‘Spider-Man’ tops box office in fourth weekend

‘The Odyssey’ becomes Nolan’s highest-grossing film

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. "The Odyssey" also became Christopher Nolan's highest grossing movie ever, both domestically and internationally.

For the year, "The Odyssey" is second only to "Spider-Man," which added $39 million from 4,006 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. "Spider-Man," which has now made over $854.9 million in North America, will soon surpass "Avengers: Endgame" to become the second highest-grossing domestic release of all time. The record holder is currently "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($936.7 million).

Sony also had the second biggest movie of the weekend with "Insidious: Out of the Further." The sixth movie in the franchise, produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster, made $25.3 million from 3,303 theaters. Internationally, it made $35 million. Its $18 million production budget makes it the most expensive movie of the series.

Third place went to "The Odyssey," which earlier this week became the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time, surpassing "Deadpool & Wolverine." It added $19.5 million in its sixth weekend in North American theaters, where it continues to play in over 3,000 locations, bringing its domestic total to just under $539.1 million. That pushes it past the $534.9 million from "The Dark Knight" -- a previous high-water mark for Nolan -- not accounting for inflation. Internationally, it added $68 million, driven largely by China and Korea, which brings its worldwide total to $1.4 billion.

The other big newcomers landed further down the charts. "Mutiny," starring Statham as a man wrongly accused of murdering his billionaire boss, opened in sixth place with $7.5 million from 2,703 locations. The Lionsgate release (an acquisition) was intended to be a theatrical only release, but a few days before it opened it was accidentally available for free on Prime Video for a few hours before the mistake was remedied. The glitch might have impacted its opening weekend earnings, but the film also had some fairly bad reviews working against it.

US ticket sales

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released today.

1. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," $39 million.

2. "Insidious: Out of the Further," $25.3 million.

3. "The Odyssey," $19.5 million.

4. "Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie," $9.1 million.

5. "The End of Oak Street," $9 million.

6. "Mutiny," $7.5 million.

7. "Tony," $5 million.

8. "The Fast and the Furious" (25th anniversary re-release), $3.1 million.

9. "Spa Weekend," $3.1 million.

10. "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma," $1.9 million.