Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” has reached $400 million in worldwide ticket sales, becoming the highest-grossing film in the horror franchise’s 24-year history.

The reboot has collected $157.399 million in North America and $242.6 million from international markets, bringing its reported global total to exactly $400 million. That puts it well ahead of the franchise’s previous record holder, 2016’s “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter,” which finished with $312 million worldwide.

The result also gives Cregger the biggest box office performance of his directing career to date. His 2022 low-budget success “Barbarian” earned $46 million, while his 2025 sleeper hit “Weapons” reached $270 million globally.

A Franchise-Best Opening Set the Pace

“Resident Evil” began its theatrical run in September with a series-record $60 million domestic opening and $108 million worldwide. The franchise’s previous domestic opening benchmark belonged to 2010’s “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” which debuted with $26 million, not adjusted for inflation.

Great reviews and positive audience scores helped the film remain a box office draw throughout October, a key period for scary movies. China leads its international markets with $71.4 million, followed by the United Kingdom at $19.4 million and Mexico at $12.7 million.

Cregger’s version stars “Weapons” actor Austin Abrams as a medical courier battling his way through a viral outbreak and infested monsters in Raccoon City.

A Major Rebound for the Series

The film arrived five years after the studio’s previous attempt to restart the property. Released in 2021, “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $42 million worldwide against a $25 million budget.

The Capcom video game first reached the big screen with 2002’s “Resident Evil,” starring Milla Jovovich. She played Alice, a former security specialist and covert operative, and returned for five follow-up films released across the 2000s and 2010s.

Sony produced Cregger’s sci-fi horror reboot for $75 million. With worldwide ticket sales now at $400 million, the film is set to deliver a profit for the studio.

Its success also stands out within Sony’s recent slate. The studio previously scored with the summer release “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” which earned $2.5 billion and ranks as the third-biggest movie ever. That was followed by two box office disappointments.

Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning” ended its theatrical run with $9 million in North America and $17 million worldwide against a $30 million budget. Taika Waititi’s literary adaptation “Klara and Sun,” made for $20 million, has barely crossed $1 million domestically.

ShowBiz Take

The $400 million milestone matters on two levels: “Resident Evil” has established a new commercial peak for its long-running franchise while also setting a personal box office high for Cregger. More significantly, it follows the underperformance of “Welcome to Raccoon City,” giving Sony a much stronger result from its latest revival of the property.

The film’s performance was not driven by a single market or opening weekend alone. It launched with franchise-best numbers, continued attracting audiences through October and generated nearly $243 million overseas. With its $75 million production cost and a global total that has now surpassed “The Final Chapter” by $88 million, Cregger’s reboot has decisively taken the series’ box office crown.