The new Resident Evil movie is said to have set a domestic box office record for the series, but the figures supporting this claim are contradictory: one part of the article states domestic earnings at $196 million, while another lists domestic earnings at $103 million and overseas earnings at $93 million. It is currently impossible to confirm whether the film has actually broken the series' domestic record based on this information.
This new film is directed by Zach Cregger. The original text describes the film as receiving positive responses from critics and some fans of the game series, noting that it ranked second at the box office during its second weekend. Topping the chart was the re-release of Avengers: Endgame.
Doubts about the box office record center on two conflicting statements within the same article. The article first claims that the new Resident Evil movie achieved a domestic box office of $196 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the series domestically; it then breaks down the revenue into $103 million domestic and $93 million overseas. These latter two figures add up to $196 million, which contradicts the earlier claim of "$196 million in domestic box office."
As for global box office, the current series record is held by Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, which grossed over $314 million worldwide. The new film is being released overseas in phases, with Japan's release scheduled for October 9, so its global box office total will continue to change.
The film stars Austin Abrams as Brian, a medical courier. To support his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn child, he takes on an overtime assignment to deliver a mysterious package to a laboratory in Raccoon City, encountering threats such as zombies and mutated dogs along the way. The new Resident Evil film is now showing in theaters and IMAX.