Resident Evil 2026 Box Office Outgrosses Two Previous Franchise Installments In Just 3 Days

Published Sep 20, 2026, 1:23 PM EDT Brennan Klein (he/him) is a senior news writer at Screen Rant, host of the Attack of the Queerwolf podcast, and contributor at Alternate Ending and Horror Press. He has been writing and podcasting about pop culture (especially horror movies) for over a decade at platforms including Blumhouse, Fangoria, Dread Central, The Backlot, and Arrow in the Head. Resident Evil is already a monster hit. 2026's Resident Evil, which was directed and co-written by Zach Cregger (Barbarian, Weapons), is the eighth live-action feature adapting the Japanese video game series of the same name. Cregger has reunited with Weapons star Austin Abrams, who plays a down-on-his-luck medical courier who gets stranded in Raccoon City as mutant menaces threaten him from every direction. The movie, which also stars Paul Walter Hauser, Kali Reis, and Zach Cherry, debuted on September 18, taking No. 1 at the domestic box office. 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REVEAL MY SCORE → The Body Count Your Survival Score 💀 / 8 Did you survive the horror quiz? ↻ SURVIVE AGAIN Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced that, as of Sunday morning, Resident Evil is projected to conclude its opening weekend with a 3-day total of $108.3 million worldwide, comprising $60 million at the domestic box office and an additional $48.3 million from international theaters. This sees it taking just one weekend to outgross the entire worldwide runs of two of the previous live-action installments in the franchise (not adjusted for inflation), namely the original 2002 Resident Evil ($103 million) and the 2021 reboot Welcome to Raccoon City ($41.9 million). It is currently the seventh highest-grossing installment when not adjusted for inflation and the eighth when adjusted. Below, see a breakdown of the box office performance of every live-action installment in the Resident Evil franchise (while there are four animated movies adapting the video game series, none of them played in domestic theaters): Title Domestic Worldwide Worldwide (Adjusted) Resident Evil (2002) $40.1 million $103 million $193 million Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) $51.2 million $129.3 million $228 million Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) $50.6 million $147.7 million $237.3 million Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) $60.1 million $300.2 million $460.4 million Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) $42.3 million $240.1 million $347.6 million Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) $26.8 million $312.2 million $441.4 million Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) $17 million $41.9 million $50.5 million Resident Evil (2026) $60 million (& counting) $108.4 million (& counting) N/A Not adjusted for inflation, Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is already the second highest-grossing installment of the franchise at the domestic box office (by a hair). The previous installments were supported almost entirely by international grosses, so this increased support on the domestic front could give the movie a major boost as its theatrical run continues. This could prove to be very helpful if it hopes to outgross both the franchise's highest-performing non-adjusted movie (2016's The Final Chapter) and its highest-performing adjusted movie (2010's Afterlife). While both movies performed well worldwide, if the new installment continues on the trajectory set by its record-breaking opening weekend (which is the best of the franchise, more than doubling that of the previous record-holder, Afterlife), it could eventually gross $675 million or more by the end of its run. Another factor that could boost the Zach Cregger movie is the fact that Resident Evil reviews have been glowing, earning it a Certified Fresh score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is by far the best of the live-action entries (the previous high was the dismal 39% earned by The Final Chapter). Its audience score on the platform's Popcornmeter, which is a Verified Hot 91%, is also the best of the franchise (beating the 2002 movie's 67%), which indicates that it could be a word-of-mouth success. This should give Resident Evil a very good chance of becoming the highest-grossing movie of the franchise by any metric. However, even as it stands, it is set to turn a tidy profit in theaters. Although its large reported budget of $75 million made it a risky prospect, its estimated break-even point is most likely somewhere around $187 million. Its global debut has set it on track to exceed that benchmark and then some by the end of its run. Enjoy ScreenRant's box office coverage? Click below to sign up for my weekly box office newsletter (make sure to check "Box Office" in your preferences) and get exclusive analysis, predictions, and more: Sign Up Release Date September 18, 2026 Runtime 90 Minutes Director Zach Cregger Writers Shay Hatten, Zach Cregger Producers Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, Miri Yoon, Robert Kulzer, Roy Lee, Zach Cregger, David Minkowski Cast