossible forThe Odysseyto make more thanSpider-Man: Brand New Dayaltogether.
While it released years later,Oppenheimernotably did make more thanSpider-Man: Homecomingin its worldwide box office results, andThe Odyssey’s star-studded cast - Holland included - could be what it needs to make even just that bit more than its July MCU counterpart. Whatever happens, though, it’s clearSpider-Man: Brand New Day’s release window will be a fascinating one.
