Box Office: 'Resident Evil' Tops Box Office with Franchise Best Debut of $60 Million
Sony’s reboot beat expectations with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score and a B+ CinemaScore, helping it top the domestic box office.
- Sony Pictures' Resident Evil reboot earned $60 million from 3,684 locations in the United States and Canada, setting a franchise record for the 24-year-old series.
- Filmmaker Zach Cregger's take significantly outperformed the 2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife record of $26 million, following the 2021 reboot Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, which opened to just $5.3 million.
- Positive reception includes a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a B+ grade on CinemaScore, with PostTrak data showing 75% of the opening weekend audience was under 35.
- Sony produced the film for $75 million, and exhibitor sources suggest strong walk-up sales will make it profitable; Practical Magic 2 struggled with a 59% decline to $12.2 million.
- Horror films have generated over $1.1 billion domestically this year, proving that video game adaptations can find broad success with adult audiences beyond children's franchises.
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Zach Cregger's Resident Evil gave the North American box office a shot in the arm in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony Pictures release earned $60 million in ticket sales from 3,684 locations in the US and Canada, granting to studio estimates Sunday. That's a best for the...
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The Seattle TimesBox Office: ‘Resident Evil’ tops box office with franchise best debut of $60 million
Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” is giving the North American box office a boost in its first weekend. Sony Pictures says Sunday that the film has earned an estimated $60 million in ticket sales from 3,684 locations in the U.S. and Canada. This marks a franchise best, surpassing most previous films in their entire domestic runs. The audience was overwhelmingly male and under 35. “Practical Magic 2” landed in second place with $12.2 million in its …
Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ tops box office with franchise best debut of US$60 million
Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” gave the North American box office a shot in the arm in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony Pictures release earned $60 million in ticket sales from 3,684 locations in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Box Office: 'Resident Evil' tops box office with franchise b
Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” gave the North American box office a shot in the arm in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony Pictures release earned $60 million in ticket sales from 3,684 locations in the U.S.
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