- Will "Resident Evil" Opening Weekend Box Office be between 60m and 65m?6¢
- Will "Resident Evil" Opening Weekend Box Office be between 65m and 70m?13¢
- Will "Resident Evil" Opening Weekend Box Office be less than 50m?39¢
- Will "Resident Evil" Opening Weekend Box Office be between 50m and 55m?13¢
- Will "Resident Evil" Opening Weekend Box Office be between 55m and 60m?13¢
- Will "Resident Evil" Opening Weekend Box Office be at least 70m?23¢
This market will resolve according to how much "Resident Evil" Opening Weekend Box Office will gross domestically on its opening weekend. The "Daily Box Office Performance" figures found on the "Box Office" tab on this movie's The Numbers (https://www.the-numbers.com/) page will be used to resolve this market once the values for the 3-day opening weekend (September 18 - 20) are final (i.e., not studio estimates). If the reported value falls exactly between two brackets, then this market will resolve to the higher range bracket. Please note, this market will resolve according to the The Numbers figures provided under Weekend Box Office Performance for the 3-day weekend (which typically includes Thursday's previews), regardless of whether domestic refers to only the USA, or to USA and Canada, etc. If there is ambiguity as to whether the resolution source's figures are final, this market will remain open until both https://www.boxofficemojo.com/ and https://www.the-numbers.com/ have confirmed their finalized figures. If there is no final data available by September 25, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, another credible resolution source will be chosen.
Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil reboot, opening September 18, 2026, is tracking for a franchise-record domestic debut driven by strong early presales and the director’s horror momentum. Deadline reported a $35 million projection after tickets went on sale around September 1, with first-day sales described as “huge” and potential to climb toward $50 million. Box Office Pro and other trackers have placed the film in the $30–50 million range, citing 51% awareness and 52% interest levels that exceed recent genre titles. Cregger’s prior success with Weapons ($43.5 million opening) and Barbarian has boosted confidence among horror fans, while the film’s tight 94-minute runtime and R-rated gore position it for multiple daily screenings. The previous franchise high remains Resident Evil: Afterlife’s $26.7 million in 2010, and the 2021 reboot’s weak performance underscores the upside from fresh marketing and Cregger’s involvement. Competition from Practical Magic 2 the prior weekend and the underperformance of Mortal Kombat II relative to its tracking introduce some caution. These factors explain why sub-$50 million leads the market-implied odds while higher brackets reflect optimism around presale velocity and director-driven word-of-mouth.