Resident Evil (film series)

Resident Evil
Resident Evil
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Directed by	Paul W. S. Anderson (1, 4–6); Alexander Witt (2); Russell Mulcahy (3); Johannes Roberts (7); Zach Cregger (8);
Written by	Paul W. S. Anderson (1–6); Johannes Roberts (7); Zach Cregger (8); Shay Hatten (8);
Based on	Resident Evil; by Capcom
Produced by	Paul W. S. Anderson (1–6); Jeremy Bolt (1–6); Bernd Eichinger (1, 3); Samuel Hadida (1–6); Don Carmody (1–6); Robert Kulzer; James Harris (7); Hartley Gorestein (7); Roy Lee (8); Miri Yoon (8); Asad Qizilbash (8); Carter Swan (8);
Starring	Milla Jovovich; Michelle Rodriguez; Ali Larter; Sienna Guillory; Oded Fehr; Iain Glen; Shawn Roberts; Wentworth Miller;
Music by	Marco Beltrami (1); Marilyn Manson (1); Jeff Danna (2); Charlie Clouser (3); Tomandandy (4–5); Paul Haslinger (6); Mark Korven (7);
Production; companies	Screen Gems (1–7); Columbia Pictures (8); Constantin Film; Impact Pictures (1–6); Davis Films; The Fyzz Facility (7); The Tea Shop and Film Company (7); PlayStation Productions (8); Vertigo Entertainment (8)
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	2002–present
Language	English
Budget	$313 million (all 7 films)
Box office	$1.28 billion (all 7 films)

Resident Evil is a biopunk^[1] action horror film series produced and distributed by Sony Pictures based on the Japanese video game franchise by Capcom.

The German studio Constantin Film bought the rights to adapt the series to live action in January 1997. In 2000, Paul W. S. Anderson was announced as writer and director for Resident Evil (2002). Anderson continued as writer and producer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), and returned as the director for Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016). These first six films follow Alice (Milla Jovovich), a character created specifically for the films. Alice is a former security specialist and covert operative who battles the Umbrella Corporation, whose bioweapons have triggered a zombie apocalypse. Characters from the games appear, including Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Ada Wong, Carlos Oliveira, Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, Barry Burton, and the antagonists Albert Wesker and James Marcus. In 2021, a reboot film, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, was released.

Though the films have received generally negative reviews from critics, the Resident Evil series has grossed over $1.2 billion. It was once the highest-grossing film series based on a video game and the highest-grossing horror film series, and is the highest-grossing zombie film series.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The series retains the record for the most live-action film adaptations of a video game.^[4]

^ Schmeink, Lars. Biopunk dystopias: Genetic engineering, society and science fiction. Liverpool University Press, 2017.
^ "Zombies Are Worth Over $5 Billion To The American Economy". Business Insider. October 25, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
^ "America's $5 billion zombie industry: By the numbers". The Week. October 27, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Reeves, Ben (December 30, 2011). "Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition Preview". Game Informer. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
^ Mendelson, Scott (January 23, 2017). "How 'Resident Evil' Became The Most Successful Video Game-Based Franchise Ever". Forbes. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[1] Schmeink, Lars. Biopunk dystopias: Genetic engineering, society and science fiction. Liverpool University Press, 2017.

[2] "Zombies Are Worth Over $5 Billion To The American Economy". Business Insider. October 25, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[3] "America's $5 billion zombie industry: By the numbers". The Week. October 27, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[guinness-4] Reeves, Ben (December 30, 2011). "Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition Preview". Game Informer. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2011.

[5] Mendelson, Scott (January 23, 2017). "How 'Resident Evil' Became The Most Successful Video Game-Based Franchise Ever". Forbes. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

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