Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Reboot Sets Franchise Opening Record
A new Resident Evil movie has opened in theaters.
It was directed by Zach Cregger and stars Austin Abrams.
The movie made $60 million in North America during its first three days.
It also earned $48.3 million from other countries.
Together, those figures gave it a worldwide opening of $108.3 million.
This was the best opening for a Resident Evil movie so far.
The movie did better than experts expected before it was released.
Resident Evil movies began in 2002 with a film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.
The new Resident Evil film earned $60 million in North America during its three-day opening weekend.
The reboot set a new opening-weekend record for the 24-year-old film franchise.
International markets contributed $48.3 million to the film’s worldwide opening.
Its reported global opening was $108.3 million, while another report described it as exceeding $100 million.
Directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams, the film is the eighth installment in the Capcom video game franchise.
- Who
- The film was directed by Zach Cregger and stars Austin Abrams.
- What
- The Resident Evil reboot set a franchise opening-weekend record with $60 million in North America and $108.3 million worldwide.
- When
- During its three-day opening weekend; the articles do not provide specific dates.
- Where
- In North American and international theaters.
- Why
- The film performed better than pre-release box-office expectations.
- North American opening
- $60 million over three days
- International opening
- $48.3 million
- Worldwide opening
- $108.3 million
- Pre-release projection
- $40 million to $50 million in North America
- Director
- Zach Cregger
- Lead star mentioned
- Austin Abrams
- Franchise installment
- Eighth Resident Evil film
- Original film
- The film franchise began in 2002 with Paul W. S. Anderson’s movie
