The summer season came to an end on Labor Day, where a lack of attractive newcomers allowed Spider-Man: Brand New Day to stay at #1 for the sixth weekend in a row. By Any Means was the best performer of the bunch, and it was still very soft, while Fall 2: Deadpoint and Onslaught flopped by debuting outside the Top 10.

The Top 10 earned a combined $78.5 million this weekend ($101.8 million four-day). That's down 33.3% from last year, when The Conjuring: Last Rites posted one of the best horror debuts ever. But the real great news: the summer season ends with an astounding $4.733 billion. That's the second best ever summer season, just behind 2013 ($4.754 billion).

Spider-Man: Brand New Day added $18.1 million ($23.7 million four-day), which was off just 19% from last weekend. The film has amassed an incredible $923.4 million domestically, and it could surpass The Force Awakens' all-time domestic gross as early as next weekend.

Universal's The Odyssey eased just 9%, adding $13 million ($17.2 million four-day) this weekend. Notably, the film overtook Spider-Man on Wednesday ($1.84 million vs. $1.73 million) and Thursday ($1.86 million vs. $1.63 million), and it could pull ahead of it in terms of weekends very soon. The film has earned $588.9 million, which is $32.4 million behind Deadpool & Wolverine through the same point. It can still surpass that film's gross, given it's pulling in over twice as much in daillies already.

On its second weekend, Coyote vs. Acme added $11.9 million ($16.1 million four-day). That's down just 25% from last week, which is the best for any Looney Tunes film. Even if Labor Day helped offset the drop, great word of mouth is also doing wonders. Through 11 days, the film has earned $38.6 million domestically, and it looks like it could make its way to around $60 million.

In fourth place, Paramount's By Any Means debuted with a weak $7.5 million ($9.2 million four-day) in 2,903 theaters. That's one of Mark Wahlberg's lowest debuts at over 2,500 theaters, but it's not like this was expected to do much.

Paramount was very light on pushing the film, and the trailers didn't emphasize anything worth watching in theaters. The story wasn't quite compelling, and the attempts to combine drama and commentary with action humor didn't land. Not to mention Wahlberg's decline in terms of ticket sales; since 2020, his only big hit was Uncharted with $407 million, but it proved to be an extreme outlier, as his titles struggled to even hit $50 million worldwide. His decision to pivot to streaming titles also helped dwindle his brand, as audiences probably would rather stream his films than pay a ticket. And mediocre reviews (53% on RT) didn't help.

According to Paramount, 69% of the audience was male, and the best demographic was 25-34 at 23%, tied with the crowd over 55. They gave it a so-so "B+" on CinemaScore. While it could hold well, it's unlikely it stays in the run to recoup its $29 million investment.

Insidious: Out of the Further dropped 36% to $6.5 million ($8 million four-day). That takes the domestic total to $55.5 million.

Disney re-released Cars for its 20th anniversary and it pulled in $6.3 million ($8 million four-day). Taking its lifetime gross to $250.3 million domestically.

The best hold of the weekend belonged to Buddy. It actually increased 6%, earning $5.8 million ($7.4 million). That's incredible, and suggests word of mouth has been healthier than expected. The film has earned a pretty good $15.9 million so far.

Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie eased 34%, for a $3.3 million weekend ($4.6 million four-day). The film's domestic total stands at $49.7 million.

The End of Oak Street dropped 36%, grossing $3.1 million ($3.9 million four-day). It has amassed $51.7 million so far.

Rounding out the Top 10, we find one of the summer's biggest flops. 20th Century Studios' The Dog Stars earned $2.7 million ($3.4 million four-day) this weekend. That represents a steep 64% drop, which fits nicely with its poor reviews and word of mouth. The film has earned a disappointing $13.8 million through Monday, and with so many theaters ready to drop it, the film is now guaranteed to miss $20 million stateside.

Akira was re-released in 787 theaters, and it earned a pretty good $2.6 million ($3.2 million four-day).

Debuting in 12th place, Lionsgate's Fall 2: Deadpoint lived up to its title, tanking with just $2.3 million ($2.8 million four-day) in 1,704 theaters. Taking into account its debut since Wednesday, the film has earned a soft $3.4 million. This debut is below what the original Fall ($2.5 million) did back in 2022.

The original Fall was a success, but only because it cost so little, making just $7.2 million domestically. But after the film performed well on Netflix, Lionsgate decided to greenlight a sequel. But it looks like they missed the mark in terms of audience interest in a Fall sequel, especially in theaters. And given how tepid the reviews were (57% on RT), there wasn't anything for anyone here.

According to Lionsgate, 55% of the audience was female, and 43% was in the 25-34 demographic. They gave it a poor "B–" on CinemaScore, indicating rough times ahead. Look for Fall 2 to, ahem, fall off quickly and finish its run with around $6-$7 million domestically. Basically less than the original. Just hope studios don't confused streaming success with box office success.

A24's Onslaught flopped in 13th place, with just $1.8 million ($2.3 million four-day). That's below director Adam Wingard's prior wide releases by a big margin.

Not like the film was setting itself up for anything but failure. A24 bet high on its action concept, but the premise was quite generic and it didn't offer much memorable action in the trailers (over-the-top violence is not enough). The film drew comparisons to grindhouse flicks from the 70s and 80s, but that's a very niche genre to attract audiences. And while reviews started positive, the film is currently sitting at a mediocre 57% on RT.

