Coyote vs. Acme’ Snags No. 2 With $15.4M as ‘Spider-Man’ Nears ‘Avatar 2’; ‘Dog Stars’ Put to Sleep

It wasn't the big box office success that Looney Tunes fans were hoping for after Coyote vs.Acme almost became a tax write-off for Warner Bros., but the movie still did well enough over the weekend to come in second, just behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day.Meanwhile, Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars didn't do as well and was not well received.

Coyote vs. Acme was shown in 3,575 theaters across North America and made $15.4 million for the weekend, with $5.3 million on Friday alone.Viewers gave the movie an A CinemaScore, and it mixed animation with live-action.The story follows Wile E.Coyote suing Acme Corporation over their broken products, with Will Forte, Lana Condor, and John Cena in leading roles.

This was Ketchup Entertainment's biggest opening ever, beating their previous best for a Looney Tunes movie, The Day the Earth Blew Up, which made $3.5 million in March last year.

Coyote vs.Acme didn't start as strongly as some other hybrid films, which average around $23.2 million, but it might make back its costs through other markets like TV and streaming.

There was some news in late 2023 that Warner Bros.

had put Coyote vs.Acme aside because it was too expensive to make profitable.But after people on social media protested, Ketchup bought the movie for $50 million.The film has been well-reviewed, with 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, and The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck called it a "hilarious delight."

In fifth place was The Dog Stars, starring Jacob Elordi, with $8 million in the U.S.

from 3,300 theaters.The movie is based on a book about people surviving a virus and includes Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, and Guy Pearce.Critics gave it a 41% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 70 audience score.The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney said the film was "minor-key to a fault." For Ridley Scott, this was his lowest box office opening since 2021's The Last Duel, which only made $4.8 million.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day was the top movie for the fifth week in a row, making $22.2 million to reach a total of $891.5 million in the U.S.

Tom Holland stars in this movie, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.It's the second-highest-grossing movie in the U.S., behind 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Brand New Day also moved up to No.

4 in global box office, with $2.332 billion worldwide.The movie is now behind Ne Zha 2, which made $2.27 billion, and just below Avatar: The Way of Water with $2.334 billion.

The Odyssey was third in North America, making $14.3 million to bring its total to $563.8 million after seven weekends.

Sony's Insidious: Out of the Further was fourth, making $10.1 million in its second weekend, which is a 59% drop.

Roadside Attractions' horror-comedy Buddy was sixth, making $5.3 million in its first weekend from 1,258 theaters.

Casper Kelly's movie features Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, and Keegan-Michael Key.

Rooney said the film doesn't go far enough to be as extreme or scary as it tries to be.

As the 2026 summer movie season is coming to an end, the movies shown this weekend earned about $97 million, according to FranchiseRe, which is less than the $130.5 million from last weekend.

Rentrak predicts that all the movies this summer will make around $4.444 billion by Sunday.That would make this season 25.5 percent better than last year's, but it's still in fourth place behind the summers of 2013, 2016, and 2015, in that order.