Box Office: Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Hits $400 Million Globally — SkimNews
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- Resident Evil grossed exactly $400 million worldwide, comprising $157.399 million in North America and $242.6 million overseas.
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) held the franchise record at $312 million globally until the reboot passed it; the series began with Milla Jovovich's 2002 adaptation, which she followed with five sequels across the 2000s and 2010s.
- Zach Cregger's reboot is his biggest film to date, outgrossing 2025's 'Weapons' ($270 million worldwide) and 2022's low-budget 'Barbarian' ($46 million).
- Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) previously held the series' opening record with $26 million, unadjusted for inflation; the reboot opened in September with a series-best $60 million domestic and $108 million global and stayed a draw through October on strong reviews and positive audience scores.
- China led overseas markets with $71.4 million, ahead of the United Kingdom ($19.4 million) and Mexico ($12.7 million).
- Sony put $75 million into the film for a tidy profit, five years after its previous revival, 'Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City,' grossed just $42 million worldwide against a $25 million budget and failed both critically and commercially.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day ($2.5 billion, the third-biggest movie ever) was Sony's next release after the zombie hit, but the two films after it flopped: 'The Social Reckoning' took $17 million globally on a $30 million budget, and 'Klara and Sun' barely $1 million domestically on $20 million.
Why it matters: Sony's $75 million production returned $400 million globally, a tidy profit that contrasts with the studio's immediate follow-ups: 'The Social Reckoning' took $17 million against a $30 million budget, and 'Klara and Sun' barely $1 million domestically. The franchise's all-time record also belongs to the reboot, not 2016's 'The Final Chapter' ($312 million).
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