KARACHI – Spider-Man: Brand New Day continued its strong run at the box office over the weekend, earning $70 million in North America and remaining at the top of the domestic chart for a third consecutive week.
The latest figures give the Tom Holland-led Marvel film the second-biggest third weekend in domestic box office history. Only Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which earned $90.2 million in its third weekend in 2016, has performed better.
The film has also strengthened its position on the all-time domestic box office chart. After 17 days, Brand New Day has collected $785.8 million in North America, moving into fourth place and narrowly passing Avatar, which finished with $785.2 million.
The next film ahead of it is 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, which earned $814.8 million domestically.
Brand New Day crosses $2 billion worldwide
The latest Spider-Man film also crossed the $2 billion mark at the global box office during the weekend.
The film has so far collected approximately $2.022 billion worldwide, making it the eighth movie to reach the milestone and the second-fastest to do so after Avengers: Endgame.
Its worldwide total has also taken it past No Way Home, which finished its theatrical run with about $1.9 billion.
The achievement makes Brand New Day Sony Pictures’ biggest film ever at the global box office.
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New releases struggle to challenge Spider-Man
Warner Bros’ The End of Oak Street opened in third place with $21 million in North America. The dinosaur-themed science-fiction thriller, directed by David Robert Mitchell and starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, opened across about 3,400 theatres.
The film carries an $80 million production budget and added approximately $26 million from 74 international markets.
Paramount’s animated PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie opened slightly behind with $20.5 million from more than 3,500 North American locations.
The film has already earned $48.5 million from 52 international markets. It has a reported production budget of $39.5 million.
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The Odyssey crosses $500 million domestically
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey remained in second place in its fifth weekend, earning $23.2 million in North America.
The film’s domestic total has now reached $504.6 million. Internationally, it added another $98.2 million, including $36.6 million from China in its opening weekend there.
Its worldwide total now stands at approximately $1.29 billion, making it Nolan’s highest-grossing film globally.
Meanwhile, Katseye: Wild Hearts, a documentary about the girl group, rounded out the top five with around $3.8 million from 724 North American screens.
Other new releases included Six: The Musical Live!, which earned $3 million from 1,462 theatres, and The Rivals of Amziah King, starring Matthew McConaughey, which opened with about $1 million from 632 locations.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has continued to add records since its release, including becoming the fastest film to cross $700 million at the domestic box office.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film stars Holland, Zendaya and Sadie Sink.
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Key points:
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned $70 million in North America in its third weekend.
- The film has now become Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing movie ever, surpassing Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Its worldwide box office has crossed $2 billion, reaching about $2.022 billion.
- The film has earned $785.8 million domestically in 17 days, placing it fourth on the all-time US chart.
- The End of Oak Street opened with $21 million, while PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie debuted with $20.5 million.
- The Odyssey remained second with $23.2 million in its fifth weekend.
