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Casting, dates, and what the studio is actually admitting.

Avengers Endgame Encore takes the weekend back
Announcements09.28.26

Avengers Endgame Encore takes the weekend back

Disney and Marvel's Endgame Encore led the domestic box office with about $26 million and stacked roughly $86 million globally. Variety and Box Office Mojo make the Doomsday warm-up read hard to ignore.

Star Wars puts Jon Watts on the next Skywalker seat
Announcements09.27.26

Star Wars puts Jon Watts on the next Skywalker seat

Trades confirm Jon Watts will direct the first film in Simon Kinberg's new Star Wars trilogy. Lucasfilm has no comment, Disney has not greenlit it, and Starfighter remains the only dated theatrical.

Death of Robin Hood lands on HBO Max
Announcements09.26.26

Death of Robin Hood lands on HBO Max

Hugh Jackman dark Robin Hood sets October 16 on HBO Max per WBD lineup. Soft theatrical context, cast and Sarnoski notes, no forged Dorkify grade.

Friday night still owes Resident Evil a week-two sentence
Announcements09.25.26

Friday night still owes Resident Evil a week-two sentence

The Numbers locked Wednesday near $4.51 million after a 35 percent step down from Tuesday, lifting domestic through September 23 to about $76.87 million and worldwide near $123.3 million. Friday files the week-two weekend ask without forging a drop percentage. Spoiler-light only.

Tuesday actuals still owe Resident Evil a week-two sentence
Announcements09.24.26

Tuesday actuals still owe Resident Evil a week-two sentence

The Numbers locked Tuesday near $6.90 million after a 30 percent bounce from Monday, lifting domestic through September 22 to about $72.36 million and worldwide near $118.8 million. Thursday files the week-two ask without forging a second-weekend percentage. Spoiler-light only.

Midweek still owes Resident Evil a holdover sentence
Announcements09.23.26

Midweek still owes Resident Evil a holdover sentence

Monday actuals locked the Capcom reboot near $60.15 million for the three-day and about $5.31 million on Monday. Domestic through September 21 sits near $65.46 million. Wednesday files the midweek holdover ask without forged week-two math. Spoiler-light only.

Monday actuals still owe Resident Evil a holdover sentence
Announcements09.22.26

Monday actuals still owe Resident Evil a holdover sentence

Studio estimates put Zach Cregger's Capcom reboot near $60 million domestic and about $108.3 million global for the three-day. Tuesday files the Monday actuals chatter and the day-after holdover ask. Spoiler-light only.

Sixty million is the Resident Evil weekend
Announcements09.21.26

Sixty million is the Resident Evil weekend

Monday studio estimates put Zach Cregger's Capcom reboot near $60 million domestic and about $108.3 million global for the three-day. Franchise-record open, ~3,684 theaters, $75 million production budget. Spoiler-light only.

Resident Evil is tracking a franchise-record open
Announcements09.20.26

Resident Evil is tracking a franchise-record open

Friday landed near $26.3M domestic including roughly $8.8M in previews, a franchise opening-day record. Sony is projecting about $53M to $55M for the three-day; industry chatter floats as high as ~$60M. Sunday morning still hedges until Monday actuals.

Lollipop live-action still needs a writers room
Announcements09.20.26

Lollipop live-action still needs a writers room

TGS week booked Juliet a Hollywood ticket. Sunday's take: an announcement is not a production calendar. The writers room is still the missing piece, not a forged start date.

Lollipop Chainsaw just booked a live-action ticket
Announcements09.19.26

Lollipop Chainsaw just booked a live-action ticket

TGS week put Juliet on a Hollywood runway. Ambitious Entertainment and partners are producing a live-action feature separate from the anime track, while LC2 Back2Back aims at PS5 in 2027.

Resident Evil still owns the weekend math
Announcements09.19.26

Resident Evil still owns the weekend math

Saturday morning, tracking chatter still clusters in the mid-$50M neighborhood after franchise-best Thursday previews near $8M to $9M. Spoiler-light: Cregger, Abrams, Capcom reboot, wide release. Actuals can wait for Monday.

Ritchson is circling Super Earth for Sony
Announcements09.19.26

Ritchson is circling Super Earth for Sony

Deadline and TheWrap put Alan Ritchson in talks to star in Justin Lin's Helldivers after Jason Momoa exited. Theatrical target remains November 10, 2027. Talks are not a locked casting card.

They recast the origin movie. The SKU is the whistleblower, not the Harvard dorm.
Announcements08.31.26

They recast the origin movie. The SKU is the whistleblower, not the Harvard dorm.

Sony and Columbia are putting The Social Reckoning in theaters October 9 with Jeremy Strong as Zuckerberg, Mikey Madison as Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White as Jeff Horwitz. Sorkin wrote and directed a companion to The Social Network. The product on the shelf is the 2021 leak, not another dorm-room origin.