The good streak at the box office of the reboot of Resident Evil from the screenwriter and director Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian), Sony Pictures y Constantin Film.
Resident Evil was one of the audience's favorite choices during the Halloween weekend, leading it to reach a notable milestone at the box office, surpassing $400 million dollars at the worldwide box office.
La box office de Resident Evil is the following (as of Sunday, November 1):
- Domestic box office: $157.4 million dollars
- International box office: $242.6 million dollars
- Global box office: $400 million
With figures from The Numbers.
It is already the highest-grossing installment of this horror franchise, which has 24 years of history, surpassing Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) with $312 million dollars worldwide. Likewise, it ranks as Cregger's most important film to date, above the success of Barbarian (2022) —which grossed $46 million— and the surprising Weapons (2025), which reached an impressive $270 million worldwide.
The reboot of Resident Evil It premiered in September with a gross of $60 million dollars domestically and $108 million worldwide, figures that mark a record for the saga. Previously, the record was held Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), with $26 million dollars (without adjustments for inflation). Thanks to excellent reviews and a good reception from the public, the film continued to attract viewers throughout October, an ideal time for horror films.
Among the main international markets, China ($71.4 million), the United Kingdom ($19.4 million) and Mexico ($12.7 mdd).
The production had a budget of $75 million dollars. Its current worldwide box office collection is 5.3 times its cost, and it can boast of reporting profits.
The horror project starring Austin Abrams (Weapons), follows his character, Bryan, a medical courier for Lightfoot Medical Transport who travels through a zombie-infested Raccoon City, with intense action and terror, after a package delivery involves him in a fast-paced race for survival on a fateful night filled with chaos around him.
Here we share Cine3's four-star Resident Evil review.
Cregger wrote the script with Shay Hatten (John Wick: Chapter 3, John Wick: Chapter 4) based on an original story by Cregger.
This is, by the way, a new collaboration between Abrams and Cregger, after the actor was part of the cast of the acclaimed horror film, the Oscar winner, Weapons.
As previously revealed, Cregger's vision for this film is different as portrayed in the seven live-action films (the six starring Milla Jovovich, and the 2021 reboot), and the short-lived Netflix series.
Since Sony announced the reboot with Cregger as co-writer and director, the filmmaker has been firm in his decision not to directly adapt the video game stories, stating that His film “is a completely original story that takes place in the world of Resident Evil”.
This isn't to say that the film wasn't inspired by its source material. Cregger said that he took this project as “A chance to be loyal to video games in spirit and toneand build a story that puts you in that scenario, again and again, with increasingly higher stakes”.
In addition to Abrams, the cast includes Paul Walter Hauser (The Fantastic Four: First Steps), Zach Cherry (Severance), Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country), y Johnno Wilson (I Love That for You).
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
“From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling—and terrifying— reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise.”
“In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unknowingly becomes embroiled in an action-packed, relentless race for survival when a fateful, frightening night descends into chaos around him.”
Constantin Film produces and co-finances Cregger's film.
Producers are Robert Kulzer of Constantin Film, Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo Entertainment, and Asad Qizilbash and Cater Swan of PlayStation Productions. The executive producers are Oliver Berben and Victor Hadida.
Based on the Capcom video games, the film franchise Resident Evil was released with the 2002 Sony original film, starring Milla Jovovich. The combined box office of the six films that make up the film saga has exceeded $1.2 billion worldwide. In 2021, the reboot was released Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Citywith direct premiere on Netflix. The following year, the streamer launched a series that was canceled after one season on the air.
Source: https://cine3.com/resident-evil-de-zach-cregger-supera-los-400-mdd-en-la-taquilla-mundial/
