Resident Evil, Zach Cregger's reboot of the Capcom game series, has grossed about $384.4 million worldwide, according to Wikipedia. That includes $153.6 million in the U.S. and Canada, enough for 13th place among 2026 releases on The Numbers.
Its reviews are strong too: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes from 300 reviews and a B+ CinemaScore, which Wikipedia describes as the best any film in the series has had. We could not verify that ranking. We look at the numbers and at what they do not tell us.
The Film
- Director: Zach Cregger, who wrote it with Shay Hatten. Cregger also directed Barbarian.
- Cast: Austin Abrams as Bryan, a medical courier, with Zach Cherry, Kali Reis and Paul Walter Hauser.
- Premise: an outbreak of mutated creatures in Raccoon City pulls a courier toward a hospital and a cure that turns out to be a bloody dead end.
- Studio and length: Columbia Pictures, released by Sony Pictures. It runs 94 minutes.
- Release: premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 17 and opened in U.S. theaters on September 18. Japan followed on October 9.
How It Ran
Per Wikipedia, which cites The Numbers and other trackers:
| Period | Domestic gross | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Opening weekend (Sep 18–20) | $60M | $8.8M of it from Thursday previews; $48.3M overseas, so $108.3M worldwide |
| Second weekend | $23.3M | down 61%, second place |
| Third weekend | $8.3M | |
| Weekend of Oct 23 | $3.0M | down 45%, ranked 10th, per The Numbers |
| Total so far | $153.6M domestic | $230.8M overseas, $384.4M worldwide |
The opening beat the pre-release projection Wikipedia cites: a Variety forecast of a $45 million domestic debut. The film then dropped 61% in its second weekend, a smaller fall than Other Mommy's 70% or Scream 7's 74%, and settled into a long, thin tail.
Wikipedia gives the budget as $75 million but cites a pre-release projection article for it, so we treat it as approximate. Even at that cost, a worldwide gross above five times the budget is a strong result. Theaters keep a share of each ticket and marketing is not included, so it is not a profit figure.
What Reviewers Said
- Rotten Tomatoes: 96% from 300 reviews, an average of 7.7 out of 10 (retrieved October 22).
- Metacritic: 79 from 51 critics (retrieved September 26).
- CinemaScore: B+, which Wikipedia says is the highest grade a Resident Evil film has received. We did not verify that ranking.
Reviewers praised the humor and gore and the lead performance by Abrams. The more reserved notes were about pacing and plot: Time Out gave it three stars out of five and called the story thin, and the AP found the escalating action wearing near the end. The Irish Times called it small in scale. A film can have a very high Rotten Tomatoes score and still draw a measured audience grade, and a B+ is a good one for a horror release.
We compare it with four other 2026 horror films in our analysis of horror's box office this year.
Editorial Take: Resident Evil is a case where critics and audiences mostly agree, and the box office followed. What stands out is how ordinary the run looks next to a 96%: a big opening, a 61% drop and a modest tail. That is a reminder that a high review score helps a horror film open and keeps its reputation, but the tail depends on word of mouth, which a B+ describes as warm, not wild. For fans of the games who were burned by earlier films, the numbers suggest this is the one to try. For everyone else, the reviews say it is a funny, gory, 94-minute rollercoaster.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much has Resident Evil made? About $384.4 million worldwide, including $153.6 million in the U.S. and Canada, as of October 25.
What are the Resident Evil reviews? 96% on Rotten Tomatoes from 300 reviews and 79 on Metacritic from 51 critics. Scores can change.
What is Resident Evil's CinemaScore? B+.
Who directed Resident Evil? Zach Cregger, who co-wrote it with Shay Hatten.
How long is Resident Evil? 94 minutes.
How much did Resident Evil cost? A reported $75 million, cited to a pre-release article.
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