Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil opened to an estimated $108.3 million worldwide, giving the reboot the biggest global launch in the franchise and the director his strongest opening weekend.
The film made $60 million in the US and Canada and $48.3 million internationally, according to IGN’s report and Deadline’s global breakdown. That is well above the $40–50 million domestic range reported before release.
Resident Evil box office sets a franchise record
The $60 million domestic opening is the best in the series, passing Resident Evil: Afterlife’s $26.6 million debut in 2010. The worldwide total also clears the first 2002 Resident Evil film’s $102.9 million lifetime haul, although the older film’s figure would be higher after inflation.
Resident Evil box office coverage on tbreak had previously tracked the reboot towards a franchise-best opening. The final result gives that forecast a fairly substantial upgrade, with the film arriving above expectations rather than merely edging past them.
Why Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil opened so strongly
The result gives Cregger his biggest opening as a director. Barbarian began with about $10 million, while last year’s Weapons opened to roughly $43.5 million domestically and went on to make $270 million worldwide, according to Variety.
The new film also benefited from a stronger reception than the previous reboot, 2021’s Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Deadline reports that the $75 million production is still waiting on a small number of international markets, including Japan and China, so the opening total is not the film’s final worldwide figure.
Sony now has a commercially successful starting point for another run at the series. The previous live-action films were led by Milla Jovovich, while Cregger’s version uses a new cast and a story built closer to the games’ survival-horror structure. The audience has supplied the first vote; the second weekend will show whether it was a franchise return or an opening-weekend event.
How much did Resident Evil make in its opening weekend?
Resident Evil made an estimated $108.3 million worldwide, including $60 million in the US and Canada and $48.3 million internationally.
Is this the biggest Resident Evil movie opening?
Yes. The $60 million domestic debut and $108.3 million worldwide launch are franchise records.
How much did Resident Evil cost to make?
Variety reports that Sony’s production budget was about $75 million, before marketing costs.
