Resident Evil Continues to Set New Box Office Records
Director Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film adaptation has achieved a historic milestone, becoming the highest-grossing movie in the franchise’s cinematic history. The film’s opening weekend demonstrated particular strength with a $60 million domestic total—the strongest opening weekend ever for a Resident Evil film—before maintaining momentum through international expansion.
Following openings in China, Japan, and other international territories, the film generated a $62.7 million worldwide weekend gross. The film now holds a cumulative worldwide box office total of $320.2 million, decisively surpassing all previous Resident Evil theatrical releases. Beyond its commercial performance, the film has received notably positive critical reception, with recognition as a genuinely well-crafted video game adaptation—a relatively rare achievement within the historically mixed video game movie genre.
This success comes amid a broader resurgence for the Resident Evil franchise, which includes the recent release of Resident Evil Requiem and upcoming Resident Evil game remakes arriving on Nintendo Switch 2 this month, demonstrating sustained cultural and commercial interest in the series.