Spider-Man: Brand New Day is heading for an estimated $67 million third weekend at the North American box office, despite a 54% drop from its previous weekend.
The Sony release earned $19 million on Friday from 4,539 theatres, bringing its domestic total to $782.8 million after two weeks. By the end of Saturday, the film is expected to become the fifth-highest-grossing movie of all time in the US and Canada.
It would move past Avatar, which has earned $785.2 million domestically, and trail only Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.6 million), Avengers: Endgame ($858.3 million) and Spider-Man: No Way Home ($814.8 million).
The film’s projected $67 million third weekend would also rank among the strongest ever. It is expected to finish fourth on the all-time list, behind The Force Awakens ($90.2 million), Black Panther ($66.3 million) and Avengers: Endgame ($63.2 million). Spider-Man: No Way Home made $56 million in its third weekend.
Brand New Day is also helping make this year’s 33rd weekend one of the strongest post-pandemic frames at the domestic box office. All films are projected to generate about $158 million, surpassing the $140.4 million recorded during the same weekend in 2024, when Alien: Romulus opened with $42 million.
The family audience is divided this weekend, with Paramount/Spin Master’s Paw Patrol: Dino Movie and Warner Bros’ The End of Oak Street competing for moviegoers alongside Spider-Man.
Paw Patrol: Dino Movie, aimed primarily at younger children, earned $7.35 million on Friday from 3,545 theatres and is projected to collect $20 million for the three-day weekend. The film received an A CinemaScore, with 63% of PostTrak respondents giving it a definite recommendation.
The End of Oak Street, starring Anne Hathaway, took in $8.1 million on Friday from 3,446 locations and is also projected to open to around $20 million. It received a B CinemaScore, while 51% of audiences gave it a definite recommendation.
Universal’s The Odyssey is expected to remain in second place with an estimated $23 million in its fifth weekend, a relatively strong 27% decline. The film earned $6.5 million on Friday from 3,217 theatres, taking its domestic total to an estimated $504.4 million by Sunday.
Meanwhile, the documentary Katseye: Wild Hearts, about the Los Angeles-based girl group Katseye, is projected to debut with $3.6 million from 724 theatres after taking $2.2 million on Friday.
Focus Features’ Six: The Musical Live is expected to make about $3 million over the three-day weekend from 1,462 theatres, while Angel Studios’ The Brink of War, centred on the Reagan-Gorbachev era, is projected to earn $2.75 million after a $1.1 million Friday.
Disney’s Toy Story 5 is heading for an estimated $2.2 million in its ninth weekend, taking its domestic total to about $475.3 million.
Universal’s One Night Only is expected to make $2.15 million in its second weekend, down 61%, with its domestic total reaching about $10 million.