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Resident Evil Worldwide Box Office: Officially Surpasses Backrooms To Become 2026’s 2nd Biggest Horror Hit

November 7, 2026

Resident Evil Worldwide Box Office: Leaves Backrooms Behind To Become The Year’s 2nd Highest-Grossing Horror Film ( Photo Credit – Sony Pictures; A24 Films )

Resident Evil, by Zach Cregger, has achieved yet another solid feat at the box office without much notice. While people are busy monitoring the box office performance of the new releases, the movie has officially become the 2nd-highest-grossing horror movie of the year worldwide. It has finally beaten the global total of A24’s Backrooms to take #2 rank among 2026’s biggest horror grossers. Keep scrolling for the numbers.

Resident Evil crossed $400 million worldwide

The Zach Cregger-helmed reboot is edging closer to the $160 million mark at the domestic box office despite the competition. It has collected over $158.4 million at the North American box office to date. The movie has earned just $166k on its 7th Thursday at the North American box office. Adding the latest domestic total to its overseas gross, the film’s worldwide cume stands at $401 million.

Box office summary of Resident Evil

Domestic – $158.4 million
International – $242.6 million
Worldwide – $401.0 million

Surpasses Backrooms as the 2nd highest-grossing horror movie of the year

According to Box Office Mojo‘s data, Resident Evil has surpassed Backrooms’ global haul ahead of the 8th weekend. For the unversed, Backrooms collected $400.5 million worldwide and, with that, became the 2nd-highest-grossing horror film of 2026. Resident Evil has beaten that and achieved its spot in the top ranks. It is now only behind Obsession’s $524.3 million global haul.