411 Box Office Report: Spider-Man: Brand New Day Crosses $2 Billion Worldwide Against Host Of Newcomers

Spider-Man: Brand New Day continued its reign of dominance at box office this weekend, crossing the $2 billion mark worldwide. The MCU blockbuster led all films for the third weekend in a row, adding $70 million to its totals. That’s down a very respectable 51% from its sophomore frame as it continues to lead Avengers Endgame in week-to-week comparisons.

Brand New Day now stands at $785.8 million domestically and $2.022 billion worldwide. By comparison, Endgame was at $723.7 in the US at this point. Brand New Day is already the fourth-highest domestic grosser of all time, behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.6 million), Endgame ($858.3 million), and Spider-Man: No Way Home ($814.8 million. It will continue to have strong plays and should now be on course to top $875 million without too much difficulty. Can it surpass The Force Awakens? Hard to say at this point, but it’s not impossible. Either way, this is of course a hit on historic levels against a $225 million budget.

The Odyssey reached new heights as well, as it was down a mere 27% in its fifth weekend to $23.2 million. The Christopher Nolan-directed epic has reached an eye-popping $504.7 million domestically and $1.291 billion worldwide, making it Nolan’s biggest film in terms of worldwide gross and on track to easily surpass The Dark Knight’s $536.6 million as his biggest domestic hit. It should be able to reach $540 million or so in the US, perhaps more, and is also a megahit against a $250 million production budget.

A host of new releases tried to make their mark over the weekend, with The End of Oak Street leading them. David Robert Mitchell’s PG-13 survival thriller grossed $21 million, about where it was predicted to do coming into the frame. That is a solid start for a film that flew just slightly under the radar as a release in the doldrums of August.

The End of Oak Street benefitted from good critical buzz; it is sitting at a very good 86% aggregate score among critics on Rotten Tomatoes. That arguably brought in some otherwise skeptical viewers, but it didn’t drive the film to an overperformance. Its biggest problem is that it ran into Brand New Day as a genre-adjacent film trying to court families, as well as PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie which targeted families (albeit younger ones) and even had its own dinosaurs.

Oak Street may be in trouble for two reasons. One, its audience ratings are a 78% on Rotten Tomatoes and a B CinemaScore. Those aren’t bad, but they’re lagging behind what you traditionally want for good holds week-to-week. The other problem is the budget. The film cost a reported $80 million, which will be a hefty number to overcome with a $21 million start. The overseas numbers were similarly solid but not a breakout with $26 million in 74 markets for a $47 million worldwide start. The film will struggle to make back its budget in theaters and will probably finish out around $65 million or so.

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie performed similarly, opening to a $20.5 million start. That is only a tiny bit below the $22.8 million opening of PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie in September of 2023. It is pretty much what Paramount Pictures was hoping for and at the high end of the $15 million to $20 million expectations.

Unlike End of Oak Street, PAW Patrol is in solid financial shape. Critics also liked this one with an 81% RT aggregate, while audiences adore it at a 96% RT audience rating and an A CinemaScore. This film didn’t have to lean into the tentpole stylings of Spider-Man as much as Oak Street did, as this was presented more as a kids’ film at a time when Toy Story 5 and Minions & Monsters are on the tail end of their runs.

It also helps that PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie cost roughly half what End of Oak Street cost at $40 million. The overseas numbers are strong with $48.5 million, having opened internationally last weekend in several markets, for a $69 million worldwide total thus far. If it follows a similar path to the last film in the series — and there’s no reason to think it won’t — PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie could potentially finish out around $60 million to $65 million which is more than enough for profit.

A couple of niche market offerings followed on those two films, starting with Katseye: Wild Hearts. The documentary about the popular girl group opened through Trafalgar Releasing on a special engagement and did well enough with $4 million. It’s another example of independent studios taking a chance on pop stars, and the audiences tuned in.

Critics didn’t review Wild Hearts, but audiences are keen on it with an 89% RT audience rating. That’s not a surprise, as the film is targeting fans of the group and like most concert films (see: Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Beyonce) it’s going to come out with strong audience reactions. There’s no word on the budget and it will be gone from theaters soon, but Trafalgar is likely happy with this.

Focus Features took its counterprogramming shot this weekend with Six: The Musical Live!. The filmed presentation of the West End stage production brought in $3 million, perfectly fine. It’s not on the level of Hadestown: The Musical’s $10.3 million start but was never expected to hit those numbers.

Six has a smattering of good reviews (though not enough for an aggregate rating, all but one are positive on RT) and a stellar 97% RT audience rating — again, a targeted demographic tends to respond well. Focus probably won’t keep this in theaters long but it’s likely going to be profitable when it’s all said and done.

Returning to traditional narrative fare, Angel Studios’ Cold War drama The Brink of War performed about as expected with a $2.7 million opening. This is a different type of targeted film, trying to entice the studio’s devoted fanbase. It didn’t bring quite the results the studio wanted and is just a fraction of the start of last year’s Reagan, which came from a smaller distribution arm when it opened in August of last year to $7.7 million.

Angel Studios budgets are generally not known, so we don’t know what the profit point will be here. But with a 71% RT critic aggregate score and an A CinemaScore, it should pick up enough buzz that it’s profitable once it reaches home viewing. In theaters, it will probably end its run around $5 million.

Toy Story 5 came in at #9 as it slipped 45% in its ninth weekend to $2.3 million. The Pixar film is of course a major hit with $475.5 million domestically and $1.115 billion worldwide. The budget was $250 million and it’s finishing off with about $480 million domestically.

Universal’s romcom One Night Only followed its soft start with a hefty fall, down 64% in its second frame with $2 million. This is not going to be a hit for the studio, as it’s now at just $9.9 million in the US and $12.1 million worldwide against a $25 million budget. It is maybe hitting $13 million in the US.

Closing out the top 10 was the Indian romantic drama Vishwanath & Sons. The Venky Atluri-directed Tamil-language film was a relative rarity in an Indian film to break out in the US that is not an action or historical epic. Shloka Entertainments’ US distribution resulted in a solid $1.6 million. It has $10.5 million worldwide and will slip out of the top 10 next weekend, but the studios will be happy with it.

Spider-Man finally gets some competition next week, as Insidious: Out of the Further is set to open. The latest film in the horror franchise is not likely to take the top spot though, as it targets around $25 million to $30 million. Elsewhere, Lionsgate’s new Jason Statham film Mutiny is looking at the high single digits and the 25th anniversary re-release of The Fast & The Furious will be in the low single digits

Box Office Top Ten (Three-Day Domestic Numbers)

1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day – $70 million ($785.8 million total, $2.022 billion worldwide)
2. The Odyssey – $23.2 million ($504.7 million total, $1.291 billion WW)
3. The End of Oak Street – $21 million ($21 million total, $47 million WW)
4. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie – $20.5 million ($20.5 million total, $69 million WW)
5. Katseye: Wild Hearts – $4 million ($4 million total, $4 million WW)
6. Six: The Musical Live! – $3 million ($3 million total, $11.9 million WW)
7. The Brink of War – $2.7 million ($2.7 million total, $2.7 million WW)
8. Toy Story 5 – $2.3 million ($475.5 million total, $1.115 billion WW)
9. One Night Only – $2 million ($9.9 million total, $12.1 million WW)
10. Vishwanath & Sons – $1.6 million ($1.6 million total, $10.5 million WW)