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Resident Evil vs. Dawn of the Dead vs. 28 Days Later
| Movie Summary | ![]() Resident Evil: Apocalypse | ![]() Resident Evil | ![]() Dawn of the Dead | ![]() 28 Days Later | ![]() Resident Evil: Extinction | ![]() Zombieland |
| Genre | Action Horror | Action Horror | Horror | Horror | Action Horror | Horror Comedy |
| Studio | Sony / Screen Gems | Sony / Screen Gems | Universal | Fox Searchlight | Sony / Screen Gems | Sony / Columbia |
| Release Date | September 10, 2004 | March 15, 2002 | March 19, 2004 | June 27, 2003 | September 21, 2007 | October 2, 2009 |
| Domestic Gross | $51,201,453 | $40,119,709 | $59,020,957 | $45,064,915 | $50,648,679 | $75,590,286 |
| Production Budget | $45 million | $33 million | $26 million | $8 million | n/a | $23.6 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 34 min. | 1 hr. 34 min. | 1 hr. 38 min. | 1 hr. 53 min. | 1 hr. 35 min. | 1 hr. 21 min. |
| MPAA Rating | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| MPAA Reason | for non-stop violence, language and some nudity | strong sci-fi/horror violence, language, and brief sexuality/nudity | for pervasive strong horror violence and gore, language and sexuality | strong violence and gore, language and nudity | strong horror violence throughout and some nudity | horror violence/gore and language |
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| Domestic Summary | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Resident Evil | Dawn of the Dead | 28 Days Later | Resident Evil: Extinction | Zombieland |
| Total Gross | $51,201,453 | $40,119,709 | $59,020,957 | $45,064,915 | $50,648,679 | $75,590,286 |
| Opening Weekend* | $23,036,273 | $17,707,106 | $26,722,575 | $10,061,858 | $23,678,580 | $24,733,155 |
| Theaters | 3,284 | 2,528 | 2,745 | 1,260 | 2,828 | 3,036 |
| Average | $7,014 | $7,004 | $9,735 | $7,985 | $8,372 | $8,147 |
| Opening % of Total | 45.0% | 44.1% | 45.3% | 22.3% | 46.8% | 32.7% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -62.4% | -62.1% | -60.0% | -40.3% | -66.1% | -40.2% |
| Widest Release | 3,284 | 2,528 | 2,748 | 1,407 | 2,848 | 3,171 |
| Close Date | November 4, 2004 | May 9, 2002 | June 17, 2004 | October 30, 2003 | October 28, 2007 | December 13, 2009 |
| In Release | n/a | n/a | n/a | 126 days / 18 weeks | 42 days / 6 weeks | 77 days / 11 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Resident Evil | Dawn of the Dead | 28 Days Later | Resident Evil: Extinction | Zombieland |
| Worldwide Gross | $129,342,769 | $102,984,862 | $102,356,381 | $82,719,885 | $148,412,065 | $102,391,540 |
| Foreign Gross | $78,141,316 | $62,865,153 | $43,335,424 | $37,654,970 | $97,763,386 | $26,801,254 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 60.4% | 61.0% | 42.3% | 45.5% | 65.9% | 26.2% |
| Domestic Gross | $51,201,453 | $40,119,709 | $59,020,957 | $45,064,915 | $50,648,679 | $75,590,286 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 39.6% | 39.0% | 57.7% | 54.5% | 34.1% | 73.8% |
| People Summary | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Resident Evil | Dawn of the Dead | 28 Days Later | Resident Evil: Extinction | Zombieland |
| Actor: Milla Jovovich | #3 | #7 | - | - | #4 | - |
| Producer: Bernd Eichinger | #3 | #5 | - | - | #4 | - |
| Producer: Jeremy Bolt | #2 | #4 | - | - | #3 | - |
| Producer: Paul W.S. Anderson | #2 | #5 | - | - | #3 | - |
| Producer: Robert Kulzer | #2 | #4 | - | - | #3 | - |
| Producer: Samuel Hadida | #1 | #4 | - | - | #2 | - |
| Writer: Paul W.S. Anderson | #3 | #6 | - | - | #4 | - |
| Genres & Franchises | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Resident Evil | Dawn of the Dead | 28 Days Later | Resident Evil: Extinction | Zombieland |
| Franchise: Resident Evil | #2 | #5 | - | - | #3 | - |
| Genre: Action Heroine | #35 | #46 | - | - | #36 | - |
| Genre: Horror - R-Rated | #70 | #98 | #52 | #83 | #72 | #29 |
| Genre: Post-Apocalypse | - | - | #21 | #22 | - | #19 |
| Genre: Sci-Fi Horror | #13 | #19 | - | - | #14 | - |
| Genre: Video Game Adaptation | #9 | #17 | - | - | #10 | - |
| Genre: Zombie | #10 | #14 | #6 | #12 | #11 | #3 |
| Showdown: Resident Evil Versus | #2 | #5 | - | - | #3 | - |
| Showdown: Zombie Showdown | #3 | #6 | #2 | #5 | #4 | #1 |
| Chart Rankings | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Resident Evil | Dawn of the Dead | 28 Days Later | Resident Evil: Extinction | Zombieland |
| Opening Weekends Under 3,000 Theaters | - | - | #99 | - | #151 | - |
| All Time Domestic | #1573 | #1990 | #1329 | #1777 | #1597 | #985 |
| Yearly 2004 | #64 | - | #51 | - | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2004 | #35 | - | #26 | - | - | - |
| Yearly R Rated 2004 | #13 | - | #9 | - | - | - |
| Worldwide Yearly 2004 | #41 | - | #55 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weeks | #855 | #1179 | #679 | #1842 | #837 | #695 |
| Opening Weekends | #738 | #1057 | #597 | #1913 | #712 | #662 |
| Opening Weekends - March | - | #91 | #51 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weekends - September | #31 | - | - | - | #26 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Fall | #69 | - | - | - | #61 | #54 |
| Opening Weekends - Spring | - | #149 | #73 | - | - | - |
| Biggest 2nd Weekend Drops | #366 | #392 | #514 | - | #210 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #865 | - | - | - | - | #257 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #1568 | #1556 | #1492 | - | #1642 | #515 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #2173 | #2155 | #2069 | - | #2274 | #760 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #4165 | #4139 | #4014 | #1959 | #4325 | #1941 |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends | #178 | - | #128 | - | #170 | #155 |
| Widest Releases | #579 | - | - | - | - | #721 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #535 | - | - | - | - | #864 |
| Widest R Rated Openings | #62 | - | - | - | - | #179 |
| Widest R Rated Releases | #79 | - | - | - | - | #119 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #503 | #573 | #367 | #374 | - | #63 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2004 Releases) | #87 | - | #52 | - | - | - |
| Yearly (Wide) 2004 | #63 | - | #50 | - | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2004 | #35 | - | #26 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #867 | #1112 | #666 | #1953 | #981 | #936 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - March | - | #83 | #47 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - September | #24 | - | - | - | #31 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #719 | #995 | #560 | #2055 | #820 | #888 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Fall | #52 | - | - | - | #67 | #76 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Spring | - | #130 | #65 | - | - | - |
| Rated R, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #170 | - | #111 | - | - | - |
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