Update, Aug. 17:
Spider-Man: Brand New Day held on to the top spot for a third straight weekend with $70 million, pushing its 17-day domestic total to $785.8 million and its worldwide haul past $2 billion — making it Sony’s highest-grossing release ever and the second-fastest to reach that threshold behind Avengers: Endgame. The webslinger’s third frame ranks as the second-best in box-office history, trailing only The Force Awakens’ $90.2 million.
Behind it, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey out-earned the weekend’s newcomers, adding $23.2 million in its fifth frame to cross $500 million domestically — just the second film of Nolan’s career, after The Dark Knight, to hit that mark. That put the Greek epic ahead of Warner Bros.’ The End of Oak Street, which opened to $21 million, and Paramount’s Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, which debuted right behind it with $20.5 million.
Rounding out the top five was a surprise: Katseye: Wild Hearts, a concert documentary following the K-pop group’s rise ahead of their new EP, opened to $4 million from just 724 theaters, edging out Six: The Musical’s $3 million and The Brink of War at $2.6 million.
Here’s a snapshot of the Aug. 14-16 weekend box office based on final numbers for North American theaters:
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day — $70 million
2. The Odyssey — $23.2 million
3. The End of Oak Street — $21 million
4. Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie — $20.5 million
5. Katseye: Wild Hearts — $4 million
Original story, Aug. 13:
Dinosaurs are taking over multiplexes this weekend, but they won’t be taking the No. 1 spot from Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Sony and Marvel’s blockbuster is set for a third consecutive weekend atop the box office, even as Warner Bros.’ The End of Oak Street arrives as the biggest new movie and Paramount’s PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie counter-programs for families.
Brand New Day crossed $700 million domestically this week, becoming just the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe release to hit that mark, joining Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Black Panther. This weekend’s projected $65 million to $75 million take should also push the film past Top Gun: Maverick and into the all-time domestic top five, while its worldwide total climbs toward $2 billion — a threshold only seven movies in history have crossed, and one no film has reached since Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022.
The End of Oak Street, a dinosaur-survival thriller from It Follows director David Robert Mitchell, stars Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as parents whose suburban neighborhood gets swept into a prehistoric wilderness. Reviews have landed strong — north of 80% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes — and the film is projected to open in the $20 million-plus range, with estimates running from a conservative $18 million to $23 million up toward the high $20 millions.
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, the third theatrical outing for Paramount and Spin Master’s preschool franchise, is projected for a high-teens to $20 million domestic opening — on top of the roughly $25 million it’s already earned overseas. Some forecasts even have it edging out Oak Street for the runner-up spot behind Spider-Man.
In the No. 4 spot is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, expected to add $16 million to $20 million in its fifth weekend. The film is on track to cross $500 million domestically in the next few days, which would make it just the second movie of Nolan’s career — after The Dark Knight — to reach that milestone.
Rounding out the projected top five is Six: The Musical, a filmed production of the Tony-winning pop retelling of Henry VIII’s wives. Playing in just a handful of theaters, it needs only $2 million to $3.5 million to break through.
Three more titles open in narrower release this weekend. Angel Studios’ The Brink of War, starring Jeff Daniels as Ronald Reagan during the 1986 Reykjavik Summit, expands into roughly 2,000 theaters. Black Bear’s The Rivals of Amziah King, a bluegrass-scored crime drama marking Matthew McConaughey’s first big-screen role since 2020, opens on about 500 screens. And Neon’s stoner comedy The Wrong Girls, led by Kristen Stewart, lands in a similar-sized release. All three are expected to debut in the low single digits, landing outside the weekend’s top five.
Here are Gold Derby’s predicted box-office rankings for the top five over the Aug. 14-16 weekend:
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day — $70 million
2. The End of Oak Street — $25 million
3. Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie — $23 million
4. The Odyssey — $17 million
5. Six: The Musical — $3 million
Check back Sunday for actuals and how they stacked up against our predictions.
New releases
The End of Oak Street
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Distributor: Warner Bros.
The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown. The sci-fi thriller has a running time of one hour, 39 minutes, and is rated PG-13. The End of Oak Street is certified “fresh” with a 84% score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes; “generally favorable” reviews compiled by Metacritic resulted in an overall score of 68%.
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
Director: Cal Brunker
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
The Paw Patrol lands on a mysterious dinosaur island after a storm, where they meet Rex, a stranded pup. When Humdinger’s reckless mining triggers a volcano, the team faces their biggest rescue mission yet to save the island. The animated adventure has a running time of one hour, 28 minutes, and is rated PG. Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie is certified “fresh” with a 85% score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.
Six: The Musical Live!
Director: Liz Clare
Distributor: Focus Features
Tells the story of the six wives of Henry VIII, reimagining them as pop stars who reclaim their narratives from their infamous husband’s shadow. The Broadway musical filmed at London’s Vaudeville Theatre has a running time of one hour, 35 minutes, and is rated PG-13. At the time of this writing, Six: The Musical Live! had no rating on Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic.
The Brink of War
Director: Michael Russell Gunn
Distributor: Angel Studios
President Reagan races to save a nuclear deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as pressure mounts all around him. Every word spoken could move the world closer to peace – or destruction. The political thriller has a running time of one hour, 57 minutes, and is rated PG. The Brink of War is certified “rotten” with a 57% score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes; “mixed” reviews compiled by Metacritic resulted in an overall score of 54%.
The Rivals of Amziah King
Director: Andrew Patterson
Distributor: Black Bear
Amziah King, beekeeper, musician, and anchor of his community, reunites with former foster daughter Kateri after many years apart, and fends off threats to his honey business. The crime-thriller has a running time of two hours, 10 minutes, and is rated R. The Rivals of Amziah King is certified “fresh” with a 91% score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes; “generally favorable” reviews compiled by Metacritic resulted in an overall score of 71%.
The Wrong Girls
Director: Dylan Meyer
Distributor: Neon
Two aimless young women inadvertently gain telepathic abilities after ingesting an experimental drug, pitting them against dangerous rivals pursuing the same powerful substance. The crime-comedy has a running time of one hour, 40 minutes, and is rated R. The Wrong Girls is certified “rotten” with a 59% score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes; “mixed” reviews compiled by Metacritic resulted in an overall score of 58%.
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