Sony Pictures has landed the live-action film rights to D’Orc, the comic series written and drawn by Brett Bean and published by Image Comics. Bean is attached to adapt it. Yes, the announcement said “live-action,” not “animated.”
The series is fantastic, and you can check out our reviews and previews of the series. The story follows D’Orc who is part dwarf and part orc and might bring about the destruction of the world. The light side and dark side are both out to stop him. Did we mention that D’Orc’s friends include a bloodthirsty enchanted shield and the ghost of a decapitated chicken?
The series is a hit with the first issue up to its eighth printing with other issues also receiving multiple printings.
Four out of the top five films this past weekend were debuts. Street Fighter topped the box office with an estimated $31 million domestic and $20.1 million internationally for a worldwide total of $51.1 million. The original 1994 film opened with $6.9 million domestically and went on to gross $33.4 million domestically and $99.4 million worldwide. 2009’s Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li opened with $4.7 million domestically and went on to gross $8.7 million domestically and $12.8 million worldwide. The latest film has a reported budget of $82 million, so it’ll need around $164 million before its gross is a solid one, so there’s time to go. With very mixed reviews, this will be an interesting one to watch.
The documentary You Can See Everything opened in second place with $15 million domestically and no international gross reported.
Other Mommy slipped to third after debuting the previous week in first place. It added $8.4 million to its domestic total which is now $44.9 million. Internationally, it grossed $16.2 million over the week and now stands at $33.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $78.8 million.
Whalefall debuted in fourth place with $8 million domestically and $9.5 million internationally for a worldwide total of $17.5 million.
Sense and Sensibility opened in fifth with $7.3 million domestically and $11.3 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $18.5 million.
In comic related movies…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day was sixteenth, with $700,000 to bring its domestic gross to $958.3 million. Internationally, it added $2 million over the week and has grossed $1.558 billion for a worldwide gross of $2.516 billion.
Avengers Endgame: Encore added $196,000 to its domestic gross which is now $40 million. Internationally, it added around $300,000 to bring that to $99.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $139.1 million.
Coyote vs. Acme remained at $60.1 million domestically. Over the week, it grossed $2.4 million internationally to bring that to $40.6 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $100.7 million. The movie would need to gross around $120 million for Ketchup to make a profit and it’d have had to have grossed $140 million if Warner Bros. released it.
Numbers have 32 movies grossing $102,289,191 from 36,047 theaters for an average of $2,837.66. That is compared to last week’s 60 movies grossing $86,395,058 from 36,377 theaters for an average of $2,374.99.
Verity‘s time at the top of the box office was short lived as Other Mommy took the top of the box office with an estimated $27.5 million. The horror film also grossed $17.7 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $45.2 million.
Verity slipped to second place with $11.5 million domestically to bring its domestic gross to $53.9 million. It doubled its total internationally over the week and has grossed $60.1 million. That puts the film at just under $114 worldwide after two weeks.
Heart of the Beast held on to third place with $7.1 million to bring its domestic gross to $49.7 million. The movie grossed $21.4 million over the week internationally to bring that total to $81.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $131.4 million.
Resident Evil slipped to fourth place from the last weekend’s second. The movie added $5.8 million to its domestic total which is now just under $136 million. Over the week, it grossed $61.2 million over the week internationally and now stands at $181.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $320.2 million.
Forgotten Island moved up one slot to fifth place with $4.5 million domestically and has now grossed $30.3 million. The movie has also grossed $19.9 million internationally for a worldwide total of $50.2 million.
In other new films, The Social Reckoning didn’t get many friend requests opening in seventh with $4 million while in 2,606 theaters and $5.5 million total so far. Internationally it grossed $3.5 million for $9 million worldwide. The Social Network opened in 2010 with $22.4 million domestically.
