Resident Evil: Afterlife has collected $27.7 million in the domestic box office, making it the top earner its first weekend. Thanks to unscaled prices for 3D showings, the movie achieved the largest ever box office take in the series history.
“Afterlife just so over-performed around the world,” Sony distribution boss Rory Bruer said. “The excitement that 3D brings to the film was a huge positive.”
Some 141 high-grossing Imax 3D venues with upcharges of roughly $5, contributed $2.6 million domestically to the total. “This is a record September opening for Imax, and [our global] $23,000 per screen is remarkably strong for this time of the year,” Imax Filmed Entertainment chief Greg Foster enthused. “Fan boys love Imax. It’s just as simple as that.”
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
