'Spider-Man' Nearing $900M; 'Coyote Vs. Acme' Solid $14M Debut & 'A' CinemaScore, 'Dog Stars' Going To The Dogs – Box Office Update
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•Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:46:00 +0000
📰 What Happened
Spider-Man is leading the box office and nearing $900 million worldwide. Meanwhile, Coyote vs. Acme, the discarded Looney Tunes movie released by indie distributor Ketchup Entertainment, is eyeing third place with a $14 million domestic debut. It earned an A CinemaScore and strong audience ratings. The Dog Stars, by contrast, is going to the dogs and underperforming.
Coyote vs. Acme is a record domestic start for Ketchup, whose previous best was The Day the Earth Blew Up at $3.1 million. The film is playing in 3,575 theatres with a thrifty marketing spend of around $10 million.
🔍 The Backstory
Coyote vs. Acme was made at Warner Bros and then shelved for a tax write-off. Fans campaigned for years to see it released, under the banner of freeing the movie.
The studio later sold the rights, and Ketchup brought it to cinemas. A scrappy indie beating expectations is a win for grassroots fan power. Meanwhile, Spider-Man: Brand New Day keeps rolling as one of the year's biggest films. Jacob Elordi and Wile E. Coyote are simply living in Spidey's world.
🎯 Why It Matters
It shows fans can change studio decisions about abandoned movies. A small distributor beating the odds proves smaller films still matter. The box office shows what audiences actually want to see.
Spider-Man is leading the box office and nearing $900 million worldwide. Meanwhile, Coyote vs. Acme, the discarded Looney Tunes movie released by indie distributor Ketchup Entertainment, is eyeing third place with a $14 million domestic debut. It earned an A CinemaScore and strong audience ratings. The Dog Stars, by contrast, is going to the dogs and underperforming.
Coyote vs. Acme is a record domestic start for Ketchup, whose previous best was The Day the Earth Blew Up at $3.1 million. The film is playing in 3,575 theatres with a thrifty marketing spend of around $10 million.
Coyote vs. Acme was made at Warner Bros and then shelved for a tax write-off. Fans campaigned for years to see it released, under the banner of freeing the movie.
The studio later sold the rights, and Ketchup brought it to cinemas. A scrappy indie beating expectations is a win for grassroots fan power. Meanwhile, Spider-Man: Brand New Day keeps rolling as one of the year's biggest films. Jacob Elordi and Wile E. Coyote are simply living in Spidey's world.
It shows fans can change studio decisions about abandoned movies. A small distributor beating the odds proves smaller films still matter. The box office shows what audiences actually want to see.