Insidious: The Red Door
Sony Pictures’ horror sequel opened the door to a $32.6M opening in first place, exceeding pre-release expectations and overtaking Disney’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny for the top spot at the box office.
It also marks the #2 highest opening among the franchise’s five films, trailing only 2013’s second installment:
- 2.4x 2011’s Insidious ($13.2M)
- -18% below 2013’s Insidious: Chapter 2 ($40.2M)
- +43% above 2015’s Insidious: Chapter 3 ($22.6M)
- +10% above 2018’s Insidious: The Last Key ($29.5M)
Door also opens higher than several other similar 2020s horror films:
- +7% above January’s M3GAN ($30.4M)
- +8% above 2022’s Scream ($30.0M)
- +33% above June’s Evil Dead Rise ($24.5M)
- +35% above 2021’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It ($24.1M)
- +38% above 2022’s The Black Phone ($23.6M)
- +44% above 2022’s Smile ($22.6M)
- +48% above 2022’s Candyman ($22.0M)
However, it did open below a few other recent horror sequels:
- -26% below February’s Scream VI ($44.4M)
- -18% below 2022’s Halloween Ends ($40.0M)
Overseas / global
Door begins with $31.4M overseas and $36.0M globally.
According to Sony Pictures, the film is currently running +27% ahead of 2018’s Insidious: The Last Key globally through the same point.
The top five overseas market totals for Door are:
- Mexico: $5.8M
- The Philippines: $3.7M
- U.K.: $2.8M
- France: $1.9M
- India: $1.5M
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Last weekend, the Disney/Lucasfilm action-adventure sequel opened to a weak $60.3M, 40% below the three-day debut of 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
In its sophomore frame, Dial experiences a temple of doom, falling a steep -56% drop to $26.5M and second place.
Dial‘s sophomore drop is steeper than:
- 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (-55%)
- 2017’s Blade Runner 2049, another ‘80s sequel starring Harrison Ford (-53%)
- 2022’s fellow ’80s sequel Top Gun: Maverick (-29%)
- 2019’s fellow ‘80s sequel Rambo: Last Blood (-54%)
- February 2020’s The Call of the Wild, the prior Harrison Ford theatrical release (-46%)
Dial has earned $121.2M through 10 days in release.
It is currently running 40% below Crystal Skull through the same point in release: $202.9M.
Overseas / global
Dial has earned $126.7M overseas and $247.9M total.
Overseas, it fell -49% to $31.8M this weekend, milder than its -56% domestic decline.
Not only does it look certain to fall short of the global total for 2008’s Crystal Skull, with $786.6M, but in the worst case scenario it may fail to reach even half that.
The top five overseas market totals for Dial are:
- U.K.: $16.8M
- France: $11.4M
- Japan: $9.5M
- Australia: $7.5M
- Germany: $7.4M
Sound of Freedom
After opening midweek on Tuesday for July 4, Angel Studios’ faith-based action drama earned an $18.2M weekend in third place.
Released on Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day, it actually defeated Dial of Destiny on its opening day with $14.2M, beating its competitor’s $11.6M by a solid +21%.
By both Wednesday and Thursday, though, it fell behind.
With $40.2M through six days, it’s already more than tripled the final total for Angel Studios’ March faith-based drama His Only Son: $12.0M.
Elemental
In its fourth frame, the Disney/Pixar animated original declines a mild -20% to $9.6M and fourth place.
Despite earning the second-worst wide opening in Pixar history, behind only 1995’s Toy Story, Elemental is holding well compared to some other comparable Pixar films from the past decade.
With $109.1M to date, here’s how it’s faring through the equivalent 24-day point in release:
|
Film |
Elemental opened |
Elemental now |
Trend |
|
2022’s Lightyear |
-41% |
-2% |
Up |
|
2015’s The Good Dinosaur |
-24% |
+16% |
Up |
|
2017’s Coco |
-41% |
-23% |
Up |
|
2015’s Inside Out |
-67% |
-61% |
Up |
|
2012’s Brave |
-55% |
-44% |
Up |
Overseas / global
Elemental has earned $142.7M overseas and $251.9M globally.
That’s already +15% and counting above the final global total for 2022’s Lightyear: $218.7M.
Elemental’s top five overseas market totals are:
- South Korea: $25.8M
- China: $15.4M
- Mexico: $13.5M
- France: $9.0M
- Australia: $8.0M
In particular, the China gross looks to fall far short of some other Pixar films like Coco, with $177.8M.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Sony’s animated superhero sequel declined a mild -33% to $8.0M and fifth place.
All time, Across the Spider-Verse has earned the:
- #52 opening weekend ($120.6M)
- #53 second weekend ($55.5M)
- #84 third weekend ($27.0M)
- #67 fourth weekend ($19.3M)
- #72 fifth weekend ($12.0M)
- Now, in its sixth weekend, it finally falls out of the top 100
With $357.6M to date, it’s earned +88% more than 2018’s predecessor Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned in total: $190.1M.
It’s also running 2.25x ahead of its predecessor through the equivalent 38-day point in release: $158.5M.
Overseas / global
Across the Spider-Verse has earned $284.6M overseas and $642.2M globally.
It’s already +71% above its predecessor’s final global total: $375.4M.
It’s also earned a majority 55% of its earnings domestically, unusual for such a blockbuster title. (Although that may change by the end of its theatrical run.)
