Knowledge reveals that Zach Cregger’s movie adaptation of Capcom’s flagship horror franchise was so profitable, it boosted gross sales for copies of each Resident Evil 2 Remake and RE4’s 2023 remake on the PlayStation 5.
Cregger’s Resident Evil has loved resounding success on all fronts; not solely is it the one most-profitable Resident Evil film ever made, it’s additionally serving to gross sales for the video games it’s primarily based on.
Stats aggregated by Alinea Analytics present that the Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 4 (2023) loved an enormous enhance within the week after Cregger’s film hit theaters. As informed in a substack publish written by Alinea Analytics’ Rhys Elliot, RE2 remake and RE 4 (2023) loved a whopping 64% and 54% improve in PS5 gross sales, respectively. With Steam copies added to the combination, the video games acquired bumped up by an extra 11% and 14%, respectively.
On PlayStation, this implies the 2 video games’ income elevated by a jaw-dropping 80% and 84%, although it’s additionally value noting that Capcom slashed costs for the video games about 10 days earlier than Cregger’s film hit theaters.
Elliot factors out that, whereas deep reductions made up for many of those spectacular numbers beforehand, Austin Abrams’ deeply relatable efficiency as Bryan moved the needle fairly a bit within the week afterwards, which additionally translated to elevated participant numbers.
Each day lively customers throughout a number of main Resident Evil titles elevated after September 18, with RE2R having the most important surge at 48%, leaping from ~78K to ~116K day by day gamers. This is sensible, provided that Cregger’s movie takes place parallel to the occasions of this explicit sport.
Resident Evil 4 (2023) gamers elevated 24%, Resident Evil 3 Remake jumped up 25%, and Resident Evil Requiem noticed a 20% improve in lively gamers. Requiem additionally lately handed $500 million in complete lifetime income, with a whopping 91% of gross sales for the sport occurring throughout PlayStation and Steam. In truth, this explicit sport drove PlayStation and PC gross sales in Japan throughout the first half of 2026, rising by 13% to 21 million copies offered.
With the Code Veronica remake on the horizon, Resident Evil followers are getting fed by the Capgods, who’ve equally loved a beautiful yr with three extremely rated sport releases. Onimusha: Approach of the Sword was critically acclaimed upon launch, and Pragmata stunned critics and informal gamers alike with its progressive gameplay and tear-jerking story.
For extra Resident Evil information, try this viral behind-the-scenes footage of stunt performers who labored on Cregger’s movie, displaying how they introduced its foremost stalker monster to life. You too can learn our interview with Cregger right here, the place he admits that he was “naive” to suppose hardcore followers can be happy with him avoiding a direct adaptation of the video games — although these field workplace numbers appear to be telling a special story.