# Zach Cregger’s quirky Resident Evil film proves skeptics wrong with series-best opening weekend

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/zach-creggers-quirky-resident-evil-film-proves-skeptics-wrong-with-series-best-opening-weekend/
- Published: 2026-09-21T15:24:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-21T21:45:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/zach-cregger-resident-evil-film-opening-weekend-earnings
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, Gaming, Horror, TV

## Key points

- Resident Evil achieved the franchise’s biggest opening weekend.
- The film earned $108.3 million worldwide.
- Its comedic, grounded approach overcame pre-release scepticism.

## Summary

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film has delivered the franchise’s strongest opening weekend, overcoming scepticism about its unconventional comedic direction. The success suggests audiences have responded positively to the film’s decision to combine absurd humour with unsettling horror and a more grounded story.

The film earned $108.3 million (£93 million) worldwide, including $60 million in the United States and $48.3 million internationally. That surpassed Cregger’s previous hit Weapons, exceeded the original 2002 Resident Evil film’s lifetime gross of $102.9 million, and reportedly became the year’s second-biggest horror opening behind Backrooms. Rather than focusing on established characters such as Leon S. Kennedy or the Redfields, it follows medical delivery driver Bryan as he struggles through a disastrous day.

## Coverage

- [Eurogamer: Zach Cregger’s quirky Resident Evil film proves skeptics wrong with series-best opening weekend](https://www.eurogamer.net/zach-cregger-resident-evil-film-opening-weekend-earnings)
- [Polygon: Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Has Officially Cracked the Code to Making Great Video Game Movies](https://www.polygon.com/resident-evil-zach-cregger-dumb-guy-austin-abrams/)

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