The top five overseas market totals for Across are:
- China: $49.6M
- U.K. $35.0M
- Mexico: $27.8M
- Australia: $20.6M
- France: $13.4M
While Across has surpassed its predecessor globally, it looks unlikely to match Into’s China total from a few years ago: $61.9M.
Read Boxoffice PRO’s interview with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse co-director Kemp Powers here:
Joy Ride
Lionsgate’s R-rated comedy didn’t spark joy, opening with $5.8M in sixth place.
The audience was an estimated 58% female and 72% ages 25+.
Versus some other comparable female-led R-rated comedies, that opening is also:
- -61% below June’s No Hard Feelings ($15.0M)
- -57% below 2015’s Sisters ($13.9M)
- -57% below 2018’s Nobody’s Fool ($13.7M)
- -41% below January 2020’s Like a Boss ($10.0M)
- -26% below 2017’s Rough Night ($8.0M)
- -15% below 2019’s Booksmart ($6.9M)
Weekend comparisons
Total box office this weekend came in around $125.5M, which is:
|
Weekend |
Total |
This weekend is: |
Leader |
|
Last weekend |
$128.1M |
-2% |
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($60.3M) |
|
Same weekend in 2022 |
$238.3M |
-47% |
Thor: Love and Thunder ($144.1M) |
|
Same weekend in 2019 |
$183.8M |
-31% |
Spider-Man: Far from Home ($92.5M) |
YTD comparisons
Year-to-date box office stands around $4.71B, which is:
|
Year |
YTD total |
2023 YTD now: |
2023 YTD after last weekend: |
Trend |
|
2022 |
$4.07B |
+15.7% |
+17.7% |
Down |
|
2019 |
$6.00B |
-21.5% |
-21.4% |
Down |
Top distributors
Universal and Disney are in first and second place, by about double any other distributor.
Grouped by parent company, the YTD leaders are:
- Disney + 20th Century + Searchlight + Star: $1.45B
- Universal + Focus Features: $1.14B
- Sony Pictures + Sony Classics + Crunchyroll: $631.1M
- Paramount: $407.2M
- Lionsgate: $340.3M
- Warner Bros.: $269.4M
- MGM + United Artists + Amazon Studios: $233.1M
Sunday’s Studio Weekend Estimates:
| Title | Estimated weekend | % change | Locations | Location change | Average | Total | Weekend | Distributor |
| Insidious: The Red Door | $32,650,000 | 3,188 | $10,242 | $32,650,000 | 1 | Sony Pictures | ||
| Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | $26,500,000 | -56% | 4,600 | $5,761 | $121,205,000 | 2 | Walt Disney | |
| Sound of Freedom | $18,219,879 | 2,952 | $6,172 | $40,207,249 | 1 | Angel Studios | ||
| Elemental | $9,600,000 | -21% | 3,440 | -210 | $2,791 | $109,192,000 | 4 | Walt Disney |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $8,000,000 | -33% | 3,023 | -382 | $2,646 | $357,668,000 | 6 | Sony Pictures |
| Joy Ride | $5,850,000 | 2,820 | $2,074 | $5,850,000 | 1 | Lionsgate | ||
| No Hard Feelings | $5,250,000 | -33% | 2,686 | -522 | $1,955 | $40,412,000 | 3 | Sony Pictures |
| Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | $5,000,000 | -32% | 2,475 | -377 | $2,020 | $146,723,000 | 5 | Paramount |
| The Little Mermaid | $3,500,000 | -35% | 2,080 | -350 | $1,683 | $289,039,000 | 7 | Walt Disney |
| Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | $2,800,075 | -49% | 3,408 | 8 | $822 | $11,600,000 | 2 | Universal |
| Asteroid City | $2,239,660 | -48% | 1,111 | -790 | $2,016 | $23,994,000 | 4 | Focus Features [Universal] |
| The Flash | $2,215,000 | -58% | 1,723 | -995 | $1,286 | $105,160,000 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| Past Lives | $1,001,133 | -40% | 776 | -130 | $1,290 | $8,384,303 | 6 | A24 |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 | $1,000,000 | -51% | 735 | -430 | $1,361 | $357,578,000 | 10 | Walt Disney |
| The Blackening | $610,000 | -58% | 436 | -417 | $1,399 | $16,935,138 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| The Boogeyman | $588,000 | -68% | 436 | -584 | $1,349 | $42,680,000 | 6 | 20th Century Studios [Disney] |
| The Lesson | $157,752 | 268 | $589 | $157,752 | 1 | Bleecker Street | ||
| Fast X | $130,000 | -70% | 172 | -378 | $756 | $145,911,000 | 8 | Universal |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | $75,000 | -68% | 184 | -266 | $408 | $573,785,000 | 14 | Universal |
| Every Body | $53,000 | -65% | 255 | $208 | $258,000 | 2 | Focus Features [Universal] | |
| Biosphere | $34,000 | 48 | $708 | $34,000 | 1 | IFC Films | ||
| About My Father | $27,900 | -59% | 96 | -31 | $291 | $12,051,398 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| You Hurt My Feelings | $25,502 | 60 | $425 | $4,799,674 | 7 | A24 | ||
| Amanda | $9,450 | 2 | $4,725 | $9,450 | 1 | Oscilloscope | ||
| Once Upon a Time in Uganda | $9,400 | 8 | $1,175 | $9,400 | 1 | Yellow Veil | ||
| Revoir Paris | $5,828 | -20% | 6 | 3 | $971 | $33,012 | 3 | Music Box Films |
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