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Resident Evil

2026 • R • 1h 30m • Horror, Science Fiction • Sony Pictures Releasing

No sweat.

🍅 95% 91% MC 81 LB 3.84 IMDb 7.7
CS B+

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$60.2M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$76.9M
Week 1
Worldwide Total
$123.3M
$46.4M international
Domestic Legs1.3x
Budget$75.0M
2026 Rank#20
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Cast & Crew

Full Cregger filmography
Zach Cregger Zach Cregger Director Austin Abrams Austin Abrams Starring Zach Cherry Zach Cherry Starring Paul Walter Hauser Paul Walter Hauser Starring
ScreenplayZach Cregger, Shay Hatten StudioSony Pictures SeriesResident Evil

Predicted final domestic

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$170.1M–$200.1M
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$140.7M $185.1M $229.5M
$76.9M so far

The prediction model shows a range of $170.1M–$200.1M after opening weekend. The wider range of $140.7M–$229.5M accounts for 90% of outcomes after opening weekend and will tighten after the second weekend. Learn more about how the prediction model works

$174.6M
Baseline
Genre legs: 2.91
+3%
CinemaScore
B+: Horror avg is B
+5%
Audience
Elite — RT 91%, LB 3.84, IMDB 7.7
-2%
Seasonality
Fall
0%
Release Day
Friday (standard)
0%
2nd Weekend
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 18-20 1 $60.2M — 3,684 $16,328 $60.2M
Cumulative total$76.9M
Sep 17Sep 19Sep 20Sep 22Sep 23
Theater countPeak 3,684 → 3,684 +0.0%
3,166 open3,684 now

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

From the analysis desk

Ordered by how prominently this film features · all articles
Lead story Resident Evil’s big $8.8M previews point to a $60–70M openingWeek 38 · Preview · Sep 18, 2026 → Mentioned Practical Magic 2 breaks the streak as the all-time domestic record fallsWeek 37 · Preview · Sep 9, 2026 → Mentioned 5 movies battling it out on a busy weekend; all look to land between $15–25MWeek 39 · Preview · Sep 24, 2026 →

Similar movies

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 2017 · Anderson $26.8M Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 2021 · Roberts $17M Resident Evil: Afterlife 2010 · Anderson $60.1M Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2004 · Witt $50.7M Resident Evil: Extinction 2007 · Mulcahy $50.6M Resident Evil: Retribution 2012 · Anderson $42.3M

Box office comparisons

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Back to Raccoon City Resident Evil (2026) vs Apocalypse vs Extinction vs Afterlife Zach Cregger’s reboot opened to $60.2M — against the franchise’s three biggest domestic runs: $50.7M, $50.6M and $60.1M, on openings of $23.0M, $23.7M and $26.7M. 2026’s Horror Hits Resident Evil vs Backrooms vs Obsession vs Scream 7 Four horror films, four different shapes: Backrooms opened to $81.4M and finished at $197.5M, Scream 7 turned $63.6M into $122M, and Obsession grew a $17.2M start into $263.5M. Resident Evil just opened to $60.2M.