Resident Evil Reboot Sets Franchise Box-Office Record With $108.3 Million Global Debut

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is off to a record-breaking start at the global box office. The new adaptation earned an estimated $60 million domestically during its opening weekend, beating early projections of $40 million to $50 million and giving the long-running video game movie franchise its biggest North American debut. The film also collected approximately $48.3 million internationally, bringing its worldwide opening total to $108.3 million. That performance puts Cregger’s movie comfortably ahead of the previous franchise record, held by…