New Resident Evil lands third in franchise box office race

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil has settled for third place in the franchise box office race.

The film, released in 2026, has totalled $249,286,078 worldwide, according to a franchise tally published on 8 October 2026. That puts it well short of first place. It is still climbing, but the top two remain out of reach for now GameSpot.

First place belongs to Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, released in 2016. It closed with $312,242,626 worldwide, split between $26,830,068 from domestic cinemas in North America and $285,412,558 from international markets. Second is Resident Evil: Afterlife, released in 2010, with $300,228,084 worldwide, including $60,128,566 domestic and $240,099,518 international.

The new film tells a different story at home. It has earned $127,881,769 domestically and $121,404,309 internationally. That makes it No. 1 domestically among the live-action Resident Evil films. It is also the only entry in the series to earn more in North America than overseas.

Behind it sits Resident Evil: Retribution, released in 2012, in fourth with $240,159,255 worldwide. Then comes Resident Evil: Extinction, released in 2007, with $147,717,833. Resident Evil: Apocalypse, released in 2004, follows with $129,342,769. The original Resident Evil, released in 2002, totalled $102,984,862.

Last is Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, released in 2021 and directed by Johannes Roberts. It finished with $41,914,915 worldwide, including $17,000,612 domestic and $24,914,303 international. That makes it the lowest-grossing live-action entry in the series.

The long view favours the earlier run. Six Resident Evil films directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich grossed more than $1 billion combined. The films are produced by Constantin Films, which bought the film rights in the 1990s.

Cregger, the writer and director of the 2026 reboot, arrived with horror credentials from Barbarian and Weapons. His Resident Evil opened big. It took $60 million in its three-day debut weekend in September 2026, including $8.8 million from previews, a franchise record Deadline. That opening was also the best of Cregger's directing career to date, and it came in ahead of expectations.

Part of the gap to the top is geography. About 51% of The Final Chapter's $312 million worldwide total came from China, where the Anderson-era films played strongly. The new film has leaned the other way, with North American cinemas carrying a larger share.

What makes this stand out is the split. The series has usually depended on international ticket sales. This time, the domestic crowd turned up first.