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'Spider-Man' Swings to Fastest-Ever $800 Million as 'Insidious 6' Scares Up a Solid $25 Million Debut
Four weekends in, Sony's web-slinger just became the fastest movie in history to cross $800 million domestic — and a cheap, nasty horror sequel still couldn't knock it off the top spot.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is refusing to leave the top of the box office, holding off a new "Insidious" sequel to win its fourth consecutive weekend with roughly $40 million domestically — a haul that pushed the film past $800 million at the North American box office in just 19 days, the fastest any movie has ever reached that mark, according to Variety.
"Insidious: Out of the Further," Sony's soft reboot of the long-running horror franchise, opened in second place with about $25 million against a lean $18 million budget — a number modest enough that the studio doesn't need much more to turn a tidy profit, even in Spider-Man's shadow.
A Crowded, Competitive Top Five
Rounding out the weekend's top five: "The Odyssey" opened in third with roughly $19 million, animated sequel "Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie" landed fourth with about $11 million, and drama "The End of Oak Street" closed out the top tier with around $10 million, according to figures reported by Gold Derby. Sony effectively swept the weekend, claiming both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots with two very different films — a $200-million-plus superhero tentpole and a shoestring horror sequel.
THE FASTEST ANY MOVIE HAS EVER REACHED $800 MILLION
For Sony and Marvel, "Brand New Day's" staying power has been the story of the summer. The film has now led the box office for a full month without interruption, a rare feat in an industry where even blockbusters typically see 50%-plus drops by their second weekend. Analysts tracking the release say a mix of strong word of mouth, a lack of major new competition until this weekend, and a marketing push tied to the character's ongoing MCU integration have all helped extend its run.
"Insidious: Out of the Further" now becomes the latest data point in horror's reliable late-summer profitability streak — a genre that consistently delivers outsized returns on small budgets, even when it isn't winning the weekend outright. With Labor Day counterprogramming still weeks away, "Brand New Day" looks positioned to keep its streak alive at least one more round, while the horror sequel banks on strong word-of-mouth to hold up better than typical genre openers in its second week.