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Sunday, September 27, 2026

USA box office for the 39th weekend 2017-2026

USA box office on the 39th weekend of 2026 is up 50% compared to same weekend last year when One Battle After Another was the top-grossing movie for the weekend. Avengers Endgame: Encore was the #1 movie this weekend.

Box Office Mojo

Variety, 9/27/2027

Rebecca Rubin reports:

“Avengers: Endgame Encore,” a re-release of Disney and Marvel’s 2019 blockbuster (with extra footage!), emerged victorious at the domestic box office over several new releases.

“Avengers: Endgame Encore” generated $26 million from 3,060 North American theaters over the weekend, a sizable haul for a movie that’s been available to watch online for years. It was even bigger overseas with $60 million for a massive global tally of $86 million. Excitement for the re-release certainly bodes well for the studio’s upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday,” which opens in December and brings back nearly all of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on another save-the-universe mission.

Other box office posts:

2026

38th weekend. (9/20)

37th weekend. (9/13)

36th weekend. (9/6)

35th weekend. (8/30)

34th weekend. (8/23)

33th weekend. (8/16)

32nd weekend. (8/9)

31st weekend. (8/2)

30th weekend. (7/26)

29th weekend. (7/19)

28th weekend. (7/12)

27th weekend. (7/5)
26th weekend. (6/28)

25th weekend. (6/21)

24th weekend. (6/14)

22nd weekend. (6/7)

21st weekend. (6/6)

20th weekend. (5/17)

19th weekend. (5/10)

18th weekend. (5/3)

17th weekend. (4/26)

16th weekend. (4/19)

15th weekend. (4/12)

14th weekend. (4/5)

13th weekend. (3/29)

12th weekend. (3/22)

11th weekend. (3/15)

10th weekend. (3/8)

9th weekend. (3/1)

8th weekend. (2/22)

7th weekend. (2/15)

6th weekend. (2/8)

5th weekend. (2/1)

4th weekend. (1/25)

3rd weekend. (1/18)

2nd weekend. (1/11)

1st weekend. (1/4)

2025

52nd weekend. (12/28)

51st weekend. (12/28)

50th weekend. (12/14)

49th weekend. (12/7)

48th weekend. (11/30)

47th weekend. (11/23)

46th weekend. (11/16)

45th weekend. (11/9)

44th weekend. (11/2)

43rd weekend. (10/26)

42nd weekend. (10/19)

41st weekend. (10/12)

40th weekend. (10/5)

39th weekend. (9/28)

38th weekend. (9/21)

37th weekend. (9/14)

36th weekend. (9/9)

35th weekend. (9/9)

34th weekend. (8/24)

33rd weekend. (8/17)

32nd weekend. (8/10)

31st weekend. (8/3)

30th weekend. (7/27)

29th weekend. (7/20)

28th weekend. (7/13)

27th weekend. (7/6)

26th weekend. (6/29)

25th weekend. (6/22)

24th weekend. (6/15)

23rd weekend. (6/8)

22nd weekend. (6/1)

Memorial Day weekend. (5/25)

20th weekend. (5/18)

19th weekend. (5/11)

18th weekend. (5/4)

17th weekend. (4/27)

16th weekend. (4/20)

15th weekend. (4/13)

14th weekend. (4/6)

13th weekend. (3/30)

12th weekend. (3/23)

11th weekend. (3/16)

10th weekend. (3/9)

9th weekend. (3/2)

8th weekend. (2/23)

7th weekend. (2/16)

6th weekend. (2/9)

January year-to-date. (2/3)

5th weekend. (2/2)

4th weekend. (1/26)

3rd weekend. (1/19)

2nd weekend. (1/12)

1st weekend. (1/5)

2024

Fourth weekend of December. (12/30)

Third weekend of December. (12/22)

Second weekend of December. (12/15)

First weekend of December. (12/8)

Thanksgiving weekend. (12/1)

