Weekend box office results
The gist
Avengers: Endgame Encore topped the weekend box office with $26 million, edging out Resident Evil.
The domestic total hit $124.05 million, up 60.7% from a year ago.
How it unfolded
- Sep 20, 2026Zach Cregger's Resident Evil opened with $8.8 million on Thursday and reached an estimated $60 million by the end of the weekend, the biggest opening for an R-rated video game adaptation and the best in the franchise.
- Sep 20, 2026In Australia, Resident Evil was the top film for the week with $3.7 million across 389 cinemas, while The Songs of John Farnham tribute concert took $1.2 million across 50 screens to finish No. 3 for the weekend.
- Sep 24, 2026Gold Derby predicted the Sept. 25-27 rankings: Avengers: Endgame Encore at $26 million, Resident Evil at $25 million, Primetime at $18 million, Heart of the Beast at $17 million, and Forgotten Island at $15 million.