Resident Evil by Zach Cregger opens to $108.3 million worldwide, according to IGN

• According to the same report, $60 million came from the United States and $48.3 million from international markets.
• IGN calls it a franchise-best opening for Resident Evil and Cregger’s biggest theatrical debut so far.

What happened

IGN published that Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil has opened strongly at the box office. The site estimates the film’s worldwide opening weekend at $108.3 million, with $60 million in the US and $48.3 million from outside the US. The report is explicitly based on estimates rather than final figures, so the totals could still be revised later.

According to IGN, the film had been tracking toward a US opening of around $40 million to $50 million. It reportedly cleared that range by a wide margin, which IGN describes as a franchise-best opening for the Resident Evil series. The information provided does not further clarify whether that wording refers to the worldwide total, the US total, or another franchise benchmark.

IGN also links the performance to Cregger’s previous theatrical results. Barbarian opened with $10 million, according to the site, and Weapons with $70 million, making Resident Evil his biggest debut to date. On that basis, IGN frames the new film as Cregger’s strongest opening weekend so far.

The report connects the film to Austin Abrams, who plays an original character named Bryan and ends up in Raccoon City. IGN also names Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser as part of the cast, though the source material does not break down their roles further.

Background

The box office figures in the source are presented as estimates. That means the totals may still change once later reports or final numbers are released. For publication, it is therefore best to treat them as provisional weekend results until the source confirms a final tally.

The phrase “franchise-best opening” is not further explained in the source. Based on the information provided, it is not possible to determine whether IGN means a worldwide, US, or other type of franchise record. The source does say the film outperformed the earlier US forecast of $40 million to $50 million, but it does not assign a separate final record category.

The comparison with Cregger’s earlier films is also limited to the opening figures mentioned. IGN cites Barbarian at $10 million and Weapons at $70 million as reference points for his previous theatrical debuts. The source does not specify whether those figures are worldwide or US-only, though they are presented in the context of opening weekends.

The cast mention is similarly limited to names and one role description. Austin Abrams is identified as Bryan, an original character who ends up in Raccoon City. For Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser, the source provides no separate character names or plot details, so no additional role information can be inferred.

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Sources

• IGN: “Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil defies expectations with $108 million box office opening weekend”
• IGN: earlier update on at least $9 million in US previews