Sony’s Marvel adventure “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continues to dominate at the box office, collecting $39 million in its fourth weekend of release. Despite a smattering of newcomers, Spidey remained at No. 1 ahead of another Sony release, “Insidious: Out of the Further.” Much lower down on box office charts were Lionsgate’s action-thriller “Mutiny,” starring Jason Statham, and Black Bear’s comedy “Spa Weekend,” led by Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris and Michelle Buteau. It’s the fourth film to surpass $800 million in North America and currently ranks as the third-highest grossing domestic release ever, not far behind 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” ($858 million) and within reach of 2015’s all-time champ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($936 million).
With no sign of slowing down, the newest “Spider-Man” is primed to eventually overtake “The Force Awakens” as the biggest movie ever at the domestic box office — and could even be the first to clear $1 billion in North America. Meanwhile, “Brand New Day” is the third-highest grossing movie in history in terms of worldwide grosses, behind just 2009’s “Avatar” ($2.9 billion) and “Avengers: Endgame” ($2.7 billion) and ahead of 2022’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” ($2.3 billion). Second place went to “Insidious: Out of the Further” with $25.3 million from 3,303 theaters.
Those ticket sales are behind the franchise’s prior entry, 2023’s “The Red Door,” with $33 million. However, the paranormal sequel cost just $18 million to produce, so it won’t require a huge turnout to reap box office rewards. While the 2013 sequel “Insidious: Chapter 2” maintains the record for the biggest debut in the franchise with $40 million, “The Red Door” ranks as the highest-grossing installment to date with $189 million worldwide.
Gross, who publishes the box office newsletter FranchiseRe. In general, he notes, “the horror audience is thoroughly engaged.” “The Odyssey” landed at No. 3 with a remarkable $19.5 million in its sixth frame, a decline of just 17% from the weekend prior. Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster is the second-biggest movie of the year, as well as the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, with $539 million in North America and $1.44 billion worldwide to date.
It’s a weak start against the movie’s $40 million production budget. (Lionsgate acquired North American rights but didn’t finance the film.) Statham plays a former Marine who has to prove his innocence after he’s framed for murdering his billionaire boss. Audiences were kinder to the film than critics, with “Mutiny” scoring a “B+” grade on CinemaScore exit polls and a tepid 50% on Rotten Tomatoes. It carries a roughly $20 million price tag and likely won’t earn enough to justify Black Bear’s spend on the R-rated comedy.
Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the movie follows three burned-out childhood besties who travel to a luxury resort in Palm Springs. Two holdover titles, “The End of Oak Street” and “PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie,” rounded out the top five. Both films earned roughly $9 million in their sophomore outings (with each suffering a 60% decline from their respective debuts), so the final order on box office charts won’t be confirmed until Monday.
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