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Raccoon City returns to theaters this weekend — and this time, it's Zach Cregger's nightmare. Image: TechPulse USA Published September 19, 2026 · By TechPulse USA The king of horror has a new face — and possibly a new box-office record. Sony's Resident Evil reboot storms into US theaters this weekend, and forecasters say it could open bigger than every Resident Evil movie that came before it. Combined. Boxoffice Pro projects a $40–50 million opening weekend for September 18–20, 2026, with a 24% showtime market share — the widest footprint of any new release this week. If it lands even in the middle of that range, it roughly doubles the franchise's previous best opening. For a series whose bows have historically ranged between $13 million and $26 million , that's not a comeback. That's a coronation. Zach Cregger might be horror's hottest bet Here's the real story behind the numbers: Zach Cregger . The director went from comedy (he was in The Wh...

The Owens sisters are back -- and the box office felt the spell. Image: TechPulse USA Published September 18, 2026 · By TechPulse USA Twenty-eight years after the Owens sisters first lit their candles on screen, the magic finally worked -- at the box office, anyway. Practical Magic 2 conjured an estimated $30 million in its opening weekend, ending Spider-Man: Brand New Day's six-week reign at No. 1 and giving a sleepy September its one real spark of life. It is the kind of result that makes Hollywood executives rub their hands together: two A-list stars, a beloved cult original, and a weekend desperate for something to see. The question now is whether the spell holds, or whether the witches cast it all in one weekend. The $30 million spell: how two witches ended Spider-Man's six-week reign Warner Bros. rolled Practical Magic 2 out on 4,146 screens and pulled a $7,236 per-screen average -- a genuinely strong showing for September. The film brings back Sandra Bullock ...