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BOX OFFICE: RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION Dominates Overseas; TDKR Hits $1.066B Worldwide

Despite a 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the latest instalment in the Resident Evil franchise looks set to be another hit for the studio, guaranteeing a sixth movie. Meanwhile, The Dark Knight Rises is now #7 on the list of all-time highest grossing movies.

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By Josh Wilding - 9/24/2012

Resident Evil: Retribution has dominated the overseas box office this past weekend, earning $37.2 million from 74 territories during its second week of release. Despite being panned by critics, the fifth instalment in the franchise (as with the other films) has performed much better outside of North America - although it did take the #1 spot in the US last week - and out of its current total of $136.8 million, $103 million of that is from overseas. The franchise currently has a worldwide cume of over $800 million (70% of which comes from outside the US) and it's thought that this one will take that to more than $1 billion. Meanwhile, The Dark Knight Rises has now moved into the #7 spot on the list of all-time highest grossing movies after taking its worldwide total to $1.066 billion thanks to an additional $3.8 million from 63 markets.

Source: The Wrap
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HavocPrime - 9/24/2012, 4:34 AM
Why won't this franchise die, made a zombie joke and I didn't even intend too lol
RamonSuarez - 9/24/2012, 4:43 AM
Dredd won't get another sequel but this POS franchise keeps on producing movie after movie after movie.

This and that ridiculous poll here where The Punisher received more votes than 3 of the better graphic novel movies to be adapted just stand as more proof that 1.) there is no justice in the world and 2.) that American movie audiences have shitty ass taste.
Intothepoop - 9/24/2012, 4:48 AM
i guess ramon missed where the article said 80% of Resident Evil's box office was international. Also, apparently only Americans can vote in cbm polls.
RamonSuarez - 9/24/2012, 4:54 AM
1.) I guess you missed the part where it said that the movie made #1 at the US Box Office last week.

2.) OK. I'll expand my statement to include the fact that international audiences also have no taste.
RedHeadBruno - 9/24/2012, 5:08 AM
It did drop to number 5 this week though, nothing strong was really released next to it last week other than Nemo 3d I do not think though.

In my personal opinion I love going to see the RE movies. Are they good films? HELL NO, but they are fun and worth seeing in the theater for the experience. They are also the only films I will see in 3d anymore. I do not like spending money on a movie in the theater because I could just buy it on Blu-Ray for about the same price and watch it whenever I want (taking into consideration a ticket for the wife and myself) unless that movie is WORTH seeing in the theater. This means no comedies, no dramas... I want something that needs to be loud and huge. The RE movies may be bad but they deliver on that aspect and that is why they keep making money, just like the Transformers films. Once again, just my opinion as a movie lover and money lover.
NeoBaggins - 9/24/2012, 5:15 AM
Damn, I remember when haters said TDKR would under-perform and wouldnt pass TDK. Suckin on that big one right about now.
MrChuff - 9/24/2012, 5:23 AM
Dredd tanks but this bag of shite is certain to get a SIXTH movie?!

Who the fvck is repeatedly going to see these cinematic stools?
TheDetectiveComicRises - 9/24/2012, 5:26 AM
Great job Bats! The Batman evolves again!
billnye69 - 9/24/2012, 5:59 AM
Suck it Resident Evil haters.

The franchise is fine, it's a guilty pleasure kinda thing. We all know the movies are bad but we see them anyway because they are enjoyable bad.
JokerEl - 9/24/2012, 6:15 AM
TDKR.. BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR.
jimoakley666 - 9/24/2012, 6:17 AM
I blame the rest of the population for this. They are poo!
nerdman81 - 9/24/2012, 6:41 AM
@JokerEl...Hey man, I hate to be a spelling Nazi on a comic book movie fansite but, you totally spelled "MOST DISAPPOINTING" wrong. Just thought you would want to know so you can...y'know...change it. lol
DrainBamage - 9/24/2012, 6:44 AM
I don't know why people put so much effort into hating this franchise.
BattlinMurdock - 9/24/2012, 6:51 AM
Why do people consistently blame America for "movie tastes?"

Because this is where the majority of blockbusters are made and marketed to? After all, we do have more theaters in our country then the rest of the world has combined.

Seriously, think about it. If you want massive BO success, the film needs to prove it can be sold in American theaters. End of story.

