Sony’s superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” stormed to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office, recording an opening frame of £36.4 million ($48.9 million).
The total marks the third-highest opening in U.K. history, trailing only “Avengers: Endgame” ($58.3 million) and “Spectre” ($55.5 million). Across its pure three-day weekend (Friday–Sunday), the web-slinger collected $31.5 million from 716 locations for a $44,056 site average – registering as the fourth-biggest weekend launch of all time behind “Endgame,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”
Universal’s “The Odyssey” moved to second place in its third weekend of release. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the epic feature added $9.1 million over the frame, driving its cumulative local gross to $67.7 million.
Disney claimed the third position with Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” which added $1.4 million in its seventh frame. The animated hit lifted its seven-week running total to $69.7 million. Universal’s “Minions & Monsters” followed in fourth place during its fifth weekend, taking $1 million for a cumulative total of $19.3 million.
Disney’s live-action “Moana” finished fifth in its fourth week of release, collecting $967,566 to raise its running cume to $14 million. Black Bear’s ensemble comedy-drama “The Invite” occupied sixth place in its fifth weekend, banking $256,325 to push its cume to $4.6 million.
