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  "id": 8792904,
  "title": "Horror movie ‘Resident Evil’ tops N. American box office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/horror-movie-resident-evil-tops-n-american-box-office-8792904",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T22:52:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/09/21/horror-movie-resident-evil-tops-n-american-box-office"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Horror movie \"Resident Evil,\" a video game adaptation, dominated the North American box office with a $60 million opening weekend, according to industry estimates. Directed by Zach Cregger and starring US actor Austin Abrams, the film follows a medical courier battling mutant creatures to deliver a package to a remote hospital. Last week's top performer, Warner Bros' \"Practical Magic 2,\" starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, dropped to second place with a $12.2 million weekend take. Spider-Man continued its streak at the top, earning $6.5 million, bringing its total US and Canada gross to $944.5 million. \"The Odyssey\" rounded out the top five with $4.9 million. \"Coyote vs Acme\" held fifth place with $4.5 million, while \"The Runner,\" \"Daniel and the Fiery Furnace,\" \"Transformers: The Movie,\" \"The Weight,\" and \"Buddy\" rounded out the top 10.",
  "summary": "The Sony-distributed movie follows a medical courier battling mutant creatures to deliver a package to a remote hospital.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Horror movie ‘Resident Evil’ tops N. American box office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/horror-movie-resident-evil-tops-n-american-box-office",
        "published": "2026-09-20T22:52:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}