Release: Resident Evil 5

 

Resident Evil 5

Genre: Horror/Action

Director: James Wan

Writer: Carl Flimmer

Based on the Resident Evil video game series

Cast: Jack O'Connell, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Morena Baccarin, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Pitt, Omar Sy, Chris Messina, Christopher Meloni, James Norton

Budget: $72,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $72,481,237

Foreign Box Office: $103,072,000

Total Profit: $19,908,894

Reaction: Resident Evil 5 has officially become the most successful film - financially speaking - off all five films in LRF's Resident Evil franchise - both in terms of total box office as well as profit.

"The fifth installment of this movie franchise is yet another hit and miss. Despite the best efforts of the cast and crew, their attempts to elevate the franchise fall short due to a lackluster script. As a result, this movie fails to deliver what five movies in a franchise should." - Rebecca Holmes, Chron

"Resident Evil 5 might be my favorite entry in the film series from James Wan and Carl Flimmer yet. This one takes a bit of a step back from the horror genre, instead giving us a lot more exciting zombie action scenes. I thought Jack O'Connell and Paula Patton played off each other well in their performances." - Jason Helm, New York Observer 

"The franchise leans away from its survival horror roots into more of a traditional action blockbuster. This move works at times and doesn't at others. The film also features some great African visuals, but unfortunately the story is lacking in emotion and excitement." - Dave Manning, Ridgefield Press

Rated R for strong bloody violence and some language