Spider-Man: Brand New Day still has a firm grip on the box office heading into its fourth weekend, and not even Insidious: Out of the Further creeping into theaters looks ready to loosen it.
Sony and Marvel‘s blockbuster should hold the top spot in the Aug. 21-23 frame with a projected $40 million, good enough for a fourth weekend in a row at No. 1 for Tom Holland’s web-slinger.
The film just became the fastest movie ever to cross $800 million domestically, hitting the mark in 19 days and becoming only the fourth to do it at all. Worldwide, it’s now past $2 billion — only the eighth film ever to get there — and climbing up the all-time chart. This weekend it should also pass Spider-Man: No Way Home to become the No. 3 domestic release ever.
The weekend’s biggest new arrival is Insidious: Out of the Further, the sixth film in Sony’s long-running horror franchise. Opening in roughly 3,000 theaters, it’s tracking for $23 million to $28 million, which should be enough for second place. Director Jacob Chase’s film brings in a new family drawn into the Further, the purgatorial dimension at the center of the series, with franchise mainstay Lin Shaye back alongside Amelia Eve and Brandon Perea.
It’s a direct sequel to 2023’s Insidious: The Red Door, which opened to $33 million and finished with $189 million worldwide, still the franchise’s biggest earner, though Insidious: Chapter 2 holds the series’ opening-weekend record at $40 million. At a lean $18 million budget, Out of the Further doesn’t need much to turn a profit for Sony.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey should hold third in its sixth weekend with around $19 million, a light drop thanks to regained Imax screens and little competition for its audience. Universal’s epic has already passed $508 million domestically — Nolan’s second-biggest movie ever in North America, behind only The Dark Knight‘s $535 million — and it should close in on that record this weekend.
Globally, The Odyssey is up to $1.3 billion, the second-biggest total of 2026 behind only Brand New Day, and ahead of Toy Story 5, Michael, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
Two holdovers round out the top five. Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie should take fourth in its second weekend with about $11 million, coming off a strong $20.5 million debut, an “A” CinemaScore, and good family word of mouth, though back-to-school weekend could cut into turnout. Fifth goes to Warner Bros.’ The End of Oak Street, the Anne Hathaway–Ewan McGregor dinosaur thriller that opened to $21 million last weekend and should land around $10 million in its second frame.
The biggest new wide opener outside the top five is Jason Statham’s Mutiny, expected to bring in high single digits from about 2,700 theaters. Statham plays a former Marine trying to clear his name after he’s framed for murder. The Lionsgate release looks to like a soft landing for Statham, below A Working Man ($15.5 million) and The Beekeeper ($16.5 million) and closer to Wrath of Man or this year’s Shelter ($5.5 million).
Also opening but not expected to crack the top five: Black Bear’s comedy Spa Weekend, with Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris, and Michelle Buteau, and the Andrew Garfield–led fantasy The Magic Faraway Tree.
Here are Gold Derby’s predicted box-office rankings for the top five over the Aug. 21-23 weekend:
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day — $40 million
2. Insidious: Out of the Further — $25 million
3. The Odyssey — $19 million
4. Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie — $11 million
5. The End of Oak Street — $10 million
Check back Sunday for actuals and how they stacked up against our predictions.
New releases
Insidious: Out of the Further
Director: Jacob Chase
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world. The horror sequel has a running time of one hour, 46 minutes, and is rated PG-13. Out of the Further is certified “fresh” with a 65% score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes; “mixed” reviews compiled by Metacritic resulted in an overall score of 50%.
Mutiny
Director: Jean-François Richet
Distributor: Lionsgate
After his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime — leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy. The action thriller has a running time of one hour, 35 minutes, and is rated R. Mutiny is certified “rotten” with a 50% score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes; “mixed” reviews compiled by Metacritic resulted in an overall score of 55%.
Spa Weekend
Director: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
Distributor: Black Bear
Three friends go on a spa weekend that descends into chaos when their trainwreck friend joins, leading to hilarious consequences. The comedy has a running time of one hour, 37 minutes, and is rated R. As of this writing, Spa Weekend did not have a cumulative score on Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic.
The Magic Faraway Tree
Director: Ben Gregor
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They’re transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures. The family adventure has a running time of one hour, 50minutes, and is rated PG. The Magic Faraway Tree is certified “fresh” with a 83% score per the aggregated critic reviews at Rotten Tomatoes; “generally favorable” reviews compiled by Metacritic resulted in an overall score of 62%.
