{"rewrite":{"id":"r_955ffad034188cb98c5a8b1a","clusterId":"c_d6f283555924472192b35f26","slug":"resident-evil-reboot-tops-u-s-box-office-with-60-million-opening","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Resident Evil Reboot Tops U.S. Box Office With $60 Million Opening","summary":"The new live-action Resident Evil film opened at number one in the United States with an estimated $60 million, according to Box Office Mojo figures. It earned an estimated $48.3 million overseas for a global total of $108.3 million. Austin Abrams stars, Zach Cregger directed, and Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions produced. It opens in Japan on October 9.","whyItMatters":"The opening puts a second live-action reboot of the game franchise ahead of the 2021 reboot's domestic start for Sony, which also released the previous films.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSony released the previous live-action Resident Evil films, and this one drew interest from four studios before the rights settled. Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions produced the new film, with Zach Cregger directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shay Hatten. Austin Abrams leads the cast as Bryan, alongside Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same weekend, a 4K re-release of The Transformers: The Movie for its 40th anniversary ranked eighth in the United States with an estimated $3.1 million.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Resident Evil's $60 million domestic opening came with $48.3 million overseas, so the international haul already nearly matches domestic. Japan, where the games originate, does not get the film until October 9.","twitterPost":"Resident Evil's overseas opening ($48.3 million) nearly matched its U.S. haul ($60 million). Japan waits until October 9.","threadsPost":"Resident Evil opened to $60 million in the U.S. and $48.3 million overseas, putting the global total at $108.3 million. Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions produced it, and Japan, the franchise's home market, gets the film on October 9.","newsletterBlurb":"The live-action Resident Evil reboot opened at number one in the United States with an estimated $60 million, per Box Office Mojo, and added $48.3 million overseas. Constantin Film and PlayStation Productions produced the film, directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams. It opens in Japan on October 9.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-21/new-resident-evil-reboot-film-opens-at-no.1-at-u.s-box-office-with-usd60-million/.242039\",\"title\":\"New Resident Evil Reboot Film Opens at #1 at U.S. Box Office With US$60 Million\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4567,"outputTokens":560,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791033275,"createdAt":"2026-10-03T13:11:20.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T13:13:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T13:13:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d6f283555924472192b35f26","canonicalTitle":"News\nNew Resident Evil Reboot Film Opens at #1 at U.S. Box Office With US$60 Million","representativeArticleId":"a_87886117f8f9cd5987aa9a4f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Resident Evil\",\"The Transformers: The Movie\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-21T13:06:07.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-21T13:06:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T13:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-21/new-resident-evil-reboot-film-opens-at-no.1-at-u.s-box-office-with-usd60-million/.242039","title":"News\nNew Resident Evil Reboot Film Opens at #1 at U.S. Box Office With US$60 Million"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Resident Evil","The Transformers: The Movie"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}