Chris Pratt’s New Sci-Fi Thriller Sets an Unwanted Box Office Record

Despite the hopes for a strong start, the film Mercy didn’t perform as well as expected. Variety reports it earned only $11.2 million domestically during its opening weekend. While this was enough to move it into first place at the box office, ending Avatar: Fire and Ash‘s five-week run, it’s not a particularly impressive result. This is Pratt’s lowest opening weekend as a lead actor, falling short of the $14.8 million earned by Passengers in 2016. He’s been in films with smaller opening weekends before, but those were either films where he had a smaller role or were released in fewer theaters.

Disney+: Everything Coming to the Service in February 2026

Disney+ is adding The Muppet Show on February 4th as a special celebration of the franchise’s 50th anniversary. It’s the biggest new addition for February, but there are other great titles coming to the platform too. You can find a full list of what’s new below.

Marvel Confirms Just How Insanely Strong the Hulk Really Is

Take, for example, the new comic series Hulk: Smash Everything by Ryan North and Vincenzo Carratù. The series explores what it really means for the Hulk to be the strongest one there is. The villain, the Leader, tricked Hulk into going after Doctor Strange, hoping to rob Strange’s home. However, Strange managed to turn Hulk’s rage against the Leader himself. But the Leader had a plan within a plan, and sent Hulk back in time millions of years, just before a major extinction event.

The 30-Year-Old RPG Mechanic That Still Defines the Best Games Today

Even with all the new ideas in game design, a recent game proves that a classic 30-year-old mechanic still works incredibly well. This mechanic – turn-based combat where players time their button presses – first appeared in Super Mario RPG and continues to be a hit with gamers. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, named Game of the Year in 2025, is a prime example, but it’s not the only great game using this system. No one predicted that simply pressing buttons at the right time would become so popular, but this simple addition has had a lasting impact on RPGs since Super Mario RPG.

5 Most Annoying Tropes in Popular Anime

It really frustrates me how these tired story ideas just keep bouncing off each other – it’s like everything’s been done before! We see the same plots, the same types of characters, and the same attempts to pull at our heartstrings, over and over. I get that people like what they know, but when everything feels recycled, it just kills creativity and turns making movies and shows into a factory process. Honestly, it feels like the industry is scared to try anything new, happily re-hashing old stories and pretending they’re groundbreaking.