“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continues its dominant run at the box office, maintaining the top spot during its sixth weekend in theaters despite fresh competition from two new action releases. The superhero film surpassed the $900 million domestic milestone on Friday, collecting $3.9 million and setting a record as the quickest film to reach that threshold in just 36 days. This achievement outpaces the previous record held by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which took 50 days to reach the same mark.
Projections indicate the Marvel-Sony collaboration will earn $22 million over the four-day Labor Day weekend, bringing its domestic total to approximately $922 million. Industry analysts anticipate the film will soon overtake “The Force Awakens” as the highest-grossing domestic film of all time, requiring only an additional $14 million to surpass that title’s $936 million record.
Two new releases entered theaters but failed to unseat the leading film. “By Any Means,” a 1960s thriller from Paramount, performed better than its counterpart, grossing $2.7 million on Friday and positioning itself for a $8.5 million four-day total. A24’s “Onslaught,” an action film featuring an army sniper protecting her daughter from genetically enhanced soldiers, struggled significantly, earning just $770,000 Friday and tracking toward a meager $2.3 million weekend total.
Among holdovers, Universal’s “The Odyssey” claimed second place with $3 million Friday, while Ketchup Entertainment’s “Coyote vs. Acme” showed resilience in its second weekend with $2.6 million, bringing its cumulative domestic earnings to $37.8 million.
Originally reported by Variety →
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