It's just logic, it's not saying America is "better" than anywhere else. But Avengers made over 200 million its first weekend here. 200 million. America is the mighty movie demographic. All markets know that and aren't upset by it like some crazed people.
AmericanPsychoWolf - 9/24/2012, 6:53 AM
@Equinox, I know right? Those idiots also say that The Amazing Spider-Man is better then Spider-Man 1-2. After watching it again in the $5 theater yesterday I have to laugh my ass off at that.
sameoldthing - 9/24/2012, 6:59 AM
Wow..RE movies are exactly what you expect,bunch of mindless action.
I enjoy that but can't really get into what little of the story there is.

I just don't care for the characters..aside from looking at hot chicks to impossible fighting it's boring.
At least DREDD is damn cool character with intense action,if Dredd movie had the budget of RE & the same box office results we could be getting more in depth into the world of Judge Dredd & all the bizzare,brutal shit he deals with.

Judge Death & The Cursed Earth are far more deadly than the goofs in RE.
ronnie42 - 9/24/2012, 7:13 AM
The movies need to be boycotted!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/337193743005465/
NathimusPrime - 9/24/2012, 7:15 AM
so does that mean that tdk made more money then the entire resident evil movie franchise
Luminescent - 9/24/2012, 7:15 AM
People are watching that shit fest known as 'Resident Evil' !?
AmericanPsychoWolf - 9/24/2012, 8:16 AM
@ELgUaSoN difference is that TDKR had an epic conclusion unlike Spider-Man 3 and was not even remotely painful to watch.
Ranger14 - 9/24/2012, 8:41 AM
I'm curious as to how many the people who are dissing the RE4 film went and saw it. Many people get lambasted here for not going and seeing a film before judging it, but its okay for certain films and not for others?

ElgUaSon@ Different strokes for different folks, but GR SOV #3 for you? Wow. I'm not sure I would put it on my top 20 CBM list for 2012 and there weren't near 20 CBM films released. That's how bad I thought it was, but to each their own. :-P

ThatWolfMan@ I thought the ending to TDKR was cliche' and meh, but we'll just tag that as another different strokes for different folks.
OrsonRandall - 9/24/2012, 9:16 AM
How to the keep making this crap, these films were never Resident Evil, hell Resident Evil 6 isn't Resident Evil anymore what kind of world is this, Screw you Paul W.S Anderson and Screw you Capcom.
pud333 - 9/24/2012, 9:17 AM
It's amazing how much money the Dark Knight franchise has made. Particularly with TDK and TDKR both in the top 15 and top 10 respectively of all time. What a great trilogy. Completely deserving of all the praise and financial success.
BuckySoldier - 9/24/2012, 9:42 AM
I'll admit it I went and saw Resident Evil. I'm seeing Dredd this week. I also saw the Avengers 6 times and TDKR twice. I try to balance out the one movie I know is going to be bad with a bunch of good ones. But then again I watched The Artist and then watched Battlefield Earth in one evening...
jimpinto24 - 9/24/2012, 9:55 AM
I could careless how much RE made overseas. The movie was horrible! I wish the RE franchise would die already! Anyway, glad to hear TDKR is doing well overseas.
darkmetal - 9/24/2012, 10:22 AM
Can't believe anyone would pay to see a Resident Evil movie.
Matador - 9/24/2012, 10:29 AM
That would be hilarious that a movie like this ends up beating Titanic & Avatar.
poop23 - 9/24/2012, 11:38 AM
And here come all the 11 year olds on this site jumping for joy about this success.
Can I say I'm surprised, no.. This is the same world where "just call me maybe" is played non-stop on the radio, so yeah, the shitty RE movies are going to make money...
Also, remember how much money spider-man 3 made?

However, every person I know who went to see it all agree that the plot wasn't at all good. Maybe it had some good effects, but overall not a good movie
Equivocal - 9/24/2012, 12:56 PM



in other news;

this past weekend 9-23-12
tdkr did and average of $1329 per theater in its 10th week and

The Avengers did $1607 per theater in its 21st week

and it's release tomorrow on Blu-Ray !!!!

The Avengers IS the movie of the Year in EVERY Level !!!
Squaremaster - 9/24/2012, 1:19 PM
It also made less than 1000 per theater in its 17th week, what's your point?

