'Spider-Man,' 'Odyssey' lead Hollywood to new records

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Hollywood set several all-time records over the weekend.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" sold $360 million worth of tickets in North America over the weekend, topping the previous all-time record "Avengers: Endgame" set seven years ago. "Endgame" swamped everything else that was then in cinemas, but this year, Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" will not be swamped.

"Odyssey" is still playing to long …

Hollywood set several all-time records over the weekend.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" sold $360 million worth of tickets in North America over the weekend, topping the previous all-time record "Avengers: Endgame" set seven years ago. "Endgame" swamped everything else that was then in cinemas, but this year, Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" will not be swamped.

"Odyssey" is still playing to long …

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