Pre-Thanksgiving weekend of November. (11/24)

Third weekend of November. (11/17)

Second weekend of November. (11/10)

First weekend of November. (11/3)

Fourth weekend of October. (10/27)

Third weekend of October. (10/21)

Second weeknd of October. (10/14)

First weekend of October. (10/6)

Fourth weekend of September. (9/23)

Third weekend of September. (9/16)

Second weekend of September. (9/9)

Labor Day weekend. (9/2)

4th weekend of August. (8/26)

3rd weekend in August. (8/19)

2nd weekend in August. (8/12)

1st weekend in August. (8/5)

4th weekend of July. (7/29)

3rd weekend of July. (7/21)

2nd weekend of July. (7/14)

1st weekend of July. (7/10)

4th weekend of June. (6/23)

3rd weekend of June. (6/16)

2nd weekend of June. (6/9)

1st weekend of June. (6/2)

USA box office on Memorial Day weekend (Friday-Sunday) from 2017 to 2024. (5/26)

Box office woes continue for Hollywood at start of 2024 Memorial Day weekend. (5/25)

3rd weekend of May. (5/19)

2nd weekend of May. (5/12)

1st weekend of May. (5/5)

4th weekend of April. (4/28)

3rd weekend of April. (4/21)

2nd weekend of April. (4/14)

1st weekend of April (4/7)

Easter weekend. (3/31)

4th weekend of March. (3/24)

3rd weekend of March. (3/17)

2nd weekend of March. (3/10)

1st weekend of March. (3/3)

4th weekend of February. (2/25)

3rd weekend of February. (2/18)

2nd weekend of February. (2/11)

1st weekend of February. (2/4)

4th weekend of January. (1/28)

3rd weekend of January. (1/21)

2nd weekend of January. (1/15)

1st weekend of January. (1/7)

2023

New Year's weekend. (12/31)

Christmas weekend. (12/29)

2nd weekend of December. (12/10)

1st weekend of December. (12/3)

4th weekend of November. (11/26)

3rd weekend of November . (11/19)

2nd weekend of November. (11/12)

1st weekend of November. (11/5)

Fourth weekend of October. (10/30)

Third weekend of October. (10/22)

Second weekend of October. (10/15)

First weekend of October. (10/8)

Last weekend of September (10/2)

4th weekend of September. (9/25)

3rd weekend of September. (9/18)

2nd weekend of September (9/11)

1st weekend of September. (9/4)

Fourth weekend of August. (8/26)

Third weekend of August. (8/19)

Second weekend of August. (8/12)

First weekend of August. (8/5)

Fourth weekend of July. (7/30)

Third weekend of July. (7/23)

Secind weekend of July. (7/16)

First weekend of July. (7/9)

Fourth weekend of June. (6/25)

Third weekend of June. (6/18)

Second weekend of June. (6/11)

First weekend of June. (6/5)

Memorial Day weekend. (5/29)

Third weekend of May. (5/21)

Second weekend\ of May. (5/14)

First weekend of May. (5/7)

Last weekend of April. (4/29)

Fourth weekend of April. (4/22)

Third weekend of April.. (4/16)

Second weekend of April. (4/9)

First weekend oo April. (4/2)

Fourth weekend of March. (3/29)

Third weekend of March. (3/22)

Second weekend of March. (3/15)

First weekend of March. (3/7)

Fourth weekend of February. (2/27)

Third weekend of February. (2/20)

Second weekend of February. (2/13)

First weekend of February. (2/6)

Fourth weekend of January. (1/30)

Third weekend of January. (1/26)

Second weekend of January. (1/16)

First weekend of January. (1/9)

Final weekend of the year. (1/2)

2022

Fourth weekend in December. (12/26)

Third weekend in December. (12/19)

Second weekend in December. (12/12)

First weekend in December. (12/5)

Thranksgiving 2022 daily top 10 movie grosses (Wednesday-Sunday) (11/28)

Thanksgiving weekend daily movie grosses. (11/28)

Pre-Thanksgiving box office weekend down 47% from 2017 peak. (11/21)

Going down: October 2022 box office drops 44% compared to 2018. (11/3)

Weekend box office reports for October 2020. (series)

Eliminating business ownership reporting requirements: What could possible go wrong?

