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Spider-Man: Brand New DayDistributor

Spider-Man: Brand New Day reaches US$936.7 million and takes the unadjusted North American box-office record

Boxoffice Pro reported September 16 that Sony Pictures placed Spider-Man: Brand New Day at US$936.7 million in the United States and Canada after 47 days, passing The Force Awakens' previous nominal domestic total. The ranking compares dollars in current terms: it is not adjusted for inflation, does not compare admissions and does not by itself establish the film's final profitability or worldwide rank.

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Sony Pictures consumer products and licensingStudio reorganizing licensing

Sony Pictures puts film, television, game-show and Crunchyroll licensing under Jamie Kampel

License Global, attributing the appointment to Deadline, reports that Sony named Kampel executive vice president and head of consumer products and licensing. She will coordinate licensing across Sony Pictures' film, television, game-show and Crunchyroll divisions, with the function moved to the corporate level under a common strategy and operating model. No new license, product calendar, financial target or staff reduction accompanied the reorganization.

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Spider-Man: Brand New DayDistributor

Spider-Man: Brand New Day moves within an estimated US$1.4 million of the domestic record

The Associated Press estimated September 13 that Spider-Man: Brand New Day added US$8.4 million over the weekend, down 54%, and reached about US$935.2 million in the United States and Canada. That leaves it roughly US$1.4 million behind The Force Awakens' unadjusted US$936.6 million total; the record has not yet been passed and Monday actuals may revise the gap.

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Witch on the Holy Night anime filmInternational distributor

Witch on the Holy Night anime film reaches Canada and the United States on January 29 after a January 27 French-language launch

Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures announced on September 10 that the film's international theatrical rollout begins in January 2027 after its November 20 Japanese opening. France, Belgium and French-speaking Switzerland open January 27; Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Poland, Sweden and India follow January 29. The international release uses Japanese audio with subtitles, with an English dub also offered in English-speaking markets. Streaming dates remain unannounced.

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Spider-Man: Brand New DayDistributor

Spider-Man: Brand New Day passes US$2.4 billion worldwide and reaches an estimated US$923 million domestic

TheWrap estimated September 6 that Spider-Man: Brand New Day would earn US$23.3 million over the four-day holiday, lifting its United States and Canada total to US$923 million and putting its worldwide gross above US$2.4 billion. The report projects that it will pass Star Wars: The Force Awakens' unadjusted US$936 million domestic total next weekend; the holiday figures remain estimates.

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Spider-Noir television seriesRights and production partner

Nicolas Cage says one Spider-Noir season was enough to complete his creative aim

In a statement distributed by his manager and published by TheWrap on September 6, Cage said one season was perfect because he had said what he wanted with the dangerous, innovative and pop-art version of Spider-Man. His response establishes his own satisfaction and intention to move on, but does not explain the cancellation or announce any replacement project.

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The DrifterRights acquirer

Sony and Story Kitchen acquire live-action film rights to Powerhoof's adventure game The Drifter

A September 3 specialist report says Sony Pictures and adaptation company Story Kitchen completed a live-action film-rights deal. Story Kitchen's Dmitri M. Johnson and Michael Lawrence Goldberg are producers, with Powerhoof's Timothy I. Stevenson and Elena Sandoval as executive producers. No screenwriter, director, cast, production start or release date has been announced.

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Spider-Man: Brand New DayTheatrical distributor

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is projected to lead a fifth weekend and near the unadjusted North American record

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is estimated to earn US$22 million in its fifth North American weekend, keeping the film at number one for a fifth consecutive frame. The estimate raises its domestic total to US$891 million, US$43 million below the unadjusted record attributed to Star Wars: The Force Awakens; final weekend figures could revise both totals.

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TubiLicensor

Tubi licenses more than 450 Sony and NBCUniversal films and episodes for Canada, Australia and the U.K.

Tubi announced on August 26 that new Sony Pictures and NBCUniversal agreements will add more than 450 library films and television episodes across Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom over the next year. Named Canadian additions include Jurassic World, The Mummy and Ghostbusters (2016); Resident Evil (2002) is listed for Canada and the U.K. Exact arrival dates and the complete catalog for each country remain undisclosed.

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