Endgame Encore Adds $3.8 Million to Box Office in Previews

Key Points:

• Sony’s “Resident Evil,” the top box office film last week with $61 million, aims to maintain its lead with a projected $24 million to $26 million in its second weekend.
• Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame Encore” re-release, featuring new scenes, is expected to earn $25 million to $28 million this weekend after a $3.8 million preview haul.
• New releases include “Primetime,” starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, and “Heart of the Beast,” featuring Brad Pitt as a stranded Army veteran, both projected to earn $17 million to $20 million in their debuts.
• The animated film “Forgotten Island,” set in 1990s Philippines and starring H.E.R. and Liza Soberano, targets $15 million to $17 million after $1.5 million in previews.
• “Primetime” explores the dark reality of “To Catch a Predator,” directed by Lance Oppenheim, while “Heart of the Beast” follows a survival story in the Alaskan wilderness, directed by David Ayer and also starring J.K. Simmons.