From Deadline · Anthony D'Alessandro · · 1m 10s
Resident Evil breaks franchise records with $108M debut
The new Resident Evil film shatters the franchise's opening weekend record and marks director Zach Cregger's biggest start yet.
In brief
The new Resident Evil film shatters the franchise's opening weekend record and marks director Zach Cregger's biggest start yet. Resident Evil's $108.3M worldwide opening is the strongest start in the franchise's history, beating the previous record by $37.7M. Originally reported by Deadline.
Resident Evil shatters franchise record
The new Resident Evil film earned $108.3M worldwide in its opening, the biggest start the franchise has ever seen.
Cregger's biggest directorial launch
Director Zach Cregger surpassed his previous record with this film, beating the $70M worldwide opening of last year's Weapons.
Previous franchise record was $70.6M
Resident Evil: Retribution from 2012 held the franchise record with a $70.6M worldwide opening, eventually reaching $240M globally.
Opening beats original film's total
The new film's opening weekend alone surpasses the entire worldwide total of the 2002 original Resident Evil, which earned $102.9M.
Welcome to Raccoon City underperformed
The last Resident Evil reboot, Welcome to Raccoon City, earned only $41.9M worldwide, making the new film's opening nearly three times larger.
Final Chapter still franchise leader
Despite this strong opening, 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter remains the franchise's highest-grossing film at $312M, with China accounting for $159.5M of that.
The big picture
Resident Evil's $108.3M worldwide opening is the strongest start in the franchise's history, beating the previous record by $37.7M.
