The weekend box office stayed dominated by Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which earned an estimated $87 million in North American theaters from July 24-26. The strong second weekend kept the Universal release firmly in first place.
Overall, the domestic box office reached about $140.5 million for the weekend. Meanwhile, several family films and one new musical release filled out the top five.
Weekend Box Office Led by The Odyssey
The Odyssey fell only 30% from its opening weekend, a strong hold for a major blockbuster. The film has now earned about $286.4 million domestically after 10 days in theaters.
That performance gives Christopher Nolan another major theatrical win. It also shows that audiences are still willing to turn out for event films during the summer season.
The film’s second-weekend total was far ahead of every other movie on the chart. In fact, no other title reached $11 million for the weekend.
Moana and Toy Story 5 Hold Strong
Disney’s Moana took second place with $10.5 million. The film has now made about $102.5 million domestically.
Close behind, Toy Story 5 earned $10 million in its sixth weekend. Its domestic total now stands at about $448.6 million.
Together, the two family films helped keep theaters active beyond the weekend’s top title. As a result, the box office had a balanced mix of blockbuster, family and specialty releases.
The continued strength of Toy Story 5 also shows Pixar’s staying power in theaters. Even after several weeks, the sequel remains one of the summer’s most reliable performers.
Hadestown Opens in Fourth Place
Hadestown: The Musical opened in fourth place with about $9.7 million. The filmed musical played in 1,949 theaters and posted a solid debut for a stage-to-screen release.
Its opening placed it just ahead of Minions & Monsters, which earned $9.6 million. That animated film has now collected about $155.4 million domestically.
The close race between Hadestown and Minions & Monsters showed there was still room for different kinds of moviegoing. While families drove animated titles, theater fans helped push Hadestown into the top five.
Smaller Releases Fill Out the Top 10
A24’s The Invite placed sixth with $2.6 million. Evil Dead Burn followed with another $2.6 million after a sharper drop from the previous weekend.
Young Washington earned about $2 million for eighth place. Meanwhile, new release Motor City opened with $1.6 million.
Obsession rounded out the top 10 with $1.5 million. The film has now reached about $261.4 million domestically after 11 weeks.
These smaller grosses show how wide the gap was between The Odyssey and the rest of the market. Still, holdovers continued to add steady totals.
Summer Movie Season Keeps Momentum
The July 24-26 weekend box office proved that The Odyssey remains the main attraction in theaters. However, the rest of the chart also showed strength from family films, musicals and genre titles.
The next major test arrives with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is expected to shake up the market. Until then, Nolan’s epic continues to set the pace for a busy summer movie season.