'Practical Magic 2' opened to $30 million, ending Spider-Man's six-week run at No. 1. Will it stay on top Sept 18-20?

"Resident Evil," director Zach Cregger's reboot of the horror franchise, opened to about $60 million domestically over the September 18-20, 2026 weekend, the biggest debut in the series' history, and took the No. 1 spot at the box office. The opening, from 3,684 locations, surpassed the franchise's prior best of $26.6 million set by "Resident Evil: Afterlife" in 2010. The win ended "Practical Magic 2's" one-week reign atop the charts: the sequel, which had debuted the previous weekend with $30 million to knock "Spider-Man" from No. 1 after a six-week run, fell to No. 2 with roughly $12 million, a decline of about 60 percent that pushed its North American total near $49 million. Strong reviews and word of mouth for Cregger's take on the long-running video game franchise drove ticket sales well above initial tracking estimates. Predict Six's community had expected "Practical Magic 2" to hold the top spot for a second weekend, with 65 percent voting yes; that did not happen, as "Resident Evil's" record debut outperformed the sequel by roughly five to one. The result reshuffled the weekend box office standings and marked a rare instance of two films toppling the top spot in consecutive weeks during the fall 2026 movie season.