Spider-Man retains top box office spot with $39 million as Nolan sets personal record
Sony Pictures release Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned $39 million across North American cinemas over the weekend, while Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey reached $539.1 million in cumulative domestic ticket sales.
Spider-Man maintains box office lead
Sony Pictures release Spider-Man: Brand New Day led the North American box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, earning $39 million across 4,006 theaters in the United States and Canada. The 45% decline from the previous weekend brought the domestic cumulative gross to $854.9 million since its debut on 31 July 2026. The film stands $3.4 million behind Avengers: Endgame ($858 million) on the all-time domestic chart, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens holding the top position at $936.7 million. Worldwide, the title directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland and Zendaya reached $2.22 billion, which includes $1.37 billion from international territories. The domestic total represents career highs for both Zendaya and Cretton.
Horror sequel claims second place
Sony also secured the number two position with Insidious: Out of the Further, produced by Blumhouse and Atomic Monster. The sixth entry in the supernatural franchise collected $25.3 million across 3,303 domestic venues and added $35 million in international markets. The feature carries an $18 million production budget, making it the most expensive chapter in the series to date. Starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, and Maisie Richardson-Sellers, the film follows the five prior installments that generated a combined $740 million globally. The opening weekend gross fell below the $33 million launch of the 2023 installment The Red Door, while the 2013 sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 retains the franchise debut record at $40 million. David Gross analyzed the horror sequel's reception in the FranchiseRe newsletter.
This is a solid opening for the 6th episode of a horror series.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- 39 $M
- Insidious: Out of the Further
- 25.3 $M
- The Odyssey
- 19.5 $M
- Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
- 9.1 $M
- The End of Oak Street
- 9 $M
- Mutiny
- 7.5 $M
- Tony
- 5 $M
- Spa Weekend
- 3.1 $M
- The Fast and the Furious
- 3.1 $M
- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
- 1.9 $M
Nolan reaches personal benchmark with The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan took third place as The Odyssey generated $19.5 million across more than 3,000 North American locations during its sixth weekend, a 17% drop from the previous frame. The result lifted its domestic total to $539.1 million, surpassing the $534.9 million unadjusted domestic tally of The Dark Knight to become the highest-earning North American release of Nolan's career. Bolstered by ticket sales in South Korea and China, the film gathered $68 million overseas over the weekend, pushing its global total to $1.4 billion. The film also passed Deadpool & Wolverine earlier in the week to become the highest-earning R-rated film globally.
Weekend newcomers and holdovers
Paramount Pictures took fourth place with Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, which generated $9.1 million following a 55% drop. Warner Bros. release The End of Oak Street, a sci-fi thriller starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as a couple surviving in a prehistoric neighborhood, finished fifth with $9.0 million after sliding 57%. Lionsgate thriller Mutiny, starring Jason Statham, opened in sixth place with $7.5 million from 2,703 screens after being briefly accessible for free on Prime Video due to an upload error. Tony ranked seventh with $5.0 million. Vacation comedy Spa Weekend, featuring Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris, and Michelle Buteau, tied for eighth place with a re-release of The Fast and the Furious at $3.1 million each, while Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma completed the top ten with $1.9 million.
