LOS ANGELES — It was another weekend of blockbuster endurance at the North American box office, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day fending off a mix of newcomers — a comedy, a horror sequel, a Jason Statham action flick and a family film — to keep its grip on first place in its fourth weekend in theaters. Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey crossed another milestone, becoming the director’s highest-grossing film ever both domestically and internationally.
According to studio estimates released Sunday, the web-slinger added $39 million from 4,006 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. That brings its North American haul to more than $854.9 million, putting it on track to soon overtake Avengers: Endgame as the second-highest-grossing domestic release of all time. The all-time record remains Star Wars: The Force Awakens with $936.7 million.
Sony had a particularly strong weekend, also claiming the No. 2 spot with Insidious: Out of the Further. The sixth installment in the horror franchise — produced by Blumhouse and Atomic Monster — opened to $25.3 million from 3,303 theaters, with an additional $35 million internationally. Its reported $18 million production budget makes it the most expensive film in the series to date.
Nolan’s Epic Hits New Highs
The Odyssey landed in third place in its sixth weekend, adding $19.5 million domestically, where it continues to play in more than 3,000 locations. Its domestic total now sits just under $539.1 million — edging past the $534.9 million earned by The Dark Knight, which had been Nolan’s previous high-water mark (not accounting for inflation). Earlier this week, the film also became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine.
Internationally, The Odyssey added another $68 million, driven largely by strong showings in China and Korea, pushing its worldwide total to $1.4 billion. That makes it Nolan’s biggest film ever on the global stage as well.
Newcomers Struggle Outside the Top Five
The weekend’s other wide releases had a tougher time cracking the upper tier. Mutiny, starring Jason Statham as a man wrongly accused of murdering his billionaire boss, opened in sixth place with just $7.5 million from 2,703 locations. The Lionsgate release was intended as a theatrical-only rollout, but a few days before opening it was accidentally made available for free on Prime Video for several hours before the mistake was fixed. The glitch may have dented its opening numbers — but the film also arrived with a batch of fairly negative reviews.
Even more poorly reviewed was Spa Weekend, a girls’ trip comedy from the creative team behind The Hangover and Bad Moms. Starring Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris and Michelle Buteau, it managed an estimated $3.1 million from 2,009 locations. According to PostTrak, women made up roughly 84% of its opening-weekend audience. The 25th anniversary re-release of The Fast and the Furious pulled in slightly more.
The Magic Faraway Tree, starring Andrew Garfield, opened outside the top 10 with $1.4 million from 1,611 screens.
A Standout Summer
The summer season, which runs through Labor Day, has now generated an estimated $4.4 billion in North American ticket sales, placing it among the top four highest-grossing summers ever recorded. The year overall has topped $7 billion, up about 20.4% from 2025, though still roughly 7.1% behind the same point in 2019.
Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of the theater trade organization Cinema United, credited the wide variety of movies in the marketplace for the strong season. Speaking with The Associated Press, he noted that the industry pipeline is finally bouncing back from the effects of the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
“The thing that I’m most excited about, frankly, is just the enthusiasm of moviegoers,” O’Leary said. “You feel it when you go to the theater. There’s an energy about being in the theater that hasn’t been there in the recent past.”
Weekend Top 10 Estimates (via Rentrak, Friday-Sunday)
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day, $39 million
2. Insidious: Out of the Further, $25.3 million
3. The Odyssey, $19.5 million
4. Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, $9.1 million
5. The End of Oak Street, $9 million
6. Mutiny, $7.5 million
7. Spa Weekend, $3.1 million
8. The Fast and the Furious (25th anniversary re-release), $3.1 million
9. The Magic Faraway Tree, $1.4 million
10. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, $1.9 million
Final domestic figures are expected Monday.
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