
Resident Evil Reboot Climbs Into Franchise’s Top Five Worldwide
Zach Cregger’s 2026 horror revival has cleared $199 million globally, breaking the $100 million mark in North America and eyeing a $300 million run.

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Austin Noah Abrams (born September 2, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Ron Anderson in the fifth and sixth seasons of the horror television series The Walking Dead(2015–2016), as well as for playing high school teenagers in the drama series Euphoria (2019–2022) and the romantic comedy series…
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Zach Cregger’s 2026 horror revival has cleared $199 million globally, breaking the $100 million mark in North America and eyeing a $300 million run.

Austin Abrams, who leads Zach Cregger's original take on Resident Evil, says he sympathises with fans upset the film ditches established game characters, even as the movie closes in on $200 million worldwide.

Whalefall, starring Austin Abrams alongside Josh Brolin and Elisabeth Shue, opens on October 16. Early estimates peg its first‑weekend takings at $10‑15 million, a far cry from Resident Evil’s $60 million record but ahead of many October releases.

Following the record‑breaking opening of Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil reboot, the older 2004 installment, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, has quietly climbed AMC+ charts, now listed among the service’s most‑watched movies in the United States.

The September‑18 release of Resident Evil, directed by Zach Cregger, is poised to become the first film in the series to top $100 million in North America and could soon cross $200 million worldwide, according to box‑office trackers.

One week after its September 18 debut, Resident Evil 2026 has earned $126.5 million globally, topping the U.S. box office and edging toward a coveted top‑five franchise spot, according to Koimoi’s box‑office report.

Resident Evil's Indian run posted a six‑day nett of Rs 16.20 crore, with day‑six earnings slipping 35% to Rs 1.25 crore, buoyed by positive audience buzz and a projected week‑end total near Rs 18 crore.

Austin Abrams says he was shocked reading the script for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil, in which his character Bryan is infected and transforms by the film's final act. Spoilers ahead.

The new Resident Evil, directed by Zach Cregger, earned $108 million globally in its opening weekend, surpassing the entire box‑office haul of the 2002 predecessor, while debuting at No. 1 in North America with $26.3 million on day one.

Resident Evil opened in India with a Friday collection of about ₹3.1 crore, grew to ₹4.1 crore on Saturday and closed the weekend at ₹11.3 crore, according to trade figures.

Resident Evil's Indian run is holding up better than most horror imports, with Day 2 collections actually climbing over the opening. Two-day gross now sits at Rs 8.50 crore, per trade estimates.

Resident Evil's 2026 reboot opened to Rs 3.75 crore gross in India on day one, while its North American Thursday previews of $8.8 million rank as the sixth-highest for any horror film, per Pinkvilla and Koimoi.

Resident Evil opened to an estimated Rs 3.75 crore gross on its first day in India, per trade reports, with Thursday previews adding Rs 50 lakh. Hollywood horror continues to find takers here.

Sony’s new Resident Evil, directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams, earned $26.3 million Friday and is set for a $55 million weekend – the biggest opening ever.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot pulled in $26.3 million on Friday and is tracking toward a $53-55 million opening weekend, the biggest launch in the franchise's 24-year history, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot is set to more than double the franchise's previous opening-weekend record, arriving with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score and a $75 million budget, capping a huge year for horror at the box office.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil swaps video game heroics for a panicked courier stumbling through Umbrella Corporation's mess. Reviewers rate it 2.5 stars, praising Austin Abrams and the creature design while flagging a thin, episodic story.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot is tracking for a domestic opening between $40 million and $60 million, which would beat Resident Evil: Afterlife's 16-year-old franchise record before the film even reaches India.

First reactions to Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot are calling it one of the best video game adaptations ever made, praising Austin Abrams and the film's blend of gore, tension and humour before its September 18 theatrical release.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot drops viewers into a single snowy night with no game knowledge required, starring a transformed Austin Abrams and stunts built from real crane rigs, not just VFX.
Ahead of its October 16 release, Whalefall's new trailer confirms the survival thriller used a practical animatronic whale mouth rather than digital effects, with star Austin Abrams performing most of the underwater stunts himself.

20th Century Studios released the third trailer for Whalefall, the Austin Abrams survival thriller about a diver swallowed by a sperm whale while searching for his late father's remains off the California coast.