- Spider-Man: Brand New Day– $22.2M/$891.5M
What’s there left to say? Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day took the top spot for the fifth consecutive week, even as it lost hundreds of theaters. It took in another $22M for a domestic haul of $891M, within sight of besting The Force Awakens‘ $936M to become the highest-earning stateside ever. Worldwide, it now has $2.33B, after adding another $44M from foreign markets.
2. Coyote vs. Acme (review)- $15.4M
After being shelved by Warner Bros. much to the chagrin of fans, Coyote vs. Acme got a new lease on life from Ketchup Entertainment, which had released The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie just a year earlier. It got much better returns this time. Opening in 3,575 theaters, the live-action/animated courtroom film hit $15.4M. This was driven largely by fan word-of-mouth, curiosity of a film that nearly never got disappeared permanently, and high Rotten Tomatoes scores in the 90s. If WB had held onto it and released it with these numbers, it would’ve been seen as a major flop. But for the upstart Ketchup, this has to be seen as a massive win and one of the year’s best success stories.
3. The Odyssey– $14.3M/$563.8M
4. Insidious: Out of the Further– $10.1M/$43.6M
5. The Dog Stars (review)- $8M
Ouch. It must kill someone like Ridley Scott to see his big-budget, star-driven thriller The Dog Stars get nearly doubled by a Wile E. Coyote cartoon. That’s the unfortunate reality for The Dog Stars, which opened with just $8M and only $11M more internationally for an opening weekend of $19M worldwide. The Jacob Elordi-led film, set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is scarce, failed to win over critics or audiences based on the low RT scores (40% critical/70% audience), and might vanish from theaters quickly. That said, I have a feeling some of Scott’s fans are waiting patiently for the inevitable Director’s Cut.
6. Buddy (review)- $5.3M
Roadside Attractions scored a win with the release of Buddy, the violent horror-comedy satire about a Barney-esque children’s TV show mascot who turns into a psychotic serial killer. I really dug this one at Sundance earlier this year, but always knew it would have to be specially targeted to be a success. The film’s writer/director, Casper Kelly, has tons of fans based on his Adult Swim hits Too Many Cooks and Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell.
7. The End of Oak Street– $4.9M/$46M
8. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie– $4.8M/$43.3M
9. Mutiny– $2.7M/$13.2M
10. Tony– $2.2M/$11M
Also…IFC Films didn’t come away looking too bright following the release of Idiots (formerly The Shitheads, a title they should’ve kept). The road trip stoner comedy had some solid buzz coming out of Sundance, but not even with its stars Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and Mason Thames pushing the press rounds hard, the film still only hit $700K at 1,110 locations for a $630 per site average. Ouch. To be honest, I was at the premiere and found it disappointing even then, so my expectations were always low. [BoxOfficeMojo]
