$3B milestone sets Zendaya up for a historic year in cinema as 'Dune 3' nears
Zendaya’s on a box-office tear this year, stacking back-to-back hits that have her rewriting the record books.
Three weekends. That’s how fast Spider- Man: Brand New Day vaulted past $2 billion worldwide, becoming only the eighth movie ever to hit that mark and the second-fastest to do it after Avengers: Endgame . It also leapfrogged the $1.9 billion haul of 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, resetting the franchise ’s record as Zendaya ’s MJ continues to be part of the web-slinger’s biggest box-office moments.
And that was just the headline. Earlier this year she popped up for a brief role in Christopher Nolan ’s The Odyssey , which has pulled in $1.291 billion worldwide and ranks as 2026 ’s second-highest-grossing film so far. On the other end of the spectrum, her moody two-hander The Drama with Robert Pattinson turned a tidy profit — more than $130 million on a reported $28 million budget.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day — $2 billion+ worldwide (second-fastest ever to the milestone)
- The Odyssey — $1.291 billion worldwide (2026’s No. 2 so far)
- The Drama — $130+ million worldwide on a $28 million budget
Spider-Man: Brand New Day cleared $2 billion worldwide in just its third weekend.
Next up: Arrakis
Zendaya’s year isn’t done. Dune: Part Three is dated for December 18, 2026, following Dune: Part Two’s strong $715 million global run. She’ll reunite with the ensemble for the late-fall promotional push, with expectations sky-high given how the last installment expanded the audience.
After 2026
Beyond the holidays, her slate stretches from animation to music biopic — and maybe espionage.
- Shrek 5 — voices Felicia, the teenage daughter of Shrek and Fiona; Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy return; due in summer 2027 .
- Be My Baby (A24) — stars as Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes; filming is expected to begin this year.
- Bourne reboot — Zendaya is rumored to be involved; not confirmed.