# Resident Evil Opens With $26.3m

> Zach Cregger's Resident Evil earns $26.3m on opening day, becoming the franchise's biggest debut.
- Title: Resident Evil Opens With $26.3m · Variety | Shortify
- Summary: Zach Cregger's Resident Evil earns $26.3m on opening day, becoming the franchise's biggest debut. Zach Cregger's Resident Evil earned $26.3 million…
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- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/box-office-resident-evil-zach-cregger-1236869586
- Author: Payton Turkeltaub
- Published: 2026-09-19T16:06:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: resident evil, zach cregger, box office, opening day, franchise record, zombie horror, entertainment, culture
## Resident Evil Opens
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil earned $26.3 million domestically across 3,684 screens on opening day.
## Franchise Record
The film is expected to make around $55 million by Sunday, setting the largest debut in Resident Evil franchise history.
## Director Background
Zach Cregger directed the film after previously making Weapons (2025) and Barbarian (2022).
## Lead Actor
Austin Abrams stars as a medical courier who must contend with a zombie outbreak while delivering to Raccoon City General Hospital.
## Early Reviews
Variety's Owen Gleiberman called Cregger's take on the IP a 'sweetly executed piece of escapist trivia' with 'quirky relatability'.

> sweetly executed piece of escapist trivia
## Competing Films
Practical Magic 2 earned $3.1 million in its second week, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day reached $944.15 million domestically.
## Key takeaway

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil earned $26.3 million domestically on opening day, setting a new franchise record.