'Spider-Man' tops box office for sixth straight week

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' continues to rule the box office, holding the No. 1 position for six consecutive weeks and becoming only the second film this decade to achieve such a sustained run. The Sony superhero blockbuster added $18 million over the weekend, pushing its worldwide box-office total to an astonishing $2.4 billion. 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' comfortably led the weekend box office with $18 million, finishing nearly $5 million ahead of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. 'The Odyssey' collected $13 million domestically to remain in second place, taking its global earnings to $1.63 billion. More than $1 billion of Nolan's blockbuster total has come from international markets. 'Coyote vs. Acme' secured third place with $11.3 million, while 'By Any Means' landed fourth with $7.4 million. Full weekend box-office rankings The rest of the weekend chart saw 'Insidious: Out of the Further' take fifth place with $6.5 million, followed by the 20th-anniversary return of 'Cars', which earned $6.1 million. 'Buddy' finished seventh with $5.7 million, while 'PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie' took eighth with $3.3 million. 'The End of Oak Street' ranked ninth with $2.9 million, while 'The Dog Stars' rounded out the top 10 with $2.7 million. Rank Movie Weekend earnings 1 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' $18M 2 'The Odyssey' $13M 3 'Coyote vs. Acme' $11.3M 4 'By Any Means' $7.4M 5 'Insidious: Out of the Further' $6.5M 6 'Cars' — 20th Anniversary $6.1M 7 'Buddy' $5.7M 8 'PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie' $3.3M 9 'The End of Oak Street' $2.9M 10 'The Dog Stars' $2.7M Low-budget 'Buddy' delivers surprise One of the weekend's biggest surprises came from the low-budget dark comedy 'Buddy', which climbed to No. 7 with $5.7 million. More notably, the film's ticket sales increased 5% from the previous weekend, despite being made on a budget of only $3 million. 'Buddy' has now earned $14.3 million in two weeks, giving the small-budget production an impressive early run at the box office. The latest figures come as Hollywood celebrates its strongest summer since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The domestic box office has reached approximately $4.6 billion, representing a dramatic 26% increase compared with last summer. The strong performance offers encouraging signs for movie theatres after years of disruption caused by the rise of streaming, labour disputes and changing movie-going habits. Blockbusters signal cinema comeback The success of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and 'The Odyssey', alongside the broader strength of the summer market, suggests audiences are once again turning out for major theatrical releases. With 'Spider-Man' maintaining its six-week reign and films such as 'Buddy' finding audiences despite modest budgets, the latest box-office figures point to a powerful comeback for cinemas as Hollywood's blockbuster summer draws to a close.