Spider-Man: Brand New Day is passing more box office milestones this weekend, with it on track for a $70 million weekend (a bit less than we predicted) after falling only 51% from last week. That brings its domestic total to $785.8 million, making it officially the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time in North America. It ranks behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which is still the all-time champ with $936 million, Avengers: Endgame with $858 million, and Spider-Man: No Way Home with $814 million.
It seems all but certain to at least overtake Endgame and No Way Home, but can it beat The Force Awakens? The odds seem good, with very little else out for the rest of the summer that could give it any real sense of competition. It’s also the second-fastest movie ever to cross $2 billion internationally, behind Avengers: Endgame.
The Odyssey Is a Box Office Phenomenon
While it’s been overshadowed by Spider-Man, it’s worth noting that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has also proven to be a bona fide box office phenomenon, with its $23.2 million weekend putting its grand total at $504 million. It’s already Nolan’s biggest movie ever internationally, but it will leapfrog The Dark Knight’s $536 million total to become his biggest domestically before the end of the summer.
PAW Patrol Overperforms as The End of Oak Street Bombs
Sadly, Warner Bros.’ would-be blockbuster The End of Oak Street completely bombed with a poor $21 million opening. Despite the star power of Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor — and DINOSAURS — audiences didn’t bite. Its B CinemaScore is also hopelessly mediocre for such a film, meaning it likely won’t have any legs at the box office, which is a shame, as it’s a good movie.
Third place went to Paramount’s PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, which over-indexed, making $20.5 million — perhaps not unexpected, as there’s relatively little competition for family fare at the moment.
Katseye and Six Find Audiences
The concert film Katseye: Wild Hearts, about the international girl group, did well in just over 700 theaters, grossing a strong $4 million. It was followed by the filmed version of the West End play Six: The Musical, with $3 million.
Angel Studios tried a little counterprogramming with The Brink of War, starring Jeff Daniels as Ronald Reagan. Despite respectable reviews, it only managed $2.6 million. It’s an interesting experiment for the studio, as it’s a secular, non-religion-based film they picked up as a distributor. They will likely have more luck in the coming weeks with Runner, an action flick starring Alan Ritchson.
Toy Story 5 Adds to Its Massive Haul
Toy Story 5 added another $2.3 million to its huge $475.4 million domestic haul, making it the third highest-grossing movie of the year to date, behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey.
Universal’s rom-com One Night Only didn’t prove to have the staying power the studio hoped for, plummeting a disastrous 64% to $2 million for a poor $9.86 million total. The hope was that this would replicate director Will Gluck’s previous film, Anyone But You, which legged out to a gross north of $88 million, but suffice it to say, it didn’t work out that way.
The top 10 was rounded out by the Indian blockbuster Vishwanath & Sons, which made $1.76 million.
Can Insidious Scare Up a Hit Next Weekend?
Next weekend sees the release of Insidious: Out of the Further. Will it manage to keep the franchise going with a solid late-summer gross? Let us know in the comments!
| # | MOVIE TITLE | WKND $ | TOTAL $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | $70 M | $785.8 M |
| 2 | The Odyssey | $23.2 M | $516 M |
| 3 | The End of Oak Street | $21 M | $21 M |
| 4 | PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie | $20.5 M | $20.5 M |
| 5 | Katseye: WIld Hearts | $4 M | $4 M |
| 6 | Six: The Musical | $3 M | $3 M |
| 7 | The Brink of War | $2.6 M | $2.6 M |
| 8 | Toy Story 5 | $2.3 M | $475.4 M |
| 9 | One Night Only | $2 M | $9.86 M |
| 10 | Vishwanath & Sons | $1.76 M | $1.76 M |
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