Resident Evil North America Box Office Projection: Set To Beat Franchise’s Biggest Debut By Nearly $10M

Resident Evil, the second reboot, is heading to screens in just a few days. It received a positive reaction from critics when the makers released the first 30 minutes. The movie is reportedly tracking to register the biggest debut in the franchise at the box office in North America. It would be significantly more than the previous record holder. Keep scrolling for the deets.

Afterlife, released in 2010, recorded the biggest opening weekend at the North American box office. It collected $26.6 million domestically in its opening weekend. Since then, no other film in the franchise has managed to pass this record. For the unversed, Afterlife is the fourth film in the franchise. It is the second movie in the series, directed by Paul WS Anderson, following the first film.

How much is the film tracking to earn in its opening weekend domestically?

Zach Cregger‘s Resident Evil is based around the game, Resident Evil 2. According to Deadline‘s report, the upcoming movie is on track to earn around $35 million in its opening weekend at the North American box office. The projected number is nearly $10 million more than Afterlife’s $26.6 million opening-weekend box-office collection in North America.

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Check out the opening weekend collections of the Resident Evil movies in North America

1. Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) — $26.7 million
2. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) — $23.0 million
3. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) — $23.7 million
4. Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) — $21.1 million
5. Resident Evil (2002) — $17.7 million
6. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) — $13.6 million
7. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) — $5.3 million

Therefore, the upcoming movie will rewrite history by earning the franchise’s best debut weekend at the North American box office.

What is the film about?

The film follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who must fight through a viral outbreak of infected monsters in Raccoon City during a delivery. Resident Evil will be released on September 18. 

Stay tuned to Koimoi for more box office updates!

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