Two very different dinosaur movies devoured a modest chunk of the North American box office this weekend, although neither came close to unseating ‘Spider-Man’ from its perch atop the charts, nor managed to steal second place from ‘The Odyssey’.‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ and ‘The End of Oak Stree’, one targeted to very young children and the other an original PG-13 rated action movie, battled for third place in their first weekend in theaters. According to studio estimates on Sunday, the Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor movie had the slight edge, with a projected USD 21 million to the animated pups’ USD 20.5 million.
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day ‘ crosses USD 2 billion mark
Neither stood a chance for first, however, while ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ continues to cast its sticky web around audiences three weekends into its historic run. The Sony Pictures release added another USD 70 million from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, bringing its domestic total to a staggering USD 785.8 million, making it the fourth-biggest domestic release ever. With USD 118.7 million from overseas markets, it surpassed USD 2 billion globally, only the eighth movie ever to achieve that landmark (not accounting for inflation) and the second-fastest to do so. ‘Avengers: Endgame’ did it in 11 days in 2019. ‘Brand New Day’ took about 18 days to hit the milestone.
‘The Odyssey’ hits USD 1.2 billion mark
‘The Odyssey’, now in its fifth weekend, also managed to stay in second with a USD 23.2 million weekend that pushed its domestic total to USD 504.7 million. With USD 98 million from international showings, propelled by USD 36.6 million from its first few days playing in China, Christopher Nolan’s epic has now made over USD 1.2 billion globally.
‘The End of Oak Street ‘ crosses USD 47 million globally
‘The End of Oak Street’ came in ahead of expectations with around USD 21 million from 3,446 locations. It also made USD 26 million from international screenings, adding up to a USD 47 million global opening against a reported USD 80 million production budget.The film, written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, stars McGregor and Hathaway as suburban parents in 1982 whose neighborhood is mysteriously transported to prehistoric times. It was well-received by critics and currently carries an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences gave it a less enthusiastic B CinemaScore. According to PostTrak exit polls, just over half the opening weekend audience said they would “definitely recommend” to friends.
‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ makes USD 69 million debut
Family audiences showed up for ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’, which Paramount Pictures released in 3,545 theaters in the U.S. and Canada this weekend. Carrying a PG rating, it’s the third theatrically released Paw Patrol movie since 2021. The opening weekend audience gave it an A CinemaScore. Globally, it has a running total of USD 69 million.
‘Katseye: Wild Hearts’ rounds up Top 5
The Katseye documentary ‘Katseye: Wild Hearts’ rounded out the top five with USD 4 million from only 724 screens. Several other newcomers also managed to get places in the top 10: ‘Six: The Musical Live’ opened in sixth place with USD 3 million, followed by ‘The Brink of War’ with USD 2.7 million. The Tamil-language romance ‘Vishwanath & Sons’ made USD 1.6 million to take 10th place.The Matthew McConaughey crime thriller ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ opened outside of the top 10 with just over USD 1 million from 632 theaters. The young Anthony Bourdain biopic ‘Tony’, meanwhile, made USD 706,676 from 37 theaters in its second weekend. The A24 release is expanding in the coming weeks.The box office is strong with the summer season, now over, accounting for over USD 4.2 billion in ticket sales – about 5.7% ahead of the pre-pandemic summer of 2019. Paul Dergarabedian, the head of marketplace trends for Rentrak, noted that the number to date is only about USD 130 million shy of the record 2013 summer, which was led by ‘Iron Man 3’ and ‘Despicable Me 2’.While this summer might not surpass 2013, which ended with just under USD 4.8 billion, Dergarabedian said, “This is going to be a top five summer of all time.”The year overall is just under USD 6.9 billion.
Top 10 movies at the North American box office
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:1. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ – USD 70 million.2. ‘The Odyssey’ – USD 23.2 million.3. ‘The End of Oak Street’ – USD 21 million.4. ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ – USD 20.5 million.5. ‘Katseye: Wild Hearts’ – USD 4 million.6. ‘Six: The Musical Live’ – USD 3 million.7. ‘The Brink of War’ – USD 2.7 million.8. ‘Toy Story 5’ – USD 2.3 million.9. ‘One Night Only’ – USD 2 million.10. ‘Vishwanath & Sons’ – USD 1.6 million.
