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2002 • R • 1h 40m • Action, Horror, Sci-Fi • Screen Gems

A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$17.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$40.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$103.80M
$63.70M international
Domestic legs2.27x
Budget$33.0M

Cast & crew

Full Anderson filmography
Paul W. S. Anderson Paul W. S. Anderson Director Milla Jovovich Milla Jovovich Starring Michelle Rodriguez Michelle Rodriguez Starring Colin Salmon Colin Salmon Starring
ScreenplayPaul W. S. Anderson Produced byBernd Eichinger, Samuel Hadida, Jeremy Bolt, Paul W. S. Anderson CinematographyDavid Johnson MusicMarco Beltrami & Marilyn Manson StudioScreen Gems SeriesResident Evil

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 15-17 2 $17.7M — 2,528 $7,004 $17.7M
2 Mar 22-24 5 $6.7M −62.1% 2,528 $2,652 $28.9M
3 Mar 29-31 11 $2.9M −56.2% 1,919 $1,529 $34.4M
4 Apr 5-7 14 $1.6M −45.3% 1,144 $1,403 $37.4M
5 Apr 12-14 18 $751.6K −53.2% 586 $1,282 $38.7M
6 Apr 19-21 25 $301.5K −59.9% 342 $881 $39.2M
7 Apr 26-28 34 $146.5K −51.4% 176 $832 $39.4M
Cumulative total$36.9M
Mar 15Mar 21Mar 26Apr 1Apr 6
Weekend grossWk 7 · $146.5K
$17.7M
$6.7M
$2.9M
$1.6M
$751.6K
$301.5K
$146.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Theater countPeak 2,528 → 2,164 −14.4%
2,528 open2,164 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −51.4%
−62.1%
W1→2
−56.2%
W2→3
−45.3%
W3→4
−53.2%
W4→5
−59.9%
W5→6
−51.4%
W6→7
Steepest −62.1%Best hold −45.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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Resident Evil: Retribution 2012 · Anderson $42.3M Resident Evil: Afterlife 2010 · Anderson $60.1M Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 2017 · Anderson $26.8M Resident Evil: Extinction 2007 · Mulcahy $50.6M Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2004 · Witt $50.7M Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 2021 · Roberts $17M

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