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Resident Evil passed $100 million at home and is still $115 million behind the 2016 film
Resident Evil is the first film in the franchise to pass $100 million in North America. It got there in eleven days on a 57 per cent opening weekend and a 62 per cent second-weekend fall, which is a different kind of hit from the one the headlines describe.
October 1, 2026 12:53 pm
Disney says 27 Doomsday chairs, Wikipedia says 26, and the running time backs Disney
Marvel's Doomsday cast reveal is the most-quoted marketing stunt of the decade and nobody can agree how many people were in it. Disney's own newsroom says 27 chairs. The encyclopedia says 26. The stunt's own running time settles it.
September 29, 2026 12:41 pm
A 2019 film won the weekend and the 100 per cent animation finished fifth
A film from 2019 won the American box office this weekend, beating three new wide releases. And the animated film that opened at 100 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes finished fifth with 12.8 million dollars — the lowest number any tracker had it at.
September 28, 2026 9:43 am
Endgame Returns Thursday and the Box Office Charts Have Already Made Room for It
Box Office Mojo has already built the row. Every dollar Avengers: Endgame takes from Thursday's re-release will be added to its lifetime total — and the $124.3 million gap to Avatar was never a like-for-like comparison anyway.
September 23, 2026 11:24 am
The Odyssey Is Universal’s Biggest Film Ever, and Still $50 Million Behind Jurassic World at Home
The Odyssey is Universal's highest-grossing film ever by $23 million worldwide. In North America it is $50 million behind the film it just dethroned, and only one Universal release has ever beaten it there.
September 20, 2026 3:36 pm
Spider-Man Took the All-Time Domestic Record by $110,909 and the Coverage Rounded It Away
Spider-Man: Brand New Day took the all-time domestic box office record on Tuesday. The margin was $110,909 — about an eighth of that day's business — and almost nobody printed a number small enough to show it.
September 17, 2026 8:52 am
Akira Did Not Earn Five Times Its History. It Earned About Twice.
Akira's 4K re-release is said to have earned five times what every previous North American release made combined. The multiple is real, the baseline is incomplete, and in tickets it is closer to two.
September 15, 2026 9:14 am
Spider-Man Is $1.5 Million From the Record. Two Outlets Already Called It.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is $1.5 million from the all-time North American record. One outlet has already declared it crossed, and another named the wrong film as the record holder.
September 14, 2026 4:29 pm
Nobody Has Confirmed What Disney Gets From Spider-Man, Including the People Reporting It
Everyone is printing the same number about Disney's cut of the next Spider-Man film. It is wrong in at least three ways, and possibly a fourth nobody has checked.
September 13, 2026 1:25 pm
Disney Is Re-Releasing Endgame to Chase a Record. It Tried That in 2019 and Missed.
Avengers: Endgame returns to cinemas on 25 September as Endgame: Encore, with roughly four minutes of new footage and a look at Doomsday. Disney has run this play before, with this exact film, and it did not work then either.
September 4, 2026 1:05 pm
Summer 2026 Is $158M From a Record. In Real Money It Is $2 Billion Short.
The US summer box office sits at $4.598 billion, $158M short of summer 2013's all-time record with eight days left to run. Rentrak thinks it may fall $18M–$22M short. Either way, the record it is chasing is a nominal-dollar record — and the shape of the two seasons could not be more different.
September 3, 2026 1:20 pm
Warner Bros Launches Massive Harry Potter 25th Anniversary Events
Warner Bros Discovery unveils an extensive celebration marking 25 years since Harry Potter's theatrical debut, featuring special screenings with unseen footage, immersive experiences, and worldwide themed events throughout the year.
January 23, 2026 11:35 am
Warner Bros Bets Big on Two Films Before Oscar Announcements
Studio executives are making a bold move by bringing back their biggest contenders to theaters just as Academy Award nominations get revealed, signaling serious confidence in their awards season strategy.
January 22, 2026 7:37 pm
LOTR Trilogy Earns $10.5M Worldwide in Anniversary Re-Release
Peter Jackson's Middle-earth saga proves its enduring appeal as fans flock to theaters for the 25th anniversary screenings, generating massive box office numbers that surprised industry watchers.
January 20, 2026 5:55 pm
Middle-earth Map Popcorn Bucket Celebrates LOTR's 25th Anniversary
AMC Theaters unveils stunning collectible featuring iconic Middle-earth cartography and One Ring magnets as Peter Jackson's extended trilogy returns to cinemas nationwide this January.
January 15, 2026 9:49 am
Kristen Stewart Jokes About Directing Twilight Remake
The actress playfully commits to helming a new version of the vampire saga during a film festival interview, sparking fan excitement about her potential directorial vision.
January 8, 2026 12:29 pm
Original Star Wars Hits Theaters Again, Han Finally Shoots First
The legendary 1977 sci-fi classic is making a triumphant return to the big screen for a special anniversary event. This is a rare chance to see the film in its unaltered form, a version that hasn't been publicly shown in decades. Get ready to experience the galaxy far, far away as it was originally envisioned.
December 6, 2025 10:05 am
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