Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is now the highest-grossing film in the franchise. The reboot had reached an estimated $320.2 million worldwide as of October 12, according to Netflix Junkie, split between $138.5 million domestically and $181.7 million internationally.
The previous franchise leader was Resident Evil: The Final Chapter from 2016, which earned $312.2 million worldwide, according to Parade. The new film also gives Cregger a career best, passing Weapons, which finished with about $270 million.
The film opened on September 18 with $60 million in the US and Canada, a franchise record, and about $108.3 million globally. It carries a reported budget of $75 million and opened in Japan on October 9. Sony Pictures Releasing distributes it.
Cregger co-wrote the script with Shay Hatten. Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, Will Merrick and Griffin Newman star, and Sara Paxton voices Michelle. Parade also reports a 96 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, the highest in the series.
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