Overview
- Thursday preview screenings generated roughly $3.8 million for Endgame Encore, the strongest single‑night start among this weekend’s wide entries.
- Industry trackers are projecting a North American opening in the $25 million to $30 million range, which would position the reissue to challenge Sony’s Resident Evil for the No. 1 spot.
- Endgame Encore includes new color work and added mid/post‑credit teases tied to Doomsday, a deliberate move to drive repeat theatrical attendance ahead of the December release.
- China pre‑sales finished in the low single‑digit millions (about $3.1 million) and analysts say Encore would need under roughly $26 million there to reclaim the top Hollywood film slot in that market.
- Weekend competition from three new wide releases with divergent budgets and preview strength — Primetime, Heart of the Beast, and Forgotten Island — will determine whether Endgame can sustain legs needed to chip into the roughly $124 million gap to Avatar.