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The latest weekend box office results delivered an unexpected victory for a familiar Marvel blockbuster. Avengers: Endgame Encore returned to theaters and earned an estimated $26 million across North America.
The rerelease finished ahead of Resident Evil and three new wide releases during the Sept. 25–27 weekend.
Weekend Box Office Results: Top Five Movies
According to Box Office Mojo, the five highest-grossing movies in the United States and Canada were:
- Avengers: Endgame Encore — $26 million
- Resident Evil — $23.3 million
- Heart of the Beast — $20 million
- Primetime — $19.2 million
- Forgotten Island — $12.8 million
Overall domestic ticket sales reached approximately $117.6 million. That represented a 15.5% increase from the previous weekend.
Every movie in the top five earned more than $10 million, giving theaters a strong close to September.
‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Leads Worldwide
Disney released the extended version of Avengers: Endgame in 3,060 North American theaters. Its $26 million opening produced a theater average of nearly $8,500.
The rerelease includes additional footage and material connected to the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. That movie is scheduled to arrive in theaters in December.
International audiences added approximately $60 million. That gave Endgame Encore an estimated global weekend of $86 million.
The new earnings increased the original movie’s combined worldwide total to approximately $2.89 billion. The rerelease also surpassed the $25.5 million domestic opening of the 2025 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith anniversary release.
‘Resident Evil’ Passes $100 Million Domestically
Resident Evil dropped to second place after leading the previous weekend. The horror movie collected $23.3 million, falling 61.3% from its franchise-record opening.
Its domestic total has now reached approximately $103.5 million. The movie has earned about $196.5 million worldwide after two weekends.
The decline was substantial but common for horror releases, which often attract their strongest audiences during opening weekend.
Brad Pitt and Robert Pattinson Deliver Close Openings
Paramount’s Heart of the Beast opened in third place with $20 million from 3,435 theaters.
The survival thriller stars Brad Pitt as an Army veteran stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with his combat dog. International ticket sales lifted its global opening to approximately $50.1 million.
A24’s Primetime followed closely with $19.2 million. Robert Pattinson stars in the movie, which examines television host Chris Hansen and the true-crime program To Catch a Predator.
The movie delivered A24’s third-largest domestic opening, behind Backrooms and Civil War.
‘Forgotten Island’ Rounds Out Top Five
DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island debuted with $12.8 million domestically. The family movie opened in 3,548 theaters and earned an average of about $3,600 per location.
International markets added $5.6 million, bringing its early worldwide total to approximately $20.6 million.
Among returning releases, Practical Magic 2 placed sixth with $5.7 million. Its domestic total reached nearly $60 million.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned another $4.1 million in seventh place. The Marvel release has now collected approximately $950.7 million domestically.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey followed with $3.7 million. Its North American total stands at approximately $616.5 million.
The weekend box office results remain studio estimates and may change slightly when final ticket sales are reported.