- Spider-Man: Brand New Day– $18M/$917.7M
Peter Parker can’t be stopped! Marvel/Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day held the top spot for a sixth straight week, pulling in $18M over the weekend and an estimated $23M over the four-day holiday. If it does hit that number, $923M will put it within striking distance of 2015’s The Force Awakens for the highest-grossing film domestically ever. Meanwhile, the $2.4B it has earned globally has it at #3 all-time, behind Avatar ($2.9B) and Avengers: Endgame ($2.7B), within striking distance of both.
2. The Odyssey– $13M/$584.7M
3. Coyote vs. Acme– $11.3M/$33.8M
Barely moving an inch from last week, underdog success story Coyote vs. Acme fell just 29% and added another $11M for $33M domestically overall, with another $4M expected through the holiday.
4. By Any Means (review)- $7.4M
Paramount Pictures dumped cold into theaters the period crime thriller By Any Means, starring Mark Wahlberg as notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the fictional FBI agent teamed with him to solve the murders of civil rights activists in the 1960s South. I’ve said it before, but audiences know when a studio has no faith in a movie, and they won’t show up for it. The shame is that it’s actually pretty good, which is why audiences have it at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics at just 55%.
5. Insidious: Out of the Further– $6.5M/$54.1M
6. Cars– $6.1M
Pixar re-released one of its biggest hits, Cars, into theaters in celebration of the 20th anniversary (!!!) and brought in $6.1M.
7. Buddy– $5.7M/$14.2M
Riding a wave of strong reviews from the genre crowd, horror-comedy Buddy, about a Barney-esque television show host who goes on a killing spree, added another $5.7M and improved from last week’s solid debut.
8. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie– $3.3M/$48.4M
9. The End of Oak Street– $2.9M/$50.6M
10. The Dog Stars– $2.7M/$13M
Also…A rough week for new releases continued with Fall 2: Deadpoint, which opened to just $2.3M and is projected to reach $2.8M over the holiday. This isn’t far from what its predecessor, Fall, earned in 2022, on its way to $18M overall based on strong word of mouth.
Finally, Adam Wingard’s return to gritty action flicks was a massive fail. A24 released Onslaught (review) into 1,918 theaters and earned just $1.8M. Ouch. The film, led by Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, and Rebecca Hall, follows an ex-military sniper and single mom as she defends her neighborhood against three rampaging super-soldiers. Reviews were weak across the board with critics taking it to just 55% and audiences at 62%. [BoxOfficeMojo]
