“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” maintained its grip on the North American box office for a third consecutive weekend, adding an estimated $70 million to its domestic total, which now stands at $785.8 million. This performance makes it the fourth-highest-grossing domestic release in history. Globally, the film has surpassed $2 billion, becoming only the eighth movie to achieve this milestone and the second-fastest to do so, following “Avengers: Endgame.”
This weekend also saw the debut of two distinct dinosaur-themed films: "The End of Oak Street" and "Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie." "The End of Oak Street," a PG-13 rated action movie starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, garnered an estimated $21 million in its opening weekend. The film, written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, centers on suburban parents whose neighborhood is mysteriously transported to prehistoric times. While critics were generally positive, with an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, audience reception resulted in a B CinemaScore, and just over half of opening weekend viewers indicated they would recommend it.
Close behind, "Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie," an animated film aimed at younger children, brought in an estimated $20.5 million. This marks the third theatrical release for the Paw Patrol franchise since 2021. The animated movie received an A CinemaScore from its family audience and has a current global total of $69 million.
Neither of the new dinosaur films could challenge “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” for the top spot, nor unseat “The Odyssey,” which held onto second place with $23.2 million in its fifth weekend. “The Odyssey” has now grossed $504.7 million domestically and over $1.2 billion globally, bolstered by strong international performance including $36.6 million from China.
Other notable releases included the Katseye documentary “Katseye: Wild Hearts” in fifth place with $4 million, “Six: The Musical Live” in sixth with $3 million, and “The Brink of War” with $2.7 million. The Tamil-language romance “Vishwanath & Sons” rounded out the top ten with $1.6 million.
The summer box office season concluded with over $4.2 billion in ticket sales, a nearly 5.7% increase compared to the summer of 2019. This year’s total box office is approaching the record set in 2013, positioning the current year among the top five for summer ticket sales historically.