Headlines top to bottom: White House, Washington Post, New York Times

Ephrat Livni reports:

The United States Department of Defense, the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security unsuspectingly bought about $2 million worth of software from a developer in Russia that also contracted with Russian security services, according to the Justice Department.
Two executives from Oxygen Forensics, a digital forensics software company based in Virginia, are accused of conspiring to commit wire fraud and concealing the true origins of the business and its products, federal prosecutors said in a statement on Wednesday.
The complaint does not accuse them of selling software that contained malicious code or that was used to gain unauthorized access to government systems, the Justice Department said. Still, the case has raised alarms among some experts in illicit finance, who say it highlights the lack of transparency around the ownership of private companies in the United States and the national security risks of that opacity.

Wisconsin 2026 elections: Republican Jessica Henderson challenges freshman Democratic incumbent Amaad Rivera-Wagner in 90th Assembly District

Before redistricting, the GOP gerrymandered 90th Assembly District in the equally GOP gerrymandered 30th Senate District (see map below) packed the central area of Green Bay. (See explanation below)

Redistricting created a district that primarily includes the east side of Green Bay.

The population of Green Bay and its suburbs is about 200,000 -- more than enough to fill three Assembly districts. In other words, the 88th, 89th, and 90th should all be located within Brown County. And that is what redistricting accomplished with fair maps.

Maps and election results: Ballotpedia

The election results in 2018, 2020, and 2022 illustrate the goal of "packing": drawing particular districts in such a way as to ensure that another party's candidate wins that seat by a tremendous margin. Redistricting created a much more competitive district. In 2024, Democrat Amaad Rivera-Wagner won by 5 percentage points.

The numbers from the August primary elections indicate that Rivera-Wagner will win a second term. He received 4,456 votes out of 4,484 cast while his GOP challenger Jessica Henderson received 2,208 votes out of 2,217 cast.

That was then

Source: Wisconsin Blue Book 2021-2022

This is now: fair map (wholly within Brown County)

Source: Wisconsin Blue Book 2025-2026

Related reading:

Wisconsin Applied Population Lab, 6/18/2018

Malia Jones explains:

Two core concepts of gerrymandering were central to the arguments presented to the high court: cracking and packing. A third process, known as stacking, also crops up in gerrymandered political maps, but was not the focus of Gill v. Whitford.

Cracking and packing both refer to specific ways of drawing legislative boundaries with the outcomes of elections in mind. These two processes operate in tension with one another, but both can be implemented by a party in power seeking to maximize its electoral chances through gerrymandering.

Packing refers to the practice of drawing particular districts in such a way as to ensure that another party's candidate wins that seat by a tremendous margin. Although the opposing party is all but guaranteed the seat, packing makes surrounding districts less competitive, and thus tips the balance of power in the legislative body overall toward the ruling party.

Cracking involves drawing districts in such a way as to divide a concentration of specific types of voters across several districts such that they are a minority in each one, with practically no hope of achieving representation in any of the districts. This practice also helps make districts less competitive. [emphasis added]

Other Wisconsin 2026 election posts:

1st Assembly District. (6/11/2026)

2nd Assembly District. (6/14/2026)

3rd Assembly District. (6/15/2026)

4th Assembly District. (6/17/2026)

5th Assembly District. (6/18/2026)

6th Assembly District. (6/20/2026)

7th Assembly District. (6/21/2026)

8th Assembly District. (6/21/2026)

9th Assembly District. (6/22/2026)

10th Assembly District. (6/23/2026)

11th Assembly District. (6/23/2026)