Resident Evil Worldwide Box Office: R-Rated Horror Nears $250M, Surpasses Retribution To Become Franchise’s #3 Highest-Grosser!

Resident Evil has officially broken into the franchise’s top 3 grossers at the worldwide box office. It completes its third weekend with strong box-office numbers, despite losing the #1 spot to Verity in North America once again. The reboot has surpassed Retribution to enter the franchise’s top 3, and it is also debuting in China today, which will further boost the film’s box office. Keep scrolling for the deets.

Resident Evil is set to cross $250 million worldwide

The Zach Cregger helmed reboot collected a strong $12.5 million at the North American box office in its third weekend. It is at #2 in the domestic box office rankings with just a 46.2% drop from the second weekend. The film has a stronghold despite losing 425 theaters. After its third weekend, the film’s domestic total stands at $124.9 million.

Resident Evil is also doing well at the overseas box office, collecting over $16.6 million in its third weekend. It has witnessed just a 38.5% decline from its second weekend. The Zach Cregger reboot crossed $120.5 million internationally in 62 markets. Including domestic gross, the worldwide collection of the horror flick has crossed $245.4 million [via Box Office Mojo]. It is inches away from the $250 million milestone at the worldwide box office.

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Box office summary of Resident Evil

• Domestic – $124.9 million
• International – $120.5 million
• Worldwide – $245.4 million

Beats Retribution as the franchise’s top 3 grossers worldwide

Resident Evil: Retribution is the sequel to Afterlife and the fifth installment in the video game film franchise. According to the reports, the 2012 sequel collected $240.1 million at the worldwide box office in its lifetime. It was the franchise’s all-time 3rd-highest-grosser, but the Zach Cregger reboot has beaten it to take the #3 spot.

1. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter — $312.2 million
2. Resident Evil: Afterlife — $300.2 million
3. Resident Evil (2026) — $245.4 million
4. Resident Evil: Retribution — $240.1 million
5. Resident Evil: Extinction — $147.7 million
6. Resident Evil: Apocalypse — $129.3 million
7. Resident Evil (2002) — $102.9 million
8. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City — $41.9 million

According to reports, the reboot is tracking to earn between $320 million and $350 million at the worldwide box office. Therefore, it will surpass The Final Chapter as the all-time highest-grossing entry in the franchise. Resident Evil was released worldwide on September 18.

Stay tuned to Koimoi for more box office updates!

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