OTHER MOMMY is ‘mothering’ at the Box Office in its debut this weekend, opening with $27.5 million, from 3,365 theatres for Universal Pictures. The Horror gets 17% on the Tomatometer, but also marks Oscar winner Jessica Chastain‘s fourth film to debut at #1.

Last week’s champ VERITY takes second with $11.5 million, taking it to $53.9 million for Amazon MGM Studios in its second frame.

RESIDENT EVIL takes $8.3 million, a four week tally of $138.5 milliond for Sony Pictures.

HEART OF THE BEAST is fourth with $7.1 million, a three week total of $49.6 million for Paramount Pictures.

THE SOCIAL RECKONING opens in fifth with $5.5 million from 2,606 theatres for Sony Pictures. The followup to 2010’s THE SOCIAL NETWORK gets 55% on the Tomatometer.

VERITY is a verifiable smash hit, debuting with $32 million from 3,510 theatres for Amazon MGM Studios. While Critics didn’t love it with 34% on Rotten Tomatoes, Author Colleen Hoover fans did and they continue to support, following the smash success of 2024 book adaptation IT ENDS WITH US, which opened with $50 million. Review here.

Second is RESIDENT EVIL with $11.5 million, taking it to $123.8 million over three frames for Sony Pictures.

Third is THE HEART OF THE BEAST with $10.3 million for Paramount Pictures, a two weekend run of $37.6 million.

DIGGER debuts in fourth with $10 million from 3,321 theatres for Warner Bros., with a 51% on the Tomatometer. Review here.

Rounding out our Top Five is PRIMETIME with $7.6 million, taking it to $32.7 million for A24 and Elevation Pictures.

AVENGERS: ENDGAME ENCORE takes top spot this weekend at the Box Office in a reissue, taking $23 million from 3,060 theatres for Disney. This brings its lifetime total domestically to $884 million.

Second is RESIDENT EVIL with $22 million from 3,684 theatres for Sony Pictures. This brings its run to $102.1 million.

Debuting in third spot is Brad Pitt-led HEART OF THE BEAST with $20.5 million from 3,435 theatres for Paramount Pictures, putting it right ahead of PRIMETIME starring Robert Pattinson, with $19 million from A24/Elevation Pictures. Both films sit at 87% on the Tomatometer right now.

FORGOTTEN ISLAND rounds things out with $10.1 million for Universal Pictures, getting 94% on the Tomatometer.

Zach Cregger’s RESIDENT EVIL opens huge this weekend with $55 million from 3,684 theatres for Sony Pictures. This is the Franchise’s biggest opening ever, its best belonging previously to 2010’s Resident Evil: Afterlife with $26.6 million. Critically, it also is a huge hit with 95% on the Tomatometer.

Second goes to PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 with $10.8 million from 4,163 theatres, a two-week total of $48.6 million for Warner Bros.

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY takes third with $6.5 million for Sony Pictures, an eight-week run of $944.3 million.

THE ODYSSEY is in fourth with $5 million, taking it to $609.8 million for Universal Pictures.

COYOTE vs. ACME rounds things out in fifth with $4.2 million for VVS Films/Ketchup Entertainment, a total $54.5 million in its fourth frame.

Sony Pictures Canada x Mr. Will are thrilled to give Readers a chance to win passes an Advance Screening of RESIDENT EVIL. Screenings take place in Toronto, Montreal (French and English), and Vancouver on September 16, 2026. Contest closes September 15, 2026.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS

From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.

DIRECTED BY

Zach Cregger

STARRING

Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, and Johnno Wilson

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RESIDENT EVIL EXCLUSIVELY IN MOVIE THEATRES SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 

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We get a brand-new Trailer for RESIDENT EVIL, coming soon to theatres!

Synopsis:
From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.

From TriStar Pictures, Constantin Film, and Davis Films, Resident Evil hits theatres September 18, 2026.

Directed by:
Zach Cregger

Written by:
Zach Cregger & Shay Hatten

Produced by:
Robert Kulzer
Zach Cregger
Roy Lee
Victor Hadida
Asad Qizilbash
Carter Swan

Executive Producers:
Oliver Berben
Richard Wright
Robert Bernacci

Cast:
Austin Abrams
Zach Cherry
Kali Reis
and Paul Walter Hauser

CREDITS NOT FINAL

RESIDENT EVIL, the first live-action series, will redefine the legendary horror franchise for Netflix on July 14, 2022 Your first look at the brand-new Teaser from the Series!

Synopsis:

Year 2036 – 14 years after a deadly virus caused a global apocalypse, Jade Wesker fights for survival in a world overrun by the blood-thirsty infected and insane creatures. In this absolute carnage, Jade is haunted by her past in New Raccoon City, by her father’s chilling connections to the Umbrella Corporation but mostly by what happened to her sister, Billie.

CAST: Lance Reddick (he/him); Ella Balinska (she/her); Tamara Smart (she/her); Siena Agudong (she/her); Adeline Rudolph (she/her); Paola Nuñez (she/her); Ahad Raza Mir (he/him); Connor Gossatti (he/him); Turlough Convery (he/him)

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There’s no competing with the power of Disney! ENCANTO charms its way to the top spot at the Box Office U.S. Thanksgiving weekend with a $26.1 million opening from 3,980 theatres. It gets a smashing 93% on the Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes.

Last week’s #1 Film GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE slips to second spot with $23.6 million for Sony Pictures, a two week run of $86.7 domestically.

Debuting in second is highly-anticipated HOUSE OF GUCCI with $14.3 million from 3,441 theatres. The Drama starring Adam Driver and Lady Gaga, gets a 61% on the Tomatometer, just enough to be deemed ‘fresh’.

RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY debuts in fourth with $7.7 million from 2,803 theatres for Elevation Pictures/Sony Pictures and gets a 26% on the Tomatometer.

Marvel Studios’ ETERNALS rounds-out this Top Five with $7.4 million, a four-week run of $150 million in North America.

Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY. We are giving you two chances to see it. One, an Advance Screening in Toronto November 24, 2021 with a Q&A with star Robbie Amell in-attendance. We also will have Cineplex Passes to see it in theatres across Canada!

Synopsis:

Returning to the origins of the massively popular RESIDENT EVIL franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts brings the games to life for a whole new generation of fans. In RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY, once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, a group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.

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Elevation Pictures release RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY November 24, 2021.

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RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY takes us back to the start, giving us an origins story for RESIDENT EVIL franchise! Check-out this new Trailer!

Synopsis:

RESIDENT EVIL franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts brings the games to life for a whole new generation of fans. In RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY, once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, a group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.

Elevation Pictures release RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY November 24, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)