Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey have pushed Zendaya and Tom Holland to the front of the 2026 box office, with their combined grosses now reading like a studio slate rather than two star vehicles. Brand New Day opened to $927 million worldwide on June 15, while The Odyssey has reached $911 million across three weekends in release.
That is why Zendaya Tom Holland movie earnings are drawing so much attention now: the pair are not just attached to one hit each, they are driving two of the biggest releases of the year at the same time. Brand New Day alone opened to $355 million in North America, and its global debut ranked as the second-largest opening weekend in box office history, behind Avengers: Endgame.
For Zendaya, the numbers are unusually stacked. The Drama, The Odyssey and Brand New Day have earned nearly $2 billion worldwide in 2026, a total that could edge closer to Brie Larson's 2019 record for the biggest single-year worldwide box office total ever recorded for an actress if Dune: Part Three performs in line with Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two. Those earlier films grossed $410 million and $714 million worldwide, respectively, giving the December 2026 release a clear benchmark.
Holland's totals are even larger. Through The Odyssey and Brand New Day combined, he has crossed roughly $1.8 billion in worldwide grosses in 2026, with Brand New Day still expected to pass $1 billion within its first week. The film's commercial run has been backed by a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics, an A CinemaScore and a 98% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while The Odyssey was photographed for IMAX.
But the couple's grip on the top box-office story of the year is not the same as being the year's biggest money-maker. Benny Safdie is said to be in the top spot for this year's box-office returns, a reminder that even two near-billion-dollar releases can still sit behind a different kind of haul. Zendaya and Tom Holland first worked together on Spider-Man: Homecoming nearly a decade ago, and earlier in 2026 Holland confirmed they were married, turning a long-running screen partnership into one of Hollywood's most bankable pairings.
The next test is simple enough: whether Brand New Day clears $1 billion as quickly as expected, and whether Dune: Part Three can keep Zendaya's 2026 total climbing. If both happen, the year could end with her and Holland setting box-office standards that few couples, and few stars, can match.
