In no great amount of surprise,Resident Evil: Extinctionhas come out on top for thispast weekend’s box office numbers, bringing in $24 million for Sony, or the equivalent of 40,000 PS3s. The film was in tough competition with the other three openers that weekend,Good Luck Chuck, which grossed $14 million and took second place,Eastern Promises, which grossed $5.7 million and took 5th place, andSydney White, which only brought in $5.2 million, and took 6th place. All in all,Extinctiontook in some $8.400 per theater.
The film’s budget was an estimated $45 million, so with the first weekend cutting that number in more than half, they might actually turn a profit in the theaters.Resident Evil: Extinctionbeat outResident EvilandResident Evil: Apocalypsein terms of biggest opening numbers, with the original film grossing $17 million, whileApocalypsegarnered $23 million when it debuted. In the domestic market, both of the previous films had managed to turn a profit while still in theaters.
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