TDKR > any Whedon project in any medium.
UrbanKnight - 9/24/2012, 1:30 PM
"Damn, I remember when haters said TDKR would under-perform and wouldnt pass TDK. Suckin on that big one right about now."

I know. It's pretty great. You got something in your chin there grif.... wipe the jizz off your faces haters! Haha

@ Equivocal Not bad for a re-release! Lol
trytan - 9/24/2012, 1:33 PM
I'm a fan of the first 2 films. 3 kinda lost me and i enjoyed 4 only because they did Wesker justice. Then they threw out this piece of crap and completely ruined not only all the work they did on him, but the entire franchise. I was hoping it would fail so badly that they ended the series after seeing this.
UrbanKnight - 9/24/2012, 1:38 PM
Btw s-m 3 dropped like a rock.

Why does rises have steady legs, beside it's second week? Hmm.....

Most people have shitty taste unless it comes to the avengers eh? You guys sound like Romney. Lol
Minghagz - 9/24/2012, 1:56 PM
Thankfully I've only seen RE3 and I had to stomach through it because I was out with some hottie who REALLY wanted to see it. I'll never sit through an RE film again. RE3 was the 1 exception because I got laid afterwards and I was working on that chick for a while.

Oh and great news for TDKR! Epic film. I'm actually planning on seeing it again this week at the IMAX.
lokibane2012 - 9/24/2012, 1:58 PM
2012 films (that I've seen thus far):

1 Avengers
2 Dredd
3 Paranorman
4 Men in Black 3
5 21 Jump Street
6 Spidey
7 Expendables 2
8 Ted
9 John Carter
10 Prometheus
11 Hemsworth & Theron's Snow White
12 TDKR
13 The Dictator
14 Hunger Games
15 The Bourne Disappointment (saw it for Hawkeye)
16 Lawless
17 Battleship
18 Total Recall
19 This Means War (saw it for Bane, big mistake)
20 Journey 2 The Faggot Island (Thanks, niece. Little [foo foo])

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∞ Resident Evil (yeah, I saw it. Didn't pay 'em though. Torrent)
lokibane2012 - 9/24/2012, 4:11 PM
^no duh.

but since we here aren't all the people that watch the RE films, your comment is ineffective sarcasm if that's what you were going for.
WesleyGibson - 9/24/2012, 7:55 PM
I don't mind the RE films. I like seeing where the story of the films go. The action is usually pretty cool. Honestly I wouldn't want to see a video game-based film that is exactly like the game...already played then I'd just be watching the same thing.

Silent Hill however, is an exception.
riseofLOGANX36 - 9/24/2012, 9:00 PM
Well mebey if BatMan diden't climb out a hole for two hours and if someone would of died the movie would of did good.

I just lof that Resedent evil is makeing you all eating you bullshit that comes out your mouths.

@churchnightreturns Yeah ok thresedent evil movies sucks so bad thats why theres 5 movies and there ganna make two more. So how doe's that bullshit taste spewing out your mouth?

UNTIL next time TRUE BELIEVERS!
CCR - 9/24/2012, 9:12 PM
They should've just called these movies Terrible Evil and everyone would've been happy, lol. These "films" continue to make money because of morons, idiots, and retards. Plain and simple. And there's a LOT of all three in the world, so there ya go.

And to the dummies that say they "don't want a movie just like the game, what's the point?" well, a movie just like the game isn't necessarily what we want... we'd take a DECENT portrayal of suspense and horror featuring zombies with some semblence of a plot and some actual acting and writing. But Paul Weak Sauce Anderson continues to give us the exact opposite.

The end.
manofmidgard - 9/25/2012, 12:14 AM
wow i dont get all the rez evil haters. i saw it. was pretty decent. not a lotta plot, just zombie killin fun. i loved the first movie but then i never played any of the games. the second RE was just awful but the third and fourth were good and the fifth was just as good. but then i like mila jovavich anyway. but to be fair, if you like complicated plots and movies that really make you think, RE isn't for you. if you like hot chicks fighting hordes of zombies with lots of special effects, explosions, blood, violence, and wildly preposterous fight scenes, then you're gonna be into it.
PunyParker - 9/25/2012, 1:26 AM
Why do people pay to watch Cancer?

I mean they are like the worst trashy films.

'Merica.

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