{"id":900085,"date":"2026-09-21T12:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/900085\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:58:17","slug":"resident-evil-has-108-million-global-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/900085\/","title":{"rendered":"“Resident Evil” Has $108 Million Global Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Zach Cregger\u2019s \u201cResident Evil\u201d topped the box-office this weekend, pulling in a major $108.3 million worldwide \u2013 $60 million domestic\/$48.3 million overseas.<\/p>\n

That easily tops the $70 million worldwide start of \u201cWeapons\u201d last year to be his biggest debut to date.<\/p>\n

The opening also beat \u201cScream 7\u201d for the second-best start for a horror film worldwide this year, behind only \u201cBackrooms\u201d with $118 million. Overseas only, \u201cResident Evil\u201d topped \u201cBackrooms\u201d which debuted with $36.6 million in those markets.<\/p>\n

The worldwide opening has also beaten the worldwide final gross of the original 2002 \u201cResident Evil\u201d ($103M) and the more recent 2021 failed reboot \u201cResident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City\u201d ($42M).<\/p>\n

\u201cResident Evil: The Final Chapter\u201d in 2016 holds the highest total gross for the franchise with $312 million \u2013 half of which came from China in what\u2019s now considered an anomaly.<\/p>\n

Domestically, the highest-grossing film has been \u201cResident Evil: Afterlife\u201d at a $60.1 million total \u2013 this film\u2019s domestic opening weekend could beat that when the final Sunday numbers are in.<\/p>\n

Source: Indiewire<\/a><\/p>\n


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