Resident Evil North America Box Office: Set To Become The 1st Film In The Franchise To Cross $100M Milestone
Resident Evil by Zach Cregger is setting new records for the franchise at the box office. It is on the verge of reaching a major milestone at the North American box office this weekend, which will be a first for this horror-sci-fi video game adaptation. It is also expected to be the first film in the franchise to cross the $200 million milestone worldwide. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The Zach Cregger movie is also the highest-rated entry in the filmmaker’s career. It is also enjoying solid word of mouth, which is helping it earn winning numbers. It had been ruling at #1 in the domestic box office rankings in North America. But with the new releases, the sci-fi film has dropped from the #1 spot in North American box office rankings. But if it has a stronger hold, then the film could even climb up in the daily rankings.
Edges closer to hitting the $100 million milestone domestically
According to the latest numbers, Resident Evil has already seen a massive drop in its second weekend. It collected a franchise record $6.9 million on its 2nd Friday at the box office in North America, marking a steep 74.2% decline from its opening weekend. According to Box Office Mojo‘s data, Resident Evil has hit the $87.1 million cume in North America in eight days.
Trending
Therefore, it is about $13 million short of reaching the $100 million milestone at the North American box office. It will create history for the video game franchise as the first installment ever to cross the $100 million milestone in North America. According to industry estimates, the film is tracking to earn between $21 million and $24 million in its second three-day weekend at the North American box office.
More about the movie
The Zach Cregger movie is on track to cross the $150 million mark worldwide in its second weekend. The horror sci-fi flick follows a hapless courier tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital, only to become trapped amid a terrifying outbreak and forced to battle hordes of mutated creatures to survive. Resident Evil, starring Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser, was released on September 18.
Box office summary of Resident Evil
- Domestic – $87.1 million
- International – $46.4 million
- Worldwide – $133.5 million
Stay tuned to Koimoi for more box office updates!
Follow Us: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Google News
KioskNews shows a cleaned-up reading view extracted from the publisher’s page — the original always lives on their site, not ours.