# 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.
- Title: Resident Evil breaks franchise records with $108M debut
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: resident evil, box office, zach cregger, tristar pictures, constantin film, davis films, franchise record, worldwide opening, 2026, austin abrams, news, world
- Source: Deadline — https://deadline.com/2026/09/box-office-global-resident-evil-1237108765
- Author: Anthony D'Alessandro
- Published: 2026-09-22T03:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: resident evil, box office, zach cregger, tristar pictures, constantin film, davis films, franchise record, worldwide opening, 2026, austin abrams, news, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Resident Evil's $108.3M worldwide opening is the strongest start in the franchise's history, beating the previous record by $37.7M.