Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Spider-Man Leads Sony Box Office, Insidious Opens Strongly
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is expected to be the most popular movie in theaters this weekend.
It is playing for its fourth weekend and could earn $36.5 million.
The horror movie Insidious: Out of the Further is expected to finish second with $23.7 million.
This is the fifth Insidious movie to open above $20 million.
Spider-Man has now earned more than $815 million in North America.
By Sunday, it could pass Avengers: Endgame’s domestic total.
The Odyssey is in third place during its sixth weekend.
Other new movies, including Mutiny and Spa Weekend, are earning smaller amounts.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is projected to lead its fourth weekend with $36.5 million from 4,006 theaters.
Insidious: Out of the Further opened with an estimated $23.7 million from 3,303 theaters.
Brand New Day is expected to reach $852.4 million domestically, nearing Avengers: Endgame’s $858.3 million.
The Odyssey is projected to place third with $18.5 million in its sixth weekend and a $538 million running total.
Mutiny is estimated to open to $7.4 million, while Spa Weekend is projected to debut with $3 million.
- Who
- Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Insidious: Out of the Further led the weekend’s box-office race, with The Odyssey, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, The End of Oak Street, Mutiny and Spa Weekend also charting.
- What
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is projected to remain No. 1, while Insidious: Out of the Further is opening in second place.
- When
- This weekend; the articles do not specify the calendar date.
- Where
- The North American domestic box office.
- Why
- Spider-Man is benefiting from a strong fourth-weekend run, while Insidious is attracting audiences as a new horror release.
- Spider-Man fourth weekend
- Projected $36.5 million from 4,006 theaters.
- Insidious opening
- Estimated $23.7 million from 3,303 theaters, including $10.6 million on Friday.
- Spider-Man domestic total
- Projected to reach $852.4 million by Sunday; its reported running cume was $815.9 million after three weeks.
- Insidious previews
- Earned $3 million from Thursday previews, below Insidious: Red Door’s $5 million.
- The Odyssey
- Projected $18.5 million in its sixth weekend, bringing its running total to $538 million.
- Mutiny
- Projected $7.4 million over three days, including $700,000 in previews.
- Spa Weekend
- Projected to open to $3 million from 2,009 theaters.