‘Insidious’ Sinks ‘Indiana Jones’ With $32.7 Million Box Office Opening, ‘Joy Ride’ Stalls
The conservative film Sound of Freedom comes in No. 3 with a hefty $18.2 million-plus.
Insidious: The Red Door opened to estimated $32.7 million to win the July 7-9 weekend, beating out Indy 5, which fell to No. 2 in its sophomore outing with estimated $26.5 million.
The Red Door overperformed despite weak reviews, scoring the second-best domestic opening of the series behind 2013’s Insidious: Chapter 2 ($40.3 million), not adjusted for inflation.
Overseas, the movie also did well, grossing $31.4 million for a global bow of $64.1 million against a reported budget of just $16 million.
Prerelease tracking had suggested that the fifth and final Insidious installment, helmed by series star Patrick Wilson in his feature directorial debut, would earn $25 million or more.
Screen Gems partnered with Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse on the horror pic, which reteams the original cast, including Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins and Andrew Astor.
Dial of Destiny, from Lucasfilm and Disney, tumbled more than 55 percent as it limped past the $100 million mark domestically to finish Sunday with a cume of $121.2 million. Indy 5 earned a subdued $31.8 million for a foreign tally of $126.7 million and $247.9 million worldwide.
The sleeper hit Sound of Freedom, from Angel Studios, placed third in North America with an estimated $18.2 million.
The conservative-leaning film, which was crowd-funded, is doing big business in America’s heartland and in the South. The pic, which opened to big numbers on July Fourth after nabbing an A+ CinemaScore from audiences, finished Sunday with a domestic tally of $40.2 million.
Pixar and Disney’s Elemental held well at No. 4, followed by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at No. 5. (The Spidey film caught up with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 over the weekend in North America.)
Joy Ride from Lionsgate opened 6th place with disappointing $5.9 million. The pic, which had hoped for $7 million to $9 million, marks the second of several raunchy comedies as Hollywood tries to revive the genre.
From the producers of Neighbors and the co-screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians, Joy Ride stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu as four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure.