“Resident Evil,” a horror movie based on the popular video game franchise, swept the North American box office with a $60 million opening weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The Sony-distributed movie is directed by Zach Cregger and stars Austin Abrams, who plays a medical courier battling mutant creatures while attempting to deliver a package to a remote hospital. The strong debut put the film comfortably ahead of the weekend’s other major releases.
“Resident Evil” displaced last week’s top performer, Warner Bros’ “Practical Magic 2,” into a distant second place. The long-awaited sequel stars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and follows modern-day witches facing a curse that sees any man they fall in love with doomed to an early death.
“Practical Magic 2” took $12.2 million after last weekend knocking Sony’s “Spider-Man” from its weeks-long perch at the top.
“Spider-Man” earned another $6.5 million this weekend, bringing its total take in the United States and Canada to $944.5 million. It was followed by another of 2026’s strongest performers, “The Odyssey,” which took $4.9 million.
For the second consecutive weekend, “Coyote vs Acme” took fifth place, with Will Forte and animated character Wile E. Coyote earning another $4.5 million for Falling Forward Films.
Rounding out the top 10 were “The Runner” ($3.2 million), “Daniel and the Fiery Furnace” ($3.1 million), “Transformers: The Movie” ($3.1 million), “The Weight” ($2.3 million) and “Buddy” ($1.9 million). -AFP
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