In comic related movies…
Avengers Endgame: Encore dropped to twelfth place after last week’s seventh place debut. The movie added $1.4 million to its domestic gross which is now $39.1 million. Internationally, it added around $9 million to bring that to $98.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $137.9 million.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day slipped to fourteenth place, with $1 million to bring its domestic gross to $956.4 million. Internationally, it added $5 million over the week and has grossed $1.556 billion for a worldwide gross of $2.513 billion.
Coyote vs. Acme grossed an estimated $500,000 over the week to bring its domestic total to $60.1 million. Over the week, it grossed $2 million internationally to bring that to $38.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $98.3 million. The movie would need to gross around $120 million for Ketchup to make a profit and it’d have had to have grossed $140 million if Warner Bros. released it.
Numbers have 60 movies grossing $86,395,058 from 36,377 theaters for an average of $2,374.99. That is compared to last week’s 70 movies grossing $99,411,984 from 37,993 theaters for an average of $2,616.59.
As announced by Blumhouse during their panel on Friday, October 9 at New York Comic Con, Craig Zobel set to direct the upcoming live-action Something is Killing the Children film. Zobel has directed episodes of The Penguin, American Gods, Outcast, and more, so familiar with not just horror but also adapting comics to live-action.
Something is Killing the Children is the acclaimed horror comic series created by New York Times-bestselling author James Tynion IV and Eisner Award-winning artist Werther Dell’Edera. When children begin to go missing in the town of Archer’s Peak, all hope seems lost until a mysterious woman arrives to reveal the terrifying creatures behind the chaos. She alone will destroy them, no matter the cost.
Published by BOOM! and distributed by Penguin Random House, Something is Killing the Children is available at your local comic shop and bookstore.
Verity took the weekend box office with an estimated debut of $32.6 million domestically and $30 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $62.6 million. With a budget of just $40 million, it’s a good opening which makes it highly likely the film will turn a profit for Amazon MGM Studios.
Resident Evil slipped one spot to second place with $12.5 million. It’s just a 45.7% drop, not bad for a horror movie or “blockbuster” which tend to open strong then quickly drop. The movie has grossed $124.9 million domestically. Internationally, the movie added $27.5 million over the week and now has grossed $120.5 million. That brings the film to $245.4 million worldwide. It’s the top grossing film domestically in the franchise and currently third for worldwide gross, behind 2010’s Resident Evil: Afterlife and 2016’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.
Heart of the Beast held on to third place with $11 million bringing its gross to $38.4 million. Over the week, it over doubled its international gross adding $30.2 million to that total to bring it to $60.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $98.7 million.
Primetime remained in fourth place with a little over $8 million to bring it to $34.1 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed $53,653. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $34.1 million worldwide.
Digger rounded out the top five with a disappointing $8 million domestically and $12 million internationally for a worldwide total of $20 million. Originally greenlit with a budget of $125 million, the budget climbed to $160 to $180 million. With a reported $100 million marketing budget, the movie would need over $300 million worldwide to be profitable. That’s highly unlikely at this point and a flop for Warner Bros. before its acquisition by Paramount Skydance.
In comic related movies…
Avengers Endgame: Encore dropped to seventh place after last week’s first place debut. The movie added $4.4 million to its domestic gross which is now $36.2 million. Internationally, it added around $29.8 million to bring that to $89.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $126 million. Including its original release, the movie has grossed $2.925 billion worldwide. It has now passed Avatar to be the top grossing movie worldwide ever. Avatar grossed $2.924 billion which includes its original release and multiple re-releases including one in 2025.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day slipped to tenth place, with $2.5 million to bring its domestic gross to $954.5 million. Internationally, it added $6 million over the week and has grossed $1.551 billion for a worldwide gross of $2.505 billion.
Coyote vs. Acme grossed an estimated $475,153 to bring its domestic total to $59.6 million. Over the week, it grossed $6.5 million internationally to bring that to $36.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $96.1 million. The movie would need to gross around $120 million for Ketchup to make a profit and it’d have had to have grossed $140 million if Warner Bros. released it.
