Resident Evil film by Zach Cregger reaches $250 million and trails The Final Chapter
Zach Cregger’s new Resident Evil film is reportedly at about $250 million worldwide, putting it third in the franchise behind The Final Chapter.
- 2016’s The Final Chapter remains the highest-grossing live-action Resident Evil film with $312 million worldwide.
- The film is already No. 1 in the United States and recently opened in China, where the franchise traditionally performs well.
What happened
According to the source, Zach Cregger’s new Resident Evil film is doing well at the box office, with worldwide earnings of around $250 million. That puts it in third place in the live-action series, behind Resident Evil: Afterlife from 2010 and The Final Chapter from 2016.
The source says the film is already No. 1 in the U.S. market, but it has not yet reached the top worldwide. To overtake The Final Chapter, it would need to earn more than $60 million more, since that title stands at $312 million worldwide.
It is also noted that the film recently launched in China, a market where Resident Evil is traditionally popular. If it performs as expected there, the total could rise to around $280 million, which would also make it Zach Cregger’s biggest box office hit and pass Weapons.
Timeline
2010 — Resident Evil: Afterlife is released and becomes the second-highest-grossing film in the series, with about $300 million worldwide.
2016 — The Final Chapter releases and becomes the biggest Resident Evil box office hit with $312 million worldwide.
2021 — Johannes Roberts releases Welcome to Raccoon City, described in the source as the lowest-performing live-action Resident Evil film.
2026 — Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film is reported at about $250 million worldwide and No. 1 in the U.S.
2026 — The film also opens in China, with a possible total of around $280 million mentioned as an outcome.
Background
Paul W.S. Anderson directed six earlier Resident Evil films starring Milla Jovovich. According to the source, those six films together brought in more than $1 billion at the global box office.
Within that run, The Final Chapter remains the biggest title for now, while Welcome to Raccoon City sits at the bottom of the live-action ranking. The source does not give exact figures for every individual film, but places the new movie clearly between those earlier releases.
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Sources
- GameSpot: Here are the highest-grossing Resident Evil movies ever, and the new one isn't No. 1