According to A24, a massive 72% of the audience was male, and 35% was in the 25-34 demographic. They gave it a very bad "C" on CinemaScore, and given how titles like this perform, don't expect it to last long in theaters.

OVERSEAS

The Odyssey added $32.9 million overseas, for a massive $1.633 billion worldwide run. The biggest markets are the UK ($111.2M), China ($98.4M), France ($86M), South Korea ($80M), Italy ($64.1M), Germany ($59.3M), Australia ($44.3M), Spain ($41.8M), Mexico ($37.7M), Brazil ($23.9M), Netherlands ($23.7M), and Saudi Arabia ($20.1M). It held early screenings in Japan, posting a strong $755K in 62 IMAX screens, and it's set for wide release this week.

Notably, it crossed the $1 billion milestone in overseas alone, the first R-rated film to do so. IMAX has hit $486 million worldwide.

In the next few days, it'll pass Jurassic World ($1.671 billion) to become Universal's highest grossing film. And based on its drops and with Japan on the way, not only is $1.8 billion guaranteed, but $1.9 billion is now possible. Who thought that?

Spider-Man: Brand New Day added $26.1 million overseas, taking its worldwide total to $2.410 billion. The biggest markets are China ($230.8M), the UK ($130M), Mexico ($89.8M), France ($84.8M), Brazil ($73M), Germany ($66.5M), South Korea ($64.3M), India ($62M), Australia ($59.2M), Spain ($44.4M), Italy ($43.6M), Japan ($34.5M), Argentina ($24.6M), Philippines ($22.6M) and Malaysia ($20.2M).

Insidious: Out of the Further added $10.2 million overseas, reaching $139.5 million worldwide.

We finally have worldwide numbers for Coyote vs. Acme. It added $9.5 million overseas, for a $62.1 million worldwide run. Almost half of these numbers come from Mexico, where the film has posted a very strong $9.6 million.

FILMS THAT ENDED THEIR RUN THIS WEEK Movie Release Date Studio Domestic Opening Domestic Total Worldwide Total Budget One Night Only Aug/7 Universal $5,508,045 $11,506,280 $23,175,280 $25M
  • There won't be no action tonight. Universal's rom-com One Night Only has closed with a very poor $11.5 million domestically and $23.1 million worldwide. While summer was quite competitive, the film opened so damn low and it collapsed so quickly that it suggests audiences disliked it, so it's not like it would make much of a difference. Director Will Gluck has a solid box office track record, but the film's messy premise and the film's attempts to distill it as a rom-com led to some puzzling decisions, including cutting a cruder cut that featured more nudity. Like making an action movie, but removing the action scenes.
THIS WEEKEND

Spidey's reign ends this week, leaving the throne to another sequel.

That's WB's Practical Magic 2, sequel to the 1998 original. Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, and Stockard Channing are reprising their roles, and joined by Joey King, Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, and Xolo Maridueña (but for some reason, Evan Rachel Wood isn't back even though she wanted). The original film was a huge failure back in 1998, earning just $94.4 million worldwide against a $75 million budget, and earning poor reviews (30% on RT) and word of mouth ("B–" on CinemaScore). Over the decades, however, the film gained a cult following, which is why WB finally greenlit a sequel. There's challenges ahead, but maybe women could lead this to an over-performance.

Focus Features is releasing Paul Greengrass' action thriller The Uprising, starring Andrew Garfield and set during the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England. Trailers look pretty good, but Focus is not pushing the film much, at least not in the states. A film like this, however, is usually the kind of film that can surprise overseas.

STREAMING DATA

Figures for the week of August 24 to August 30 on Netflix:

No. Movie Year Studio Weeks in Top 10 Views Runtime Hours Viewed 1 Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look 2026 Rockstar 1 31,100,000 0:27 14,000,000 2 The Whisper Man 2026 Netflix 1 23,200,000 1:54 44,100,000 3 Facing El Chapo 2026 Netflix 2 20,700,000 1:33 32,100,000 4 The Secret Woman 2026 Netflix 1 11,400,000 1:59 22,600,000 5 The Last House 2026 Netflix 4 5,800,000 1:52 10,900,000 6 Don't Say Good Luck 2026 Netflix 3 4,400,000 1:35 7,000,000 7 The Heat 2013 20th Century Studios 1 4,100,000 1:58 8,000,000 8 72 Hours 2026 Netflix 6 3,700,000 1:45 6,500,000 9 13 Minutes 2021 Quiver 1 3,400,000 1:49 6,100,000 10 Alpha 2026 Netflix 1 3,300,000 2:21 7,700,000

The top movie wasn't a movie.

Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, which runs just 27 minutes, attracted a massive 31.1 million views.

The thriller The Whisper Man, starring Robert De Niro, Adam Scott and Michelle Monaghan, got off to a solid 23.2 million views in its first week.

The Mexican thriller Facing El Chapo rose to 20.7 million views on its second weekend, taking its total to 38.7 million views.

The Last House added 5.8 million views, for a 78.8 million total.

72 Hours got another 3.7 million views, for a lifetime total of 72 million views.

ANNOUNCEMENT

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