Cregger’s Resident Evil Reboot Tops $400 Million Worldwide Despite Challenges

WHO:

Screen Rant - Zach Cregger is the director of the live-action *Resident Evil* reboot.

Variety - Zach Cregger directed *Resident Evil*.

Coming Soon - Sony and Constantin are associated with *Resident Evil*.

Coming Soon - A24 is associated with *Backrooms*.

WHAT:

Screen Rant - Cregger addressed what he considers the biggest problem with his live-action adaptation of the *Resident Evil* video game franchise; the article excerpt does not specify the problem.

Variety - *Resident Evil* reached exactly $400 million in worldwide ticket sales: $157.399 million in North America and $242.6 million overseas.

Variety - The film is described as the highest-grossing installment in the franchise.

Coming Soon - *Resident Evil* had collected $399.99 million worldwide after seven weekends in theaters.

Coming Soon - The film needed $600,000 to overtake A24’s *Backrooms* as the second-biggest horror release of 2026.

WHERE:

Variety - *Resident Evil* earned $157.399 million in North America and $242.6 million in overseas markets.

Variety - The film’s reported $400 million haul was worldwide.

Coming Soon - The reported $399.99 million box office total was worldwide.

WHEN:

Variety - The article describes the *Resident Evil* video game as a ’90s franchise and refers to the film series as 24 years old.

Coming Soon - The box-office figure was reported after seven weekends in theaters.

Coming Soon - *Backrooms* was identified as the second-biggest horror release of 2026.

WHY:

Screen Rant - Cregger discussed a problem with adapting the video game franchise into a live-action film; the excerpt does not state his reason or identify the problem.

HOW:

Variety - The worldwide total was reported as the sum of North American and overseas ticket sales.

Coming Soon - *Resident Evil* could overtake *Backrooms* by earning the remaining $600,000 needed to pass it at the box office.

(UPDATED November 2, 2026 06:01 UTC)

Zach Cregger’s live-action Resident Evil is the franchise’s highest-grossing film, earning 400 million dollars worldwide. After seven weekends, it needed 600,000 dollars to pass A24’s Backrooms.