Zach Cregger's Resident Evil film boosted RE2 Remake and RE4 PS5 sales by over 50%

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IGN reports that Alinea Analytics data, shared in a substack post by Rhys Elliot, shows Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film coincided with a 64% increase in PlayStation 5 sales for Resident Evil 2 Remake and a 54% increase for Resident Evil 4 (2023) in the week after the movie hit theaters. IGN states the film is the single most‑profitable Resident Evil movie ever made and that its release was followed by those sales bumps. Including Steam copies, Alinea’s figures show the two games saw additional increases of 11% (RE2 Remake) and 14% (RE4 2023). These figures were reported by IGN based on Alinea Analytics’ aggregation as described by Rhys Elliot.

What happened: Alinea Analytics, as reported by IGN and detailed in a substack post by Rhys Elliot, found PS5 sales rose 64% for Resident Evil 2 Remake and 54% for Resident Evil 4 (2023) in the week after Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film hit theaters.
Why it matters: IGN reports the film became the single most‑profitable Resident Evil movie ever made and that Alinea’s data show measurable short‑term sales increases for the two game remakes following the movie’s theatrical release.
Context: With Steam copies included, Alinea Analytics’ aggregation reported additional bumps of 11% for RE2 Remake and 14% for RE4 (2023); the reported figures cover the week immediately after the film’s theatrical opening.
What next: IGN and Alinea’s report covers that first post‑release week; it is not confirmed in the cited coverage whether those increased sales levels persisted beyond that week.

What changed

Alinea Analytics’ aggregated data, described in a substack post by Rhys Elliot and reported by IGN, showed PS5 sales increases of 64% for Resident Evil 2 Remake and 54% for Resident Evil 4 (2023) in the week after Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film hit theaters.
When Steam copies were added to the dataset, Alinea’s aggregation showed additional increases of 11% for RE2 Remake and 14% for RE4 (2023).

Availability

The reported sales changes refer specifically to PlayStation 5 copies and to combined PS5+Steam figures as noted by Alinea Analytics; the timing is the week after the movie’s theatrical release as described in the coverage.

Limits

The figures and timing come from Alinea Analytics’ aggregation and a substack post by Rhys Elliot as reported by IGN; the cited coverage does not provide longer‑term sales data or confirm causation between the film and sustained sales changes.