'Other Mommy' Lands No. 1, 'Social Reckoning' Makes $2.15 Million

Key Points:

• The horror genre continues its strong box office performance in 2026, with "Other Mommy" leading Friday's earnings by generating $12.6 million from 3,365 theaters, marking a solid start for the $18 million-budget film starring Jessica Chastain.
• "Other Mommy," based on Josh Malerman’s 2024 novel, features a supernatural entity impersonating a mother, with Chastain playing both the real and the eerie "Other Mommy," and is projected to reach $28 million by Sunday.
• Amazon MGM’s psycho-thriller "Verity," starring Anne Hathaway and adapted from Colleen Hoover’s novel, earned $4 million on Friday and aims for a $14.2 million weekend, bringing its domestic total to $56.6 million.
• Columbia Pictures’ "Resident Evil" secured third place with $2.32 million on Friday, targeting an $8.2 million weekend and a cumulative domestic gross of $138.37 million for the zombie horror film.
• Paramount’s adventure film "The Heart of the Beast," starring Brad Pitt, finished fifth with $1.96 million on Friday and is expected to add $6.91 million over the weekend, reaching nearly $49.5 million in total domestic earnings.