Constantin Film's Parent Company Faces Serious Debt Trouble
Constantin Film, the German company that holds the film rights to the Resident Evil video game series, has a parent business in serious financial trouble. The Hollywood Reporter reported on 11 November 2026 that Highlight Communications carries potentially toxic levels of debt, meaning a burden heavy enough to threaten the business.
Highlight has owned Constantin outright since 2009. It is a Swiss media group chaired by Bernhard Burgener. Constantin is run by chief executive Oliver Berben.
Constantin's best-known property is the Resident Evil franchise, which spans 12 feature films, including four animated ones, along with two Netflix series. The company produced the latest film, a fresh take on the story directed by Zach Cregger, with Columbia Pictures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, that film has grossed $410 million worldwide against a reported budget of $75 million.
The rest of Constantin's recent slate shows how uneven film results can be. In the Lost Lands is a $55 million fantasy film starring Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista. Momo, a family fantasy with Martin Freeman and Claes Bang, cost upward of $35 million and has earned less than $3 million worldwide. Regretting You, a co-production with Harbinger Pictures, Frayed Pages Entertainment and Heartbones Entertainment, has grossed more than $90 million worldwide on an estimated $30 million budget.
A co-production means two or more companies share the making and costs of a film. Worldwide figures add up box-office takings from every country a film opens in, not only the United States and Canada.
For audiences, the stakes are simple to state. Constantin's films reach cinemas and streaming services around the world, and its parent's finances now sit at the centre of the company's story.
