# ‘Resident Evil’ Officially Removed From 2,500 Theaters After Hitting Final Box Office Milestone

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/resident-evil-officially-removed-from-2500-theaters-after-hitting-final-box-office-milestone/
- Published: 2026-11-09T17:30:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T20:54:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/resident-evil-removed-from-2500-theaters-final-box-office-milestone/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Gaming, Horror

## Key points

- The film’s cinema count fell by 2,559 in its eighth week.
- It has debuted on premium video-on-demand platforms.
- Reviews have made it the best-reviewed video-game adaptation.

## Summary

The new *Resident Evil* film has lost 2,559 cinemas as it enters its eighth week, following its debut on premium video-on-demand services. Its theatrical run appears to be nearing an end after the film passed a likely final global box-office milestone, despite setting franchise records and earning strong reviews.

Directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams, the standalone reboot opened in 3,684 cinemas and will continue in 1,125. It has a 96% critics’ score and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and is described as the best-reviewed video-game adaptation to date. The earlier six-film series starring Milla Jovovich grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide; the 2021 reboot, *Welcome to Raccoon City*, underperformed.

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