Spidey swings high for third weekend in US box office

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The film stars Tom Holland and real-life wife Zendaya.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued dominating the North American box office, drawing an additional $70 million in ticket sales on its third weekend on the big screen, according to industry estimates.

The superhero film fronted by Tom Holland and real-life wife Zendaya has brought in more than $2 billion globally since its July 31 release, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations.

It is now Sony Picture’s highest-ever grossing film, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The latest Marvel blockbuster had the biggest debut weekend of all time at the domestic box office, when it earned $360 million. Trailing Spidey by some distance was Christopher Nolan’s epic “The Odyssey” which brought in $23.2 million domestically for Universal in its fifth weekend on screen.

Warner Bros.’s sci-fi thriller “The End of Oak Street,” starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as a couple battling to survive when their neighborhood is transported back to prehistoric times, brought in $21 million -- earning it third place on its opening weekend.

In fourth, “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” hoovered up an estimated $20.5 million for Paramount on its debut weekend. “Katseye: Wild Hearts,” which chronicles the pop girl group by the same name, came in fifth place, earning $3.6 million.