Resident Evil (2026), Zach Cregger's R-rated live-action reboot of the video-game horror franchise, carried a reported $75 million production budget and reached about $110.6-112.4 million domestic and $204.6-206.4 million worldwide by late September. Sony Pictures released it in U.S.
theaters on September 18, 2026 through Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing. The opening beat prerelease tracking and reset several franchise records. Budget scale, domestic legs, and unopened overseas markets explain why the gross looks strong while sequel math stays open.
Table of Contents
- What did the reboot cost?
- How big was opening weekend?
- How did domestic earnings compare with past films?
- Where does it stand worldwide?
What did the reboot cost?
The reboot carried a reported $75 million production budget, excluding marketing and promotion. Bloody Disgusting reports that figure as triple the $25 million budget for 2021's Welcome to Raccoon City in its opening-weekend report.
That budget sets the basic moviegoer test. Ticket sales must clear production spending by a wide margin because theaters keep part of grosses and advertising adds separate cost.
How big was opening weekend?
It opened to about $60.15 million domestic from around 3,684 U.S. and Canada theaters.
The saturation.io summary of Box Office Mojo data places that above $40-55 million tracking and nearly double the prior franchise record of $26.6 million for Afterlife in 2010. It added $48.3 million internationally day-and-date for a $108.3 million worldwide launch over September 18-20. Anime News Network relayed those Sunday studio estimates via Box Office Mojo in its September 21 report.
How did domestic earnings compare with past films?
The film became the franchise's first to pass $100 million at the U.S. box office within about two weeks.
Bloody Disgusting linked that pace to continued late-September business after the record opening. The gap over the last reboot is stark: Box Office Mojo lists the late-September cumulative at around $110.6-112.4 million domestic and $94.0 million international on its title page.
- Resident Evil (2026): about $110.6-112.4 million domestic by late September, per Box Office Mojo
- Welcome to Raccoon City: $41.9 million worldwide lifetime
- Prior domestic bests: below $100 million before this entry
Where does it stand worldwide?
Worldwide earnings stood near $204.6-206.4 million in late September. That total still trails Resident Evil: The Final Chapter at $312.2-314.1 million worldwide, according to a ComicBook comparison of Box Office Mojo data.
Reported grosses remain estimates and exclude marketing costs. Dread Central notes major markets China and Japan had not yet opened, so the worldwide total could still move.