
Even Sony was stunned when the film, thanks in large part to the upside of 3D, grossed a whopping $234 million overseas. Domestically, it grossed $60.1 for an global cume of $294.1 million. Costing around $60 million to produce, Resident Evil turned a handy profit for Sony.
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TORONTO — Paul W. S. Anderson’s Resident