Catch up on the essentials
- The Austin Abrams-starring zombie title stood at $245.4M globally through its third weekend as of Sunday, and is expected to easily push past $280M WW once the China theatrical release is counted.
- The film opened in China on Monday, collecting $20M through Monday and Tuesday and on track for a projected $35M first week.
- Final Chapter remains the franchise's highest-grossing entry globally at $312.4M, followed by Resident Evil: Afterlife at $300.2M WW, with Cregger's take now in third place.
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Sony/Constantin's Resident Evil is on course to surpass New Line's Weapons, which ended its run at $270M worldwide, as Zach Cregger's highest-grossing film at the global box office. The Austin Abrams-starring zombie title stood at $245.4M globally through its third weekend as of Sunday, and is expected to easily push past $280M WW once the China theatrical release is counted.
China debut drives the global total
The film opened in China on Monday, collecting $20M through Monday and Tuesday and on track for a projected $35M first week. It carries a Douban score of 7.2 and outpaces recent horror openings in the market, including Obsession ($4.8M) and Backrooms ($5.2M), with comparisons also drawn to the reported $26.1M opening of Alien: Romulus in 2024.
Franchise history in the Middle Kingdom
The Capcom game had penetrated Chinese culture before Covid, and the Milla Jovovich-starring Resident Evil: The Final Chapter opened there in 2017 to a reported $94.3M, finishing with $159.5M in the market and a $312.2M global tally, representing 51% of its worldwide total. Final Chapter remains the franchise's highest-grossing entry globally at $312.4M, followed by Resident Evil: Afterlife at $300.2M WW, with Cregger's take now in third place.
Cregger's pipeline and the wider weekend
Cregger's next project is the original sci-fi film Flood at the Skydance-owned Warner Bros., with the announcement preceding the close of the merger. The same weekend also brings offshore launches including Sony's The Social Reckoning on a 92% footprint and a limited rollout of Universal/Blumhouse Atomic Monster's The Other Mommy starring Jessica Chastain, with bows in Mexico, Australia and the UK before expanding to other major territories later.
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