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- Avengers: Endgame: Encore is chasing $3M+ in previews at roughly 3,000 theaters, potentially topping Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith's re-release preview figure of $3.4M, with $25M projected overseas for a $50M worldwide opening.
- A24's Primetime (Robert Pattinson) pulled $2M–$3M in previews from a 4PM start and is tracking a $12M–$20M opening at 2,814 theaters, with an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score and a $15M net production budget.
- Paramount's Heart of the Beast recorded about $1.8M in previews (including Monday mystery screenings) for its PG-13 David Ayer-directed Brad Pitt dog movie, tracking $17M–$20M at 3,400 theaters ahead of a 63-market international rollout.
- Universal/DreamWorks' Forgotten Island drew $800K–$1M in previews at 3,500 sites and is eyeing $13M–$15M, after earning $1.5M last weekend in Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand across 34 markets total.
- Sony/Constantin's Resident Evil enters its second weekend with a Wednesday cume of $76.8M and is tracking $21M–$24M — making a three-way fight for No. 1 possible against the two $3M-preview titles.
- The full frame could mark the best late September weekend since 2018's $106.4M industry total, with Encore booking 390 Imax hubs and 1,300 premium large-format Infinity Vision screens alongside Resident Evil.
Why it matters: Without a $30M+ opener, exhibitors are leaning on four mid-range titles — including a Marvel re-release boosted by Doomsday footage and a Robert Pattinson awards-season play — to deliver the strongest late-September gross since 2018, with the competitive preview gap between Encure and Primetime leaving genuine No. 1 uncertainty for distributors.
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