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Zach Cregger’s reboot Resident Evil opened to $108.3 million worldwide (domestic $60M, international $48.3M), surpassing the original film’s entire box office in its opening frame. The result cements Cregger’s status as a top director and signals strong profitability for a $75 million budget with potential future installments.
Zach Cregger’s reboot of Resident Evil opened to $26.3 million domestically on 3,684 screens, leading Friday’s box office and signaling a projected around $55 million opening weekend—the franchise’s biggest debut to date as audiences respond to a new, original take in the zombie horror reboot.
Warner Bros. is banking on Practical Magic 2 to generate a roughly $40 million domestic opening in the post-Labor Day window to jump-start a 2026 box office that has yet to see a $100 million domestic hit, with December's Dune: Part Three tentatively shaping relief later in the year.
Disney/20th Century’s The Dog Stars opened to just $8 million domestically from 3,330 theaters, finishing fifth as Spider-Man: Brand New Day dominated the weekend; the post-apocalyptic thriller, produced for over $80 million, has drawn tepid reviews (40% Rotten Tomatoes) and a CinemaScore of C+, signaling a costly misfire for director Ridley Scott.
Manchester United and Tottenham began their Premier League campaigns with disappointing results, dampening preseason optimism as both clubs stumbled in their opening fixtures.
Brentford crushed Tottenham 3-0 to kick off the Premier League season, with new signing Mamadou Sangare impressing and Keane Lewis-Potter setting the tone. Spurs were outplayed and outworked as Brentford dominated from the first whistle. On the same opening weekend, Hull City shocked Manchester United 2-0, while Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 2-1, Everton beat Crystal Palace 2-0 and Leeds United edged Nottingham Forest 1-0.
Insidious: Out of the Further opened with about $3 million in Thursday previews and is tracking toward a roughly $23 million domestic debut across ~2,700 theaters, as Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day remains the weekend’s top draw and eyes a record domestic run; Jason Statham’s Mutiny and other new wide releases also enter the race.
Warner Bros.' 2026 slate is underperforming—every domestic release so far opened below $40 million—and the J.J. Abrams–produced The End of Oak Street is projected to open weakly; critics' praise could help salvage the film, but the studio faces a tougher road to rebound after a 46% year-over-year drop in theatrical revenue, with Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights being the year's top performer at about $241 million worldwide.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened to $360 million domestically, the highest opening weekend ever and surpassing Avengers: Endgame’s $357 million. In keeping with Hollywood tradition, the Russo brothers congratulated the team with Bosslogic artwork, and the piece places the feat among historic box-office milestones while noting inflation could influence future global records and posing questions about what records the film may still reach.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened to a record-breaking $360 million domestic and $932 million globally, surpassing Avengers: Endgame for the biggest opening weekend in box-office history and signaling a blockbuster summer ahead for Sony/Marvel.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened to a $927 million global debut—the second-largest ever—with $335 million in North America and $572 million from international markets (China contributed $121 million and the UK $49 million), signaling a strong Marvel Studios boost ahead of Avengers: Doomsday; critics largely praised Holland and Zendaya in what some call Holland’s best Spider-Man performance.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opened to $124.5 million domestically and $264.1 million globally, boosted by an all-IMAX production and a premium-format strategy, marking Nolan’s biggest global debut and the year’s third-largest opening while attracting a broad audience and strong word-of-mouth that underscore a cinema-first approach.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opened to a $124.5 million domestic debut from 3,919 theaters and a worldwide total of $264.1 million, buoyed by premium formats—IR IMAX accounting for about 23% of global sales and 53% of the domestic take—making it Nolan’s strongest global opening to date for his Oscar-tatted epic, despite its near-3-hour runtime and R rating.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is projected to open to about $90–$100 million in North America from roughly 3,900 theaters, likely landing at No. 1 on the domestic box office and marking Nolan’s biggest opening since The Dark Knight Rises; the $250 million production is backed by a roughly $125 million marketing push and will run exclusively in Imax screens for three weeks.
The live-action Moana remake launched with about $45 million at the domestic box office, a modest debut that narrowly beats Snow White and signals a cautious start for the revived franchise.