Numbers have 70 movies grossing $99,411,984 from 37,993 theaters for an average of $2,616.59. That is compared to last week’s 71 movies grossing $124,578,204 from 36,035 theaters for an average of $3,457.15.
It’s been a bit since we’ve had three films all gross $20 million or more the same weekend. There was also an impressive four debuting films in the top five. Avengers Endgame: Encore led that pack with an estimated $26 million it also grossed $60 million internationally for an impressive worldwide gross of $86 million. For a re-release that’s very solid teasing that Avengers: Doomsday might be a massive release later this year. The original film grossed $2.799 billion. Will this run put that over the $3 billion mark? Will it take the top spot of worldwide gross of all time?
Resident Evil slipped to second place with $23.3 million domestically to lift its domestic gross to $103.5 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $44.7 million to bring that total to $93 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $196.5 million.
Heart of the Beast debuted in third place with $20 million domestic gross and $30.1 million international for a worldwide debut of $50.1 million.
Primetime debuted in fourth place with a domestic gross of $19.2 million. There’s no international gross reported.
Rounding out the top five was Forgotten Island which opened with $12.8 million domestic and $7.8 million international for a worldwide debut of $20.6 million.
In comic related movies…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day slipped to seventh place, it’s first weekend out of the top five, with $4.1 million to bring its domestic gross to $950.7 million. Internationally, it added $11 million over the week and has grossed $1.545 billion for a worldwide gross of $2.496 billion.
Coyote vs. Acme rounded out the top ten. It grossed an estimated $1.3 million to bring its domestic total to $57.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $4.7 million internationally to bring that to $29.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $88 million. The movie would need to gross around $120 million for Ketchup to make a profit and it’d have had to have grossed $140 million if Warner Bros. released it.
The Transformers: The Movie wrapped up its run with $4.2 million domestically and $579,850 internationally for a little over $5 million worldwide. That’s close to the original’s release back in 1986.
Numbers have 36 movies grossing $124,578,204 from 36,035 theaters for an average of $3,457.15. That is compared to last week’s 66 movies grossing $111,744,444 from 38,249 theaters for an average of $2,921.50.
In four weeks, look fear in the face. Clayface – only in theaters October 23.
DC Studios’ Clayface is a horror thriller from director James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries in the title role of the cult favorite villain from Gotham’s rogues gallery.
Matt Hagen’s meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.
The film also stars Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, and Eddie Marsan, as well as Nancy Carroll and Joshua James.
James Watkins directs from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, story by Flanagan, based on characters from DC. The film is produced by Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris, James Gunn, and Peter Safran, with Michael E. Uslan, Chantal Nong Vo, Lars P. Winther, Paul Ritchie, Rafi Crohn, and Trevor Macy executive producing.
Watkins’ creative team includes director of photography Rob Hardy, production designer James Price, editor Jon Harris and costume designer Keith Madden. Music is by Volker Bertelmann.
The Warner Bros. Pictures film will be released only in theaters in North America on October 23, 2026, and internationally beginning 21 October 2026.
Resident Evil has gotten a lot of positive buzz and that showed up at the weekend box office with the film opening with the best weekend its ever had. The movie grossed an estimated $60 million domestically and $48.3 million internationally for an opening weekend of $108.3 million worldwide. That’s the best opening for the film franchise and nearly beats the top domestic gross it has ever had.
The franchise is an interesting one with recent releases doing really well internationally, far better than its domestic gross. The movie had a hell of run in the international market pre-Covid with the results tanking in 2021. But, the movies also tend to have a low budget, around $30-$60 million depending on the release and have easily not just made back their budget, but also a nice profit to go along with it, hence why we’re seeing the eighth live-action film in the franchise.
