Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot has reached $400 million at the global box office, becoming the highest-grossing film in the 24-year-old horror franchise, Variety reported. Meanwhile, North American cinemas had a slow Halloween weekend worth about $60 million, with A24's documentary You Can See Everything and DC's Clayface each on track for around $10.5 million in a race for first place.
Resident Evil's record run
The film has earned $157.399 million in North America and $242.6 million overseas for exactly $400 million worldwide, passing 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter at $312 million. It is also Cregger's biggest film, ahead of Barbarian (2022, $46 million) and Weapons (2025, $270 million). It opened in September to a franchise-best $60 million domestically and $108 million globally. China leads overseas markets with $71.4 million, followed by the UK ($19.4 million) and Mexico ($12.7 million).
Sony made the film for $75 million. Austin Abrams stars as a medical courier fighting through a viral outbreak in Raccoon City, five years after the flop Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) took $42 million on a $25 million budget.
Halloween weekend top five, compiled by KBVN+
Based on studio estimates reported by Variety (final figures due on Monday, 2 November US time):
| Rank | Film | Weekend | North America total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | You Can See Everything (A24) | $10.6 million | $63.88 million |
| 1-2 | Clayface (DC) | $10.4 million | $44.1 million ($83 million global) |
| 3 | Wildwood (Laika) | $7.5 million | $25 million |
| 4 | Wicker (Black Bear) | $4.1 million | $13.2 million |
| 5 | Street Fighter (Paramount) | $3.2 million | $53 million ($91.9 million global) |
You Can See Everything, a nearly three-hour documentary about Elizabeth Holmes made for $7 million, has yet to open internationally. "That's a rare achievement for any film, let alone a documentary running more than three hours," said Rentrak's Paul Dergarabedian of its chance to top the chart in its third weekend. Clayface cost $44 million, far less than Superman ($225 million) or Supergirl ($175 million).
Why Halloween was quiet
Friday-to-Sunday takings of about $60 million made it one of the year's slowest weekends, according to Rentrak, though up from $49 million on Halloween weekend 2025. There were no new wide releases, and with Halloween on a Saturday, families chose trick-or-treating over cinemas. For Sony, Resident Evil and Spider-Man: Brand New Day ($2.5 billion) offset back-to-back flops, Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning and Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun.
What comes next
Final weekend numbers on Monday, 2 November US time, will settle the No. 1 spot. DC's next big release named by Variety is The Batman: Part II in 2028, led by Robert Pattinson.