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North America's box office features a mix of strong debuts and underperforming releases. Recent trends highlight rising grosses for horror reboots, franchise sequels, and select Bollywood films, while others struggle with audience reception and opening weekend results.
Drishyam 3 has crossed $5 million in nine days at the North American box office, entering the top five highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2026. Mirzapur: The Movie and Hanuman Ansh also made the list, as franchise-driven cinema dominates the region.
Jason Momoa’s Street Fighter opens October 16, chasing a $80M target to beat Mortal Kombat II's North American haul.
Godzilla Minus Zero is tracking for a $25 million-plus opening weekend in North America, more than double its predecessor's debut, but still far from the $181.3 million record held by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day clears $58 million in North America during September 2026, remaining in the top three despite weak competition. The film is now in its fourth week, outlasting The Odyssey and Avengers: Endgame Encore, which failed to make the top five. Total domestic gross for the month stands at $448.12 million, per Box Office Mojo.
Practical Magic 2 has surpassed the original’s worldwide gross, becoming the top earner in the franchise. But the film’s North American run is fading fast. Just $420k on its third Thursday. A 43.1% drop. It’s out of the top five. Still less than $5M from $100M globally. The numbers are tight. The momentum? Gone.
Resident Evil crosses $112M in North America, overtakes Scary Movie 6, and edges closer to beating Disclosure Day and Scream 7 in its third weekend.
Hanuman Ansh has quietly vaulted past Bhooth Bangla in North America, claiming fourth place in the year’s top Bollywood grossers with $2.47 million from just 21 days.
The Paradise earned just $5K on its second Thursday in North America, marking a steep decline after a strong opening. The film has grossed $2.11 million in eight days, falling short of the $3.25 million breakeven target.
Robert Pattinson’s new film Primetime opened with $19.2 million in North America, becoming A24’s third‑largest opening weekend and outpacing the entire domestic run of The Lighthouse.
Resident Evil, released on September 18, became the first film in its series to cross $100 million in North America, pulling in $103.2 million domestically and $196.2 million worldwide, despite a steep second‑week drop.
DreamWorks' latest film Forgotten Island earned just $12.8 million in its opening weekend in the United States, debuting at #5 and trailing big‑budget hits, while overseas earnings remain modest.
Nani’s latest release, The Paradise, has crossed the $2 million threshold in North America within its first weekend, marking the star’s third film to achieve this overseas milestone and pushing its global earnings close to ₹150 crore.
Avengers: Endgame Encore has earned $11.2 million in China after two days and matched that figure on its North American opening day, putting the MCU juggernaut on track for a historic re‑release weekend across both markets.
Robert Pattinson’s psychological thriller Primetime opened with $8.5 million in North America, posting the fourth‑largest debut for an A24 film and securing the #2 spot behind an Avengers: Endgame encore, while critics gave it an 87% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Marvel's Endgame re‑release opened on Thursday, pulling over $3 million in North American previews and positioning itself to eclipse new releases, with a potential $50 million global opening weekend.
Starbucks will shutter 250 coffee shops across the United States and Canada this week after a network review flagged poor performance, while the company rolls out a massive redesign plan for 1,500 stores before September 30.
The new A24 thriller Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson, is projected to earn between $17 million and $20 million in its first North American weekend, a figure that could recoup its $15 million budget and push it into profitability.
Godzilla Minus Zero, the 39th franchise entry, opens in November 2026 with an R rating. To claim the North American R‑rated crown, it must pull in over $636.75 million—a steep hurdle for a foreign‑language monster film.
Nani’s upcoming film ‘The Paradise’ has amassed $1.11 million from North American pre‑sales, breaking his own records and positioning the movie to enter Tollywood’s elite list of top‑grossing premieres abroad.