Zach Cregger's Resident Evil expected to top franchise opening-weekend box office
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IGN reports Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is expected to open with a larger domestic weekend than any previous Resident Evil film, potentially surpassing Resident Evil: Afterlife’s $26.6 million opening. Variety is cited as targeting a $40–50 million opening weekend, and IGN says some estimates push that nearer $60 million. Deadline projects about $31 million overseas for a global opening near $80 million. IGN also notes Sony reportedly spent $75 million producing the film, not including marketing.
- What happened: IGN reports Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is forecast to post the biggest domestic opening weekend in the franchise, with Variety targeting $40–50 million and other estimates mentioned by IGN suggesting it could approach $60 million.
- Why it matters: If opening estimates hold, Deadline’s projected $31 million overseas would put the global start near $80 million—significant because IGN notes Sony reportedly spent $75 million producing the movie (marketing costs excluded).
- Context: IGN notes Resident Evil: Afterlife currently holds the franchise’s domestic opening record with $26.6 million from 2010, and says Cregger brings added attention due to past work on breakout horror films, including Weapons.
- What next: Final box office results and the film’s total gross are not yet confirmed; reported opening estimates, overseas projections, and marketing spend remain projections or unconfirmed according to the cited reports.
What changed
IGN reports that early box office estimates now place Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil as the frontrunner to record the franchise’s biggest domestic opening weekend, surpassing the $26.6 million mark set by Resident Evil: Afterlife in 2010.
Before and after
- Before: Resident Evil: Afterlife holds the franchise’s domestic opening weekend record with $26.6 million (2010), as noted by IGN.
- After (estimates): Variety is cited as targeting a $40–50 million domestic opening for Cregger’s film; IGN adds that some estimates mentioned could push that figure toward $60 million. Deadline projects roughly $31 million overseas, producing an estimated global opening near $80 million.
Limits
- These figures are reported projections; IGN attributes the domestic targets to Variety and the overseas projection to Deadline. Final weekend totals and cumulative grosses are not yet confirmed. IGN also reports that Sony’s $75 million production figure excludes marketing, and actual marketing spend has not been disclosed.