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Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot opens to record $60 million

Sony's video-game adaptation more than doubles the franchise's prior opening-weekend record, backed by historic critic and audience scores.

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What to know

  • Resident Evil's roughly $60 million domestic opening more than doubles the franchise's prior record of $26.6 million (Afterlife, 2010).
  • The film set Rotten Tomatoes records both for the Resident Evil franchise and for video-game adaptations generally, with a 91% audience score.
  • Director Zach Cregger abandoned the games' established characters and plots for an original story, drawing pre-release skepticism from longtime fans that he called navigating an 'apology tour.'
  • Sony reportedly spent about $75 million producing the film, meaning the opening weekend alone covers a large share of the budget before marketing costs.

“With a laser focus on putting its hero through the worst night of his life, Resident Evil is a simple and exciting survival horror story that benefits greatly from director Zach Cregger's sensibilities.”

IGN, Review outlet · IGN ↗ · Sep 16

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Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot opens to record $60 million
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  1. 5

    Weekend total lands at $60 million, doubling old record

    Final opening-weekend estimates put Resident Evil at roughly $60 million domestically, more than double the prior franchise record and the biggest opening of Cregger's career, topping the North American box office.

    1. 21 outlets Zach Cregger supercharges ‘Resident Evil’ franchise with $108m global box office debut

      first by screendaily.com, 4d ago · also Deadline, Forbes, Variety, The Wrap, Yahoo, Boxoffice Pro +14

      12 more headlines
    2. 7 outlets ‘Resident Evil movies? I’ve never seen one’: Weapons director Zach Cregger on resurrecting the beloved zombie franchise

      first by Guardian Culture, 4d ago · also IGN, Kotaku, Polygon, Jacobin, Screen Rant? placeholder, Guardian Media

      7 more headlines
    2 more claims →
    • forbes.com

      It’s also the biggest opening so far for director Zach Cregger, whose film “Weapons” was a breakout hit in 2025.

      forbes.comBluesky4d ago120▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 56 posts in this stretch

    • My only gripe is with the 5 minutes where the movie plays with the main characters life as a joke and kills him off as a bystander to slapstick comedy. Literally everything else could be written off as acceptable (like a character walking off for no reason being played off as a joke) or literally everything else umbrella employee being so stupid…

      Braindead_Crowr/gaming3d agoview on r/gaming ↗

    • Theater Staff Recreate First Resident Evil For Zach Cregger’s Film https:// kotaku.com/multiplex-staff-fil m-more-accurate-resident-evil-adaptation-to-accompany-zach-creggers-movie-2000735945?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Playstation Nation @ playstation-nation-Kotaku

      Kotaku@flipboard.comMastodon4d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  2. 4

    Opening day nets $26.3 million, a franchise single-day record

    Friday box office of $26.3 million set a new franchise single-day record and put the film on pace for an opening weekend above $53-55 million, according to studio tracking.

    • kaye.zone

      Resident Evil is really fucking good. 1. Zach Cregger has complete command of venal human ineptitude. 2. I need to find a way to replay Outbreak. 3. It’s adapting another game incidentally, but saying what it is would spoil cool stuff.

      kaye.zoneBluesky4d ago55▲view on Bluesky ↗
  3. 3

    Thursday previews bring in $8.8 million, franchise best

    Resident Evil's Thursday preview screenings grossed $8.8 million, the best previews in franchise history, alongside a 91% Rotten Tomatoes audience score.

    “'Resident Evil' Scaring Up Franchise Best Previews With $8M-$9M & Rotten Tomatoes 91% Audience Score…”
    — Deadline
    1. 1 outlet ‘Resident Evil’ Storms Into Theaters With $8.8 Million From Box Office Previews

      first by The Wrap, 6d ago

    2. 1 outlet ‘Resident Evil’ Scaring Up Franchise Best Previews With $8M-$9M & Rotten Tomatoes 91% Audience Score

      first by Deadline, 7d ago

  4. 2

    Forecasts converge on a franchise-record debut near $50-60M

    Trade outlets raised projections toward $50-60 million domestically, which would top Resident Evil: Afterlife's $26.6 million record; coverage also revisited Cregger's public struggle with fan skepticism over dropping game characters and storylines.

    “I did not really appreciate the sentiment that, 'We've been waiting forever for Leon's story.' And I appreciate that, and I'm sorry that's not the story I'm bringing.”
    — Zach Cregger
    1. 3 outlets Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Expected to Break Franchise Box Office Record, Topping 2010's Resident Evil: Afterlife

      first by IGN, 7d ago · also Yahoo, JoBlo

      2 more headlines

    • Resident Evil officially shatters massive Rotten Tomatoes record https://www. polygon.com/resident-evil-high est-rating-video-game-movie-rotten-tomatoes/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @ news-polygon

      polygon@flipboard.comMastodon6d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
    1 more of the top 2 · 2 posts in this stretch

    • ‘Resident Evil’ Racing Toward Healthy Box Office Haul for Zach Cregger’s Reboot https://www. hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m ovie-news/resident-evil-box-office-zach-cregger-reboot-opening-1236705092/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Box Office @ box-office-THR

      THR@flipboard.comMastodon6d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  5. 1

    Critics reviews break Rotten Tomatoes record for the franchise

    First reviews of Resident Evil pushed its Rotten Tomatoes score to a franchise and video-game-adaptation record, and trackers projected a roughly $45 million opening weekend.

    1. 7 outlets 'Resident Evil' Ending, Explained

      first by Time Magazine, 5d ago · also Yahoo, The Wrap, Screen Rant? placeholder, CP24, JoBlo, IGN

      4 more headlines
    2. 3 outlets Weekend Box Office: Resident Evil Scores Biggest Opening for An R-Rated Video Game Adaptation

      first by editorial.rottentomatoes.com, 3d ago · also Polygon, The Wrap

      3 more headlines
    4 more claims →

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 5 outlets ‘Resident Evil’ review: Zach Cregger gives the franchise the horror movie it always needed

    first by telegraphindia.com, 6d ago · also Kotaku, IGN, The Wrap, Time

    5 more headlines
  2. 4 outlets ‘Resident Evil’ Breaks Franchise Opening Records & Even Some Cumes With $108.3M WW; Also Zach Cregger’s Highest

    first by yahoo.com, 4d ago · also Forbes Business, IndieWire, Eurogamer

    3 more headlines
  3. 4 outlets Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Ending Sparks Debate Over Missing Post-Credits Scene

    first by imdb.com, 7d ago · also Polygon, The Hollywood Reporter, IGN

    3 more headlines
  4. 2 outlets Resident Evil review: Zach Cregger's most straight-forward film is still a bloody thrill-ride

    first by empireonline.com, 3d ago · also The Washington Post

    1 more headline
  5. 2 outlets ‘Thank God, I Shot This as a Contingency Plan’ — Zach Cregger Reveals Resident Evil Originally Had a Different Ending

    first by IGN, 3d ago · also Vulture

    1 more headline
  6. 2 outlets Resident Evil Gives an NPC His Time to Shine

    first by Vulture, 6d ago · also LA Times

    1 more headline
  7. 1 outlet Review: Zach Cregger and Austin Abrams find just enough humor amid the gore in ‘Resident Evil’

    first by Durango Herald, 4d ago

    1 more headline

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