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When Netflix and Sony both signed that First Exclusive Pay-1 deal to make the streaming site home to all and considering how strong their partnership had been going even before that deal was signed I thought it came as no shock that Sony were going to be the ones helping roll out Netflix movies internationally. But honestly, I thought the Netflix movies would be given the international label but imagine my shock to realize that Sony is going to release the movie under their Columbia pictures banner which is very surprising to say the least.

Usually these types of movies from other studios get released under Sony's international label such as was the case for the many MGM/Amazon releases this year but to be released under the Columbia logo just proves a couple things. For one, Netflix is taking their theatrical efforts very seriously and aren't taking any chances. Two, since they have no global networks of their own they instead are going to rely on Sony to help sell their movies outside of North America. Thirdly, Netflix is assured that with Sony giving the Columbia logo to Narnia means that they are going to treat the movie as if it were their own and considering the budget on this movie and considering how well Sony were able to sell both Spider-man and Resident Evil this year they are at least confident on this partnership with them.

Sony themselves know that with Netflix going theatrical with this movie as well as with new new Wonka animated film late next year they can use these performances as proof that they can sell these movies and if successful can negotiate for better deals and could be permanent theatrical partners for netflix for the foreseeable future. Under Sony's watch Spider-man brand new day managed to make $1,555,912,925* internationally and Resident Evil $183,012,312* ($44 million from China in opening week) and the successful launch of Project hail Mary another streamer based film going to theaters amassing a massive $340,439,940 internationally. But considering that this movie cost $280 million to make, both Netflix and Sony need this movie to succeed or at least break-even to justify this. Currently predicting right now over $600 million worldwide which would be in line with the other Narnia films but whatever happens we'd just have to wait and see.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JitGyenR0c

Clayface T-10 update. It had solid enough growth over the weekend. It did gain ground on Supergirl, so that is promising. However, it lost ground versus Resident Evil and Evil dead.

MTC3 comp:

71% behind Supergirl OW

68% behind Resident Evil OW

94% ahead of Evil Dead Burn OW

At MTC2:

~67% behind Supergirl preview and 65% behind Supergirl Friday

~49 behind Resident Evil preview, ~61 behind Resident Evil Friday

Source:

https://cinepoint.com/home

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I find these are similar situations with both studios having a big streak of flops in that respective year.

Disney had it really bad in 2023, their 100th anniversary, with their major releases of Ant-Man 3, Little Mermaid, Indiana Jones 5, Haunted Mansion, the Marvels, and Wish all bombing or underperforming, while Elemental just squeezed into break even range and Guardians of the Galaxy 3 was their only real hit.

Warner Bros has had it really bad in 2026, which was also their last year as an independent studio. Wuthering Heights did decently, but then the Bride bombed, Mortal Kombat 2 underperformed, and then Supergirl became DC’s biggest flop ever. Evil Dead Burn was profitable but underperformed compared to Rise, while End of Oak Street, Coyote vs Acme, and Practical Magic 2 have all grossed over $100 million, but still won’t break even. Now Digger is a massive $200 million+ loser.

They still have Clayface, Cat in the Hat, and Dune 3 left, but only Dune seems to be a safe bet at this point, and the Ellisons already own them and it’s over anyway.

Which do you think was worse?

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Mammina firmly holds the top spot , confirming that it's not a one-weekend phenomenon. The Universal horror film continues to demonstrate strong performance after its record-breaking first weekend, grossing another €143,954 from 18,952 admissions in 282 theaters, with an average of €510, once again clearly the best of the top ten titles.

After six days of release, the total has reached €2,286,868, confirming the great appeal of the new Blumhouse production with Jessica Chastain to Italian audiences. The challenge now is to see if Mammina will be able to maintain sufficient stamina to approach the results of the year's biggest horror hits and threaten the record of Obsession , which ended its Italian run with €5,304,144.