The newest film has a franchise high budget of $75-$80 million, so will need around $160 million to see a profit. With a $108.3 million opening, there’s a good chance the film will reach that and then some, especially if it performs more like the 2010s releases internationally and add in the fact horror has been doing really well this year. With spooky season beginning, the film may have a good run over the next month.
Opening Domestic
Total Domestic Gross
International Gross
Worldwide
Resident Evil (2002)
$17,707,106
$40,119,709
$62,865,153
$102,984,862
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
$23,036,273
$51,201,453
$78,141,316
$129,342,769
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
$23,678,580
$50,648,679
$97,069,154
$147,717,833
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
$26,650,264
$60,128,566
$240,099,518
$300,228,084
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
$21,052,227
$42,345,531
$197,813,724
$240,159,255
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
$13,601,682
$26,830,068
$285,412,558
$312,242,626
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
$5,319,280
$17,000,612
$24,914,303
$41,914,915
In second place was Practical Magic 2 which saw a 59.5% drop from the previous week. It grossed an estimated $12.2 million to lift its domestic gross to a little over $50 million. Internationally, it grossed $10.8 million over the week to bring that total to $26.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $76.8 million. The original film in 1998 grossed $46.7 million domestically and $47.7 million internationally for a worldwide total of $94.4 million.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day slipped to third place with $6.5 million to bring its domestic gross to $944.5 million. Internationally, it added $18 million over the week and has grossed $1.534 billion for a worldwide gross of $2.479 billion. The movie has now the top grossing domestic film of all time having passed Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens‘ $936.7 million set in 2015. Worldwide, the movie sits in third place where it’s likely to stay behind the second place Avengers: Endgame‘s $2.799 billion. Sony is eyeing crossing the $1 billion domestic number, something that’s never been done before with the movie’s theatrical run extended to November 16, giving it 108 days in theaters.
The Odyssey came in fourth place dropping one spot with $4.9 million to bring its domestic total to $609.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $27.5 million to bring its international gross to $1.112 billion for a worldwide gross of $1.721 billion.
Coyote vs. Acme rounded out the top five, remaining in the spot from the previous week. It grossed an estimated $4.5 million to bring its domestic total to $54.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $7.8 million internationally to bring that to $25 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $79.8 million.
The Transformers: The Movie got a re-release to celebrate its 40th anniversary coming in eighth with $3.1 million and has now grossed $4.2 million with no international total reported. The original release grossed $5.8 million domestically in 1986 which means the film has officially crossed the $10 million all-time gross.
In comic related movies…
Akira, the classic anime film, added about $200,000 domestically and has now grossed $4.5 million.
Numbers have 66 movies grossing $111,744,444 from 38,249 theaters for an average of $2,921.50. That is compared to last week’s 67 movies grossing $85,990,648 from 44,054 theaters for an average of $1,952.
Even before they stood between Earth and Galactus in Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the Fantastic Four introduced in the blockbuster film were already legendary super heroes, idolized by the inhabitants of their world! This last year, Marvel Comics proudly presented some of their thrilling early adventures in special Fantastic Four: First Foes one-shots. Now, the series reaches its epic finale this December in Fantastic Four: First Foes – The Wizard #1 by writer Fabian Nicieza and returning artist Mark Buckingham.
Set within the world of the blockbuster film, Fantastic Four: First Foes has expanded on the history of Marvel Studios’ First Family by revealing their earliest clashes with some of their most notorious adversaries. The last of the one-shots promises to be its most revelatory to date with the introduction of one of the team’s oldest foes, The Wizard, along with his team of sinister Fantastic Four counterparts known as the Frightful Four.
Bentley Wittman is too great a genius to be ignored! He deserves all the accolades given to the Fantastic Four, and he will prove his intellectual superiority by embarrassing them and stealing the globally renowned monument to science — the Baxter Building! And to accomplish that amazing feat, the Wingless Wizard will create…the Frightful Four!
Check out Phil Noto’s cover and preorder Fantastic Four: First Foes – The Wizard #1!
