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Here Are The Highest-Grossing Resident Evil Movies Ever, And The New One Is Now No. 1

Release · 14 Oct 2026

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is now the highest-grossing live-action Resident Evil movie ever, overtaking 2016's The Final Chapter after its debut in China.

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Director Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is in theaters, and it has been making a lot of money at the box office. According to GameSpot, following its debut in China it has climbed to No. 1 on the list of highest-grossing live-action Resident Evil movies.

The box-office rankings

Cregger's film now ranks No. 1 with more than $320 million worldwide (GameSpot lists $321,760,878 in total). It is also Cregger's highest-grossing movie ever, surpassing Weapons ($270 million).

GameSpot's rundown of the highest-grossing live-action Resident Evil movies (domestic / international / worldwide):

  • 1. Resident Evil (2026) — $138,738,566 / $183,012,312 / $321,760,878
  • 2. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) — $26,830,068 / $285,412,558 / $312,242,626
  • 3. Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) — $60,128,566 / $240,099,518 / $300,228,084
  • 4. Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) — $42,345,531 / $197,813,724 / $240,159,255
  • 5. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) — $50,648,679 / $97,069,154 / $147,717,833
  • 6. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) — $51,201,453 / $78,141,316 / $129,342,769
  • 7. Resident Evil (2002) — $40,119,709 / $62,865,153 / $102,984,862
  • 8. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) — $17,000,612 / $24,914,303 / $41,914,915

What it is

Paul W. S. Anderson directed six earlier Resident Evil movies starring Milla Jovovich; together they made more than $1 billion. Johannes Roberts directed 2021's Welcome to Raccoon City, the lowest-performing live-action entry. The films are produced by Constantin Films, which bought the rights in the 1990s and has held them since.

After Welcome to Raccoon City underperformed, Constantin planned to put the film franchise on ice until Cregger came forward with a pitch. Cregger has said he has ideas for another Resident Evil movie, but he has also said he is done with franchise movies and is making an original film, The Flood, next.

Where to watch

GameSpot does not list a streaming home for Cregger's Resident Evil; at the time of writing it was a theatrical release. Availability for individual titles varies by region.

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