‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ flies past $2.2bn at worldwide box office; ‘The Odyssey’ sails towards $1.5bn; ‘Insidious: Out Of The Further’ opens on $60m

Worldwide box office: Aug 21-23

Credit: Rentrak. All figures are estimates

‘Brand New Day’ is sixth biggest film of all time

Sony Pictures and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day rules the worldwide box office for the fourth week in a row, adding an estimated $109.0m for the weekend ending August 23, and taking its total to $2.22bn.

The last week saw this ninth Spider-Man adventure – and the fourth starring Tom Holland – overtake both Avengers: Infinity War ($2.05bn) and Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens ($2.07bn) to become the sixth biggest film of all time at the global box office.

Foreign markets remain powerful ($1.365bn so far for international), although the North American tally of $854.9m sees Brand New Day rank third at the all-time domestic box office, behind only The Force Awakens ($936.7m) and Avengers: Endgame ($858.4m). Brand New Day should overtake the latter today. (Figures in this report are not adjusted for inflation.)

Brand New Day fell 43% globally at the weekend – its strongest hold to date. China remains the top international market with $221.4m, ahead of UK/Ireland ($117.8m), Mexico ($84.6m), France ($74.3m) and Brazil ($66.3m).

The ascent of Brand New Day up the all-time worldwide ranking looks set to continue. The film needs to gross just $45m more to overtake Titanic ($2.264bn across all releases) – currently ranked fifth. And then a further $6m will take down Ne Zha ($2.271bn). These achievable feats will see Brand New Day become the fourth-biggest film of all time globally.

‘The Odyssey’ defies gravity in sixth session

UPDATED: Universal’s The Odyssey continues its path of powerful traction, with its sixth weekend of play seeing declines of just 17% domestically and 26% across international markets.

Christopher Nolan’s film added a confirmed $88.4m globally, taking the total to $1.448bn: $539.3m in North America and $908.9m across international markets.

The Odyssey played its second weekend in China, adding a confirmed $16.1m, and taking the total there to $69.4m. South Korea added a confirmed $13.8m in its third weekend of play, taking the total to $55.6m. The film has become the biggest of all time in the territory for Universal and Nolan.

Cumulatively, UK/Ireland remains the top international market, and has just pushed past $100m to achieve a $100.7m total. Next comes France with $75.8m and Italy with $59.7m.

Imax continues to play an outsize role in the success of the film. Imax added an estimated $34.4m at the weekend with The Odyssey, taking the format total to $406.5m – 28% of the worldwide total. It’s the highest-grossing film of all time on Imax, and the only one to exceed $300m, let alone $400m.

The Odyssey has now entered the top 20 films of all time at the worldwide box office, right behind Barbie ($1.447bn) which is in 19th place. Just ahead is Frozen II ($1.454bn).

The sole key market yet to release The Odyssey is Japan, which welcomes the Greek epic on September 11. 

‘Insidious: Out Of The Further’ scares up $60m debut

Sony’s release of Insidious: Out Of The Further saw an estimated $60.3m worldwide opening, comprising $25.3m in North America and $35.0m across international markets.

This franchise from Sony’s Screen Gems/Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse’s Atomic Monster has now passed the $800m mark – across the six films collectively, beginning in 2010 with Insidious.

The opening for Out Of The Further compares with a very similar $64.1m for – Insidious: The Red Door back in July 2023. The fifth Insidious film went on to gross $189.1m worldwide over its lifetime, according to available data.

Mexico led international markets on Out Of The Further at the weekend with an estimated $4.2m. The Philippines stunned with the second-highest horror opening all-time in the market and the best in Insidious franchise history with $4.0m.

Other notable openings include UK/Ireland ($3.1m), France and Indonesia (both $1.7m), Spain ($1.6m), Germany ($1.4m) and Peru ($1.3m).

The Red Door proved the Insidious franchise leader at the global box office, and Sony would be happy to match its worldwide tally with Out Of The Further. Behind The Red Door is fourth in the series Insidious: The Last Key ($172.8m – in 2018), and then comes 2013’s Insidious: Chapter 2 ($161.9m).

Out Of The Further has a production budget reported at $18m, and these films are reliably profitable for stakeholders. This sixth Insidious film is written and directed by franchise newcomer Jacob Chase, who directed half of the eight-episode Peacock series The Girl In The Woods (2021).

Jason Statham lands soft blow with ‘Mutiny’

Mutiny, the latest from Jason Statham, has landed with a relatively soft punch: an estimated $7.5m for Lionsgate in North America plus $6.6m across 29 international markets.

The $14.1m worldwide debut is in line with January’s Statham film Shelter ($13.0m opening), but down on 2025’s A Working Man ($30.2m debut – albeit from a wider initial footprint of international markets) and also down on 2024’s The Beekeeper ($34.1m debut, likewise from more international markets).

Lifetime totals (according to available data) for these films are as follows: The Beekeeper, $162.6m; A Working Man, $89.4m; Shelter, $54,6m.

Mutiny is directed by France’s Jean-François Richet, whose past films include 2005 remake Assault On Precinct 13 and 2008 two-part French gangster drama Mesrine.

Chinese titles pepper global top 10 chart

There are three Chinese films in the worldwide top 10 chart for the weekend ending August 23: war drama Once Upon A Time In The Middle East, crime drama V and animation All Wishes Come True!.

Among this trio, V (aka Kong Qiang) is the sole new release: Yan Han’s 160-minute epic set during the early 1990s during a time of rampant crime and shifting order. Yan Han’s previous features include romantic dramas Love Never Ends (2023) and Viva La Vida (2024).

Once Upon A Time In The Middle East – which sees a Chinese chef shelter local children in a war-torn Middle Eastern country – added $38.2m in its second session, taking its tally to $225.9m. V opened with an estimated five-day $28.0m, beginning last Wednesday (August 19).

Also in the worldwide top 10 chart is Japanese anime Chiikawa The Movie: The Secret Of Mermaid Island, which added an estimated $11.1m at the weekend, and has now reached $77.0m according to Rentrak.

‘Obsession’ and ‘The Invite’ achieve box office milestones

Universal/Focus Features’ Obsession pushed past $500m worldwide at the weekend, and has now reached $501.6m. Curry Barker’s horror is the highest-grossing film ever acquired at a film festival (TIFF 2025), and the highest-grossing for a production budgeted under $1m. It’s the second-highest-grossing R-rated horror of all time, behind It ($704m).

FilmNation Entertainment reports that Olivia Wilde’s The Invite has passed $50m at the worldwide box office, including $25.5m for A24 in the US (VVS has the film in Canada). France, Italy, Spain and Japan are among territories still to release The Invite.

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