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US originals are on track for $8.25 billion worldwide in 2026, with 43% coming from international markets. Universal Pictures International says non-franchise films are regaining global muscle as social-first audiences and cross-border appeal widen the lane.
Scott has gone back into the next Alien screenplay and is rewriting it himself, signaling a major course-correction for the franchise after Romulus. The sequel path is now being steered around Scott’s unfinished Covenant-era storyline.
Starboard Entertainment and Stonecutter Media line up an Oct. 6 PVOD launch for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence after its Aug. 7 theatrical bow; the fifth franchise entry pairs the cult IP with Atomic Toybox Entertainment.
Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games set Hellraiser: Revival for Nintendo Switch 2 on Oct. 8, 2026; Clive Barker signed off on the adaptation and the dev team says it keeps the franchise's depraved violence and sexual content intact.
Summer indie theatrical results separate the winners from the losers, with Backrooms and Obsession among the standouts while I Want Your Sex lands on the weaker side of the ledger; the report tracks the current ceiling for specialty horror and thriller releases.
Etch and Lilly Wachowski’s Anarchists United Studios will premiere a comedic occult docuseries on YouTube September 16; Netflix and Wheelhouse are also preparing a maternity-ward documentary series.
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