'Spider-Man' continues dominance with $39M; 'Insidious' debuts at $25M
What's the story
Sony's Marvel film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, has continued its box office dominance by earning $39 million in its fourth weekend. It has now raked in a whopping $855 million in the US and $2.22 billion worldwide. This makes it the fourth film to cross the $800 million mark in North America and the third-highest-grossing domestic release of all time. Meanwhile, India is one of the biggest earners for the film, earning ₹485cr net and ₹580cr gross.
New releases
'Insidious: Out of the Further' debuts at number 2
Despite the strong performance of Spider-Man, new releases like Insidious: Out of the Further and Mutiny managed to find their place in the box office rankings.
Insidious: Out of the Further debuted at number two with $25.3 million from 3,303 theaters.
The film also earned $35 million internationally for a global opening of $60 million.
Franchise success
'Insidious' franchise's commercial success
The Insidious franchise has been a commercial success for Sony and Blumhouse, with the five previous installments collectively grossing $800 million worldwide on low budgets.
The latest installment, Insidious: Out of the Further, while not matching its predecessor Insidious: The Red Door's opening weekend earnings of $33 million in July 2023, is expected to perform well due to its relatively low production cost of $18 million.
Box office roundup
'The Odyssey,' 'Mutiny' take 3rd and 6th spots, respectively
Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey came in third with an impressive $19.5 million in its sixth weekend, a mere 17% drop from the previous weekend.
Meanwhile, Jason Statham's action-thriller Mutiny opened at number six with $7.5 million from 2,703 theaters, falling short of expectations against its $40 million production budget.
Despite mixed reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences were kinder to the film than critics (B+ on CinemaScore exit polls).
Final rankings
Weekend rankings completed by 2 holdover titles
The top 5 rankings for the weekend were completed by two holdover titles, The End of Oak Street and PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie.
Both films earned around $9 million in their second weekends, with each experiencing a 60% drop from their respective debuts.
The End of Oak Street has grossed $38 million in North America and $86 million globally, while PAW Patrol has earned $35.4 million domestically and $103 million worldwide.