Coyote vs Acme No. 2 at Box Office; Spider-Man Tops Titanic, Dog Stars

Key Points:

• Coyote vs. Acme debuted at number two at the North American box office with $15.4 million over the weekend, marking the biggest opening for independent distributor Ketchup Entertainment and earning an A CinemaScore from audiences.
• The film, starring Will Forte, Lana Condor, and John Cena, follows Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation and was picked up by Ketchup after Warner Bros. shelved it as a tax write-off; it has received strong critical acclaim with a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score.
• Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars opened in fifth place with $8 million domestically, receiving mixed reviews and marking Scott’s lowest box office start since 2021.
• Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day maintained the top spot for the fifth consecutive weekend, grossing $22.2 million and reaching $891.5 million domestically, while its global total climbed to $2.332 billion, placing it fourth on the all-time worldwide box office list.
• The 2026 summer box office is estimated to close at $97 million for the weekend, with the season's total gross at $4.444 billion, 25.5% ahead of last year but still behind the top summer seasons of 2013, 2016, and 2015.