Sony/Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day has grossed an estimated $65m in its third weekend in North America, taking its domestic total to $780.8m and marking the biggest 33rd weekend of the year since the pandemic, per deadline.com.
The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland, earned $19m on Friday from 4,539 theatres. The three-day estimate represents a 55% decline from the previous weekend.
It is now the fifth-biggest third weekend in domestic box office history, ahead of Avengers: Endgame with $63.2m. The record remains with Star Wars: The Force Awakens at $90.2m. Its $65m haul is the highest ever recorded for a film in first place on the 33rd weekend of the year in the post-Covid era.
Universal’s The Odyssey placed second with an estimated $23m in its fifth weekend, a 27% drop, after a $6.5m Friday at 3,217 locations. The performance, boosted by Imax screens, will push its domestic cumulative to $504.4m by Sunday.
The family audience was split between two new dinosaur-themed releases. Paramount/Spin Master’s PG-rated Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie is expected to open to $20m, above expectations, after $7.1m on Friday at 3,545 theatres. It received an A CinemaScore.
Warner Bros and Bad Robot’s PG-13 title The End of Oak Street, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, also tracked towards $20m after an $8m Friday at 3,446 sites. It received a B CinemaScore. The film, directed by David Robert Mitchell, follows a neighbourhood that finds itself bordering a prehistoric jungle.
Thursday previews for The End of Oak Street were $2.5m in the US from 3,200 sites, with showtimes starting from 1pm. Its global tally stood at $6.5m ahead of key openings in Europe, with a worldwide opening weekend projected at $38m to $48m. Production cost is estimated at $80m to $92m.
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie earned $1.9m in US previews at 2,800 theatres. The film had already grossed $35.4m from 30 overseas territories including France, the UK and Germany.
Elsewhere, Focus Features’ Six: The Musical Live is estimated at $3m from 1,462 theatres, while Angel Studios’ The Brink of War is set for $2.75m from 2,083 theatres. Universal’s One Night Only is expected to add $2m in its second weekend, down 64%, for a cumulative $9.86m.
The weekend coincided with the return to school in the US, with data showing 51% of K-12 schools off on Friday and 95% of colleges still on break, softening weekday grosses.