‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Dominates Box Office With $26M

Avengers: Endgame Encore led the weekend box office, pulling in $26 million — a strong result for a title long available on streaming. International audiences added $60 million, bringing the global total to $86 million. The performance signals strong momentum ahead of Avengers: Doomsday, set to open in December. Resident Evil held at No. 2 with $23.3 million in its second weekend, surpassing $100 million domestically. Brad Pitt’s survival film The Heart of the Beast debuted at No. 3 with $20 million. A24’s Primetime, featuring Robert Pattinson as journalist Chris Hansen, earned $19.1 million for a solid fourth-place finish. The animated Forgotten Island rounded out the top five with $12.8 million