{
  "id": 9413545,
  "title": "‘Resident Evil’ Creeps Up in Audience Excitement After Surprisingly Strong Opening | Chart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/resident-evil-creeps-up-in-audience-excitement-after-surprisingly",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T20:39:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/commentary-analysis/data-analysis/resident-evil-creeps-up-in-audience-excitement-after-surprisingly-strong-opening-chart/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the week of September 12-18, viewers were most excited about NFL football, with 4.6% of entertainment mentions. The superhero film \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" took second place with 4.4%, becoming the highest-grossing release at the domestic box office in just 47 days. The eagerly anticipated video game \"Grand Theft Auto VI\" was third with 4.1%, ahead of its November 19 launch. The horror franchise \"Resident Evil\" topped the list at 3.2% as anticipation grew for its September 18 release, which exceeded all expectations with a $60 million opening weekend, a record for the series. Prime Video's \"Reacher\" was sixth, with a 2.6% share as the Season 4 finale aired on September 16, followed by the debut of spinoff \"Neagley.\" \"Practical Magic 2\" was seventh at 2.3%, suffering a decline after its opening weekend. HBO's \"Lanterns\" entered the Top 10 at 1.6% as its fifth episode aired on September 13, with the eight-episode run continuing through an October 4 finale. \"Avengers Endgame: Encore\" was eighth at 1.5% ahead of its September 25 re-release. Finally, the action-adventure film \"The Odyssey\" rounded out the Top 10 at 1.4%, surpassing the previous record holder \"Jurassic World\" to become Universal's highest-grossing release of all time, earning approximately $1.68 billion worldwide.",
  "summary": "ScreenShare: A data partnership between ScreenEngine & TheWrap The post ‘Resident Evil’ Creeps Up in Audience Excitement After Surprisingly Strong Opening | Chart appeared first on TheWrap .",
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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."
}