'Spider-Man' Tops Box Office as Two Dino Films Battle for Third
Sony's superhero sequel passed $2 billion globally while 'The End of Oak Street' narrowly edged 'Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie' for third place.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" remained the top film at the North American box office for a third straight weekend, adding $70 million domestically to push its U.S. and Canada total to $785.8 million, the fourth-biggest domestic release ever, according to studio estimates released Sunday.
With $118.7 million from overseas markets, the Sony Pictures release surpassed $2 billion globally, becoming only the eighth movie ever to reach that mark and the second-fastest to do so, trailing only "Avengers: Endgame," which hit $2 billion in 11 days in 2019. "Brand New Day" took about 18 days.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" held second place in its fifth weekend with $23.2 million, bringing its domestic total to $504.7 million. International showings, including $36.6 million from its early days in China, helped push the film's worldwide total past $1.2 billion.
Two new releases fought for third place. "The End of Oak Street," a PG-13 action film starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as suburban 1982 parents whose neighborhood is transported to prehistoric times, opened with about $21 million from 3,446 locations, ahead of expectations. It added $26 million internationally for a $47 million global opening against a reported $80 million production budget. The David Robert Mitchell film holds an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes but received a B CinemaScore from opening weekend audiences.
"Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie" opened just behind with $20.5 million from 3,545 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. The Paramount Pictures release, the third theatrical Paw Patrol film since 2021, earned an A CinemaScore and has made $69 million globally so far.
Rounding out the top five was the Katseye documentary "Katseye: Wild Hearts" with $4 million from 724 screens. Other new entries included "Six: The Musical Live" ($3 million), "The Brink of War" ($2.7 million) and the Tamil-language "Vishwanath & Sons" ($1.6 million).
Analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Rentrak noted the summer season, which brought in more than $4.2 billion in ticket sales, is about $130 million short of the record-setting summer of 2013. "This is going to be a top five summer of all time," he said. The year overall stands at just under $6.9 billion.
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