Spider-Man: Brand New Day maintained its position atop the domestic box office in its fourth weekend of release, generating $9.8 million on Friday and an estimated $36.5 million for the full frame. The Sony Pictures superhero film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink and Jon Bernthal, is approaching a major milestone in box office history. With the projected weekend total, the film’s domestic cumulative gross would reach $852.4 million, surpassing 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home to become the third highest-grossing domestic release of all time.
The film’s continued performance adds to its recent achievements, including becoming the fastest movie to reach $800 million domestically and securing the record for Sony’s highest-grossing global release. Upon completion of the current weekend, only two films will have earned more domestically: 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.
Opening in second place was the horror sequel Insidious: Out of the Further, produced by Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse Atomic Monster. The sixth installment in the franchise, which began with 2011’s original Insidious, earned $10.6 million on Friday including Thursday previews, with studios projecting an opening weekend of $23.7 million from 3,330 North American theaters. The film stars Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea and Lin Shaye and centers on a young mother capable of bringing spirits back to the real world. The release received a C+ CinemaScore from audiences, tying 2023’s Insidious: The Red Door for the series’ lowest audience rating. Critical reception was mixed, with the film holding a 60 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes against a 70 percent audience score.
Also entering the marketplace was Lionsgate’s Mutiny, an action film starring Jason Statham that earned $2.8 million on Friday including Thursday previews. The film, directed by Jean-François Richet and produced by MadRiver Pictures and Punch Palace Productions, is projected to earn $7.4 million for the weekend across 2,600 North American screens. Statham portrays a former Marine attempting to prove his innocence after being framed for murder. The film received a B+ CinemaScore from audiences, while holding a 50 percent critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes against an 80 percent audience score.
In other box office performance, Universal’s The Odyssey claimed third place in its sixth weekend with an estimated $18.5 million, bringing its domestic total to $538 million. The Christopher Nolan-directed mythological epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, recently surpassed Deadpool & Wolverine to become the highest-grossing R-rated title globally.
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