Avengers: Endgame Encore holds an overwhelming market edge for the top spot this weekend, driven by robust Thursday previews of $3.8 million and presales that have outpaced typical re-release benchmarks. The remastered 2019 title benefits from added post-credit scenes teasing Avengers: Doomsday, capitalizing on nostalgia and Marvel momentum to project toward $25-30 million across roughly 3,060 theaters. Resident Evil, coming off a strong $60 million debut, faces a steeper hold in its second frame amid the competition. New wide releases including A24’s Primetime and Paramount’s Heart of the Beast show solid tracking in the mid-teens to low-20s but trail in early sales data. The crowded late-September frame underscores how re-release momentum and franchise familiarity can eclipse fresh openers when preview numbers separate early.