This image released by Sony Pictures shows a scene from “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” (Sony Pictures via AP)
LOS ANGELES – “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” easily kept its box office crown, pulling in $70 million in its third weekend in North American theaters, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
The latest entry in the comic book-based franchise, which stars Tom Holland and Zendaya, has now grossed over $785 million domestically, Rentrak reported. It also became the second-fastest film to cross the $2 billion mark in worldwide ticket sales, behind 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” and only the eighth film to reach that milestone.
“The Odyssey” was second with $23.2 million Friday through Sunday in its fifth weekend. Director Christopher Nolan’s film has grossed over $504 million domestically, and more than $1.29 billion worldwide.
“The End of Oak Street,” a science fiction adventure starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, opened with $21 million.
‘KATSEYE: Wild Hearts’
Fourth place went to “PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie,” which opened with $20.5 million. It was followed by “KATSEYE: Wild Hearts,” a documentary about the Los Angeles-based girl group, which opened with $4 million.
Rounding out the top 10 releases were “SIX: The Musical Live!” ($3 million), “The Brink of War” ($2.6 million), “Toy Story 5” ($2.3 million), “One Night Only” ($2 million) and “Vishwanath & Sons” ($1.6 million).
This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $160.1 million. The year-to-date total is $6.865 billion — up 19.4% from the figure at this time last year, according to Rentrak.
Dinosaur movies
Two very different dinosaur movies devoured a modest chunk of the North American box office this weekend, although neither came close to unseating “Spider-Man” from its perch atop the charts, nor managed to steal second place from “The Odyssey.”
“Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” and “The End of Oak Street,” one targeted to very young children and the other an original PG-13 rated action movie, battled for third place in their first weekend in theaters. According to studio estimates on Sunday, the Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor movie had the slight edge, with a projected $21 million to the animated pups’ $20.5 million.
Historic run
Neither stood a chance for first, however, while “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continues to cast its sticky web around audiences three weekends into its historic run.
The Sony Pictures release added another $70 million from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, bringing its domestic total to a staggering $785.8 million, making it the fourth-biggest domestic release ever.
With $118.7 million from overseas markets, it surpassed $2 billion globally, only the eighth movie ever to achieve that landmark (not accounting for inflation) and the second-fastest to do so. “Avengers: Endgame” did it in 11 days in 2019. “Brand New Day” took about 18.
“The Odyssey,” now in its fifth weekend, also managed to stay in second with a $23.2 million weekend that pushed its domestic total to $504.7 million. With $98 million from international showings, propelled by $36.6 million from its first few days playing in China, Christopher Nolan’s epic has now made over $1.2 billion globally.
The box office is strong with the summer season, now over, accounting for over $4.2 billion in ticket sales — about 5.7% ahead of the pre-pandemic summer of 2019. Paul Dergarabedian, the head of marketplace trends for Rentrak, noted that the number to date is only about $130 million shy of the record 2013 summer, which was led by “Iron Man 3” and “Despicable Me 2.”
While this summer might not surpass 2013, which ended with just under $4.8 billion, Dergarabedian said, “This is going to be a top five summer of all time.” (With CNS and AP reports)
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