August 30, 2026
Box Office: ‘The Dog Stars’ Struggling With Just  Million on Friday


20th Centuryโ€™s โ€œThe Dog Starsโ€ and Keylight Picturesโ€™ โ€œCoyote vs. Acmeโ€ both debuted in theaters on Friday, but Sony and Marvelโ€™s โ€œSpider-Man: Brand New Dayโ€ will once again win the weekend.

โ€œCoyote vs. Acmeโ€ fared best of the two major newcomers, landing in second place with an estimated $5.2 million domestically on Friday from 3,575 screens. The โ€œLooney Tunesโ€ live-action animation hybrid comedy should gross about $13.5 million by Sunday

From director Dave Green, โ€œCoyote vs. Acmeโ€ puts a twist on the classic Road Runner cartoons. After Acme products (think anvils and rocket skates) failed him one too many times, Wile E. Coyote takes the ubiquitous gadget manufacturer to court. Will Forte and Lana Condor star alongside John Cena, Tone Bell, Martha Kelly, Luis Guzmรกn, P.J. Byrne and John Early.

โ€œThe Dog Starsโ€ fell to No. 4 after earning just $3 million on Friday from 3,330 North American theaters. Rival estimates have the Ridley Scott action drama making $7.2 million through the weekend.

Jacob Elordi leads โ€œThe Dog Starsโ€ as a lonely man with a canine companion living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. When he discovers a mysterious transmission, he is determined to find its source. Other cast members include Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney and Benedict Wong.

โ€œSpider-Man: Brand New Dayโ€ is still leading the domestic box office through its fifth weekend in theaters. It added $5.5 million on Friday and should pull in $21 million by Sunday. That would notch the North American total for Sony-Marvel superhero epic to $890 million.

Christopher Nolanโ€™s โ€œThe Odysseyโ€ continues to show out as it enters its seventh weekend, taking third with $3.7 million on Friday. By the end of the weekend, the sprawling historical drama should earn $14.6 million, pushing its domestic haul to $564 million.

โ€œInsidious: Out of the Furtherโ€ made $2.9 million on Friday, slotting at No. 5. By the end of its sophomore weekend, itโ€™s expected to make $9.32 million, which represents about a 60% drop from last weekโ€™s debut. $9.32 million would bring the horror sequelโ€™s North American revenues to about $42.85 million.

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