Resident Evil: Extinction number 1 in the boxoffice
Resident Evil: Extinction, the third entry in the film franchise based on Capcom’s long-running series (following Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Apocalypse), opened across 2,828 screens in North America last Friday. Writer Paul W.S. Anderson returns to complete the trilogy, while Russell Mulcahy (Highlander) mans the director’s chair after a career spent largely in television and music videos.
The movie has a different take on the game series and in this one the plot takes place years after the Raccoon City disaster. Alice (Milla Jovovich) is on her own; aware that she has become a liability and could endanger those around her, she is struggling to survive and bring down the Umbrella Corporation led by the sinister Albert Wesker (Jason O’Mara) and head researcher Dr. Isaacs (Ian Glen). Meanwhile, traveling through the Nevada Desert and the ruins of Las Vegas, Carlos Olivera (Oded Fehr), L.J. (Mike Epps), and new survivors K-Mart (Spencer Locke), Claire Redfield (Ali Larter), and Nurse Betty (Ashanti) must fight to survive extinction against hordes of zombies, killer crows and the most terrifying creatures created as a result of the deadly T-Virus that has killed millions.
Here is the Weekend Boxoffice Chart for the weekend of September 21st to September 23rd in millions.
1. Resident Evil: Extinction $24.0/$24.0
2. Good Luck Chuck $14.0/$14.0
3. The Brave One $7.4/$25.1
4. 3:10 to Yuma $6.3/$37.9
5. Eastern Promises $5.7/$6.5
6. Sydney White $5.3/$5.3
7. Mr. Woodcock $4.9/$15.7
8. Superbad $3.1/$116.1
9. The Bourne Ultimatum $2.7/$220.1
10. Dragon Wars (D-War) $2.5/$8.4
11. Rush Hour 3 $2.2/$136.0
12. Halloween $2.1/$54.5
Watch the trailer for Resident Evil: Extinction:
The Internet Movie Database lists an estimated budget of $45 million for Extinction. In comparison, Resident Evil: Apocalypse opened with $23 million across 3,284 screens, eventually grossing $50.7 million in the States against a budget of $43 million. The original Resident Evil maintained a similar gross/budget differential, pulling in $17.7 million across 2,528 screens in its opening weekend, with a $40.1 million total gross on a budget of $32 million.
26 September 2007 07:20Reeteshinator
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