Updated
Updated · Variety · Aug 22
Insidious 6 Tops Friday With $10.6 Million as Spider-Man Still Eyes $36.5 Million Weekend
Updated
Updated · Variety · Aug 22

Insidious 6 Tops Friday With $10.6 Million as Spider-Man Still Eyes $36.5 Million Weekend

3 articles · Updated · Variety · Aug 22

Summary

  • $10.6 million put “Insidious: Out of the Further” atop Friday’s domestic box office from 3,303 theaters, with the sixth franchise entry projected to open to $23.7 million.
  • That debut trails 2023’s “The Red Door,” which opened to $33 million, but the new film cost just $18 million to make, leaving it well positioned to turn a profit.
  • $9.8 million on Friday left “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in second place for the day, yet the Marvel-Sony release is still forecast to win the weekend with $36.5 million despite a 47% drop.
  • $5 million for “The Odyssey” on Friday keeps Chris Nolan’s epic on track for an $18 million sixth weekend and a $538 million domestic total, while Jason Statham’s “Mutiny” is targeting a softer $7.4 million debut.

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