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Universal's horror film "Other Mommy" took $12.6 million on Friday from 3,365 theaters, easily winning the day. It's on course for about $28 million over the weekend. Amazon MGM's "Verity" was second with $4 million, and "Resident Evil" was third with $2.32 million. Sony's "The Social Reckoning" landed fourth with $2.15 million from 2,606 theaters and is heading for roughly $6 million. Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to "The Social Network" has had mixed reviews. Horror's strong 2026 run looks set to continue into Halloween.

The U.K. has chosen Pegah Ahangarani's "Rehearsals for a Revolution" as its entry for best international feature at the 2027 Oscars. The documentary won the L'Oeil d'Or for best documentary at Cannes. It covers more than 40 years of Iranian history through the filmmaker's own experience of exile and her family's stories. Ahangarani made it in the U.K. over more than two and a half years. Sony Pictures Classics will run Oscar-qualifying engagements in New York and Los Angeles in December, then open it on Jan. 8, 2027. The Academy announces its 15-film shortlist on Dec. 15, and nominees follow on Jan. 21.

"Other Mommy" is headed for around $28 million, ahead of the studio's $20 million projection for a film with a $19 million budget. The catch is a D+ CinemaScore, the lowest grade since "Megalopolis" in September 2024, plus a 19 percent Rotten Tomatoes score. "The Social Reckoning" opened to $2.1 million on Friday, with about $6 million expected, against the $7 million Sony hoped for. It cost $30 million and holds a 54 percent critics score. Its predecessor opened to $22.4 million in 2010 and made $224 million worldwide. In limited release, "Misty Green" took $27,000 from six theaters.

AMC used its New York Comic Con panel to set Dec. 30 for the third season of "Mayfair Witches" and to preview two new series. "Kill Jackie" stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as a former drug queenpin hunted by seven assassins. It's based on Nick Harkaway's novel, whose lead was originally a man. "Yaga," led by Carrie-Anne Moss, follows an investigator probing a missing heir in a coastal town, with a witchy twist. "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" also showed a teaser for its fourth and final season, due in February. No premiere dates were given for "Kill Jackie" or "Yaga."

Deadline's Saturday update puts "Verity" second in its sophomore weekend at an estimated $14.2 million, down 56%, for $56.6 million total. "Resident Evil" is on track for $8.2 million in week four, down 35%. "Heart of the Beast" earned an A- CinemaScore and should reach about $6.9 million. The surprise is "The Odyssey," back in the top 10 in week 18 after regaining 70mm Imax prints. It's expected to make $2 million from 560 locations, nearly 60% more than last weekend, for a $622 million cume. "Other Mommy" skews young, with 18-to-24-year-olds the largest group at 38%.

The third season of "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches" is now "Salem Coven," and it premieres Wednesday, Dec. 30. AMC Global Media announced the title and date at New York Comic Con, with a trailer and first-look images. Alexandra Daddario returns as neurosurgeon Rowan Fielding, with Harry Hamlin, Tongayi Chirisa, Betsy Brandt and Eliza Scanlen also on the panel. In the trailer, Rowan says her life has brought pain to those she loves. She also warns that nothing is set in stone. The series is based on Anne Rice's "Lives of the Mayfair Witches" trilogy.