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TriStar's 'Resident Evil' opened to a franchise-best $108.3M worldwide in its debut, while Ketchup Entertainment's rescued 'Coyote Vs. Acme' closed in on $100M global with $99M after four frames.

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**Resident Evil** opened to $108.3M worldwide — the franchise's biggest debut ever, beating 2012's Retribution's $70.6M start and the original 2002 film's $102.9M lifetime gross — and director Zach Cregger's largest opening, 66% above his previous best (Weapons' $70M).

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**Resident Evil**'s $48.3M international debut led all horror films this year, with UK ($5.8M) and Mexico ($5.6M) as top territories; 13% of foreign markets including Japan and China remain unreleased.

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‘Resident Evil’ $108.3M WW Opening A Record For Franchise & Zach Cregger, ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Nears $100M WW – Global Box Office Update — SkimNews

By Deadline · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-22

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Resident Evil opened to $108.3M worldwide — the franchise's biggest debut ever, beating 2012's Retribution's $70.6M start and the original 2002 film's $102.9M lifetime gross — and director Zach Cregger's largest opening, 66% above his previous best (Weapons' $70M).
Resident Evil's $48.3M international debut led all horror films this year, with UK ($5.8M) and Mexico ($5.6M) as top territories; 13% of foreign markets including Japan and China remain unreleased.
Coyote Vs. Acme, the Warner Bros Animation film rescued by Ketchup Entertainment for $50M after the studio wrote it off for $30M, sits at $99M WW after a fourth-frame $10.5M weekend.
The Odyssey crossed $1.72B worldwide in its tenth frame, becoming Universal's highest-grossing film ever with $1.11B from overseas markets and $609.8M domestic.
China's Once Upon a Time in the Middle East from Muye Wen led the Chinese box office with a $4.3M weekend, bringing its domestic total to $323.8M.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day hit $2.478B global in its eighth session, with $1.53B from international markets across 67 territories.

Why it matters: Resident Evil's $108.3M opening beats the franchise's previous best (Retribution's $70.6M) by over 50% and director Zach Cregger's prior benchmark (Weapons' $70M) by 66% — with Japan and China still to release. Coyote Vs. Acme's near-$100M WW validates Ketchup Entertainment's $50M rescue acquisition of a film Warner Bros had written off for $30M.