Resident Evil

2002 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Heroine, Video Game Adaptation, Zombie

Synopsis

A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.

Scores

Overall Score
84.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.3%
Review Aggregate
54.4

Critic Consensus

37.0% Fresh • 127 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 37% of 127 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, macabre. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscarymacabresuspensefulfunnycoming of ageaction-packedcharacter-drivendarkpacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Milla Jovovich2002$2,152,000$3,752,000(est)
Michelle Rodriguez2002$1,325,000$2,310,000(est)
Eric Mabius2002$997,000$1,739,000(est)
James Purefoy2002$815,000$1,422,000(est)
Martin Crewes2002$697,000$1,216,000(est)
Colin Salmon2002$614,000$1,070,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score36.0
RT critic review count131
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes302,795

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$40,119,708$69,958,598
International2002$62,865,152$109,620,885
Worldwide2002$102,984,864$179,579,490

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2002$45,205,915$78,827,653
Digital Rentals ?2002$19,000$33,131
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$21,699,000$37,837,554
Physical Purchases ?2002$40,460,000$70,551,981
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$10,029,927$17,489,650
Total Revenues2002$117,413,842$204,739,969
Expenses
Budget ?2002$33,000,000$57,543,633
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$23,278,000 (est)$40,590,930 (est)
Participations2002$9,393,000$16,379,010
Residuals ?2002$5,073,000$8,846,026
Interest & Overhead2002$5,610,000$9,782,418
Total Expenses2002$76,354,000$133,142,016
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$41,059,842$71,597,953

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