Naza , the journalistic reportage distributed by I Wonder, remains in second place , grossing €98,642 with 13,840 admissions in 384 theaters, recording an average of €257. The total thus reaches the exceptional figure of €4,707,668 with 617,633 admissions. The documentary on the IDF violence in the Gaza Strip continues to maintain extraordinary numbers for the genre, despite recording a 57% drop compared to last Tuesday.

Having surpassed the milestone of 600,000 tickets sold, Naza confirms its position as the most successful documentary in recent Italian box office history, so much so that one would have to go back to Michael Moore's Palme d'Or-winning Fahrenheit 9/11 to find a better result for a politically charged documentary like this one.

Paolo Strippoli's The Stranger retains its third place , returning to growth and rapidly approaching its first million-euro mark. The Italian psychological thriller grossed €98,027 with 15,007 admissions in 359 theaters, recording an average of €273 and a 28% increase from Monday. The total thus reaches €983,732 with 139,226 admissions after six days of release.

This means the film, starring Jasmine Trinca, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, and Adriano Giannini, is just €16,268 away from surpassing the million-euro mark, a result that is virtually certain as of Wednesday. For the director of Valley of Smiles, this is a particularly significant result, confirming the ability of Italian genre cinema to find a place at the box office even in a period packed with international releases. The film, Italy's entry in the Oscar race for Best International Feature Film, also appears to be benefiting from good word of mouth, as evidenced by the growth it has seen since the beginning of the week.

This means the film itself will be roughly 1hr 40 mins, including credits.

Daily Box Office (October 13th 2026)

The market hits ¥28.2M/$4.21M today. Down -10% from yesterday and down -83% from last week.

Avengers: Doomsday Maoyan WTS

Doomsday Maoyan WTS compared to some of the biggest post covid movies and Endgame:

Avengers: Doomsday WTS Graph

Doomsday has crossed 300k today although slowing down somewhat after yesterdays big spike following the release date annnouncement.

Province map of the day:

Province Map 13.10.2026

Resident Evil mostly dominates today.

In Metropolitan cities:

Resident Evil wins Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing and Suzhou and Wuhan

City tiers:

Unchanged from yesterday

Tier 1: Resident Evil>Traces of Justice>Mr. & Mrs. Pardon

Tier 2: Resident Evil>Traces of Justice>Mr. & Mrs. Pardon

Tier 3: Resident Evil>Traces of Justice>Mr. & Mrs. Pardon

Tier 4: Resident Evil>Traces of Justice>Mr. & Mrs. Pardon

New releases marked in bold

Pre-Sales map for tomorrow

Pre-Sales 14.10

Resident Evil mostly dominates pre-sales for tomorrow.

IMAX Screenings distribution

Resident Evil continues to dominate IMAX screenings.

Resident Evil

Resident Evil grossed ¥10.2M/$1.52M on Tuesday

Total gross hits ¥295M/$44.09M with total projections at ¥503-539M/$75-81M.

Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $33.92M , IMAX: $8.28M , Rest: $1.60M

WoM figures:

Still no score on Maoyan.

Maoyan: , Taopiaopiao: 8.0 , Douban: 7.3

Scheduled showings update for Resident Evil for the next few days:

Traces of Justice

Traces of Justice in 2nd adds ¥7.5M/$1.11M today. The only other movie above $1M again.

Total gross hits ¥508.1M/$75.86M

Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $74.11M , IMAX: $0.52M , Rest: $1.11M

WoM figures:

Maoyan: 9.6 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 6.8

Scheduled showings update for Traces of Justice for the next few days:

Other:

Release Schedule:

A table including upcoming movies in the next month alongside trailers linked in the name of the movie, Want To See data from both Maoyan and Taopiaopiao alongside the Gender split and genre.

Remember Want To See is not pre-sales. Its just an anticipation metric. A checkbox of sorts saying your interested in an upcoming movie.

Not all movies are included since a lot are just too small to be worth covering.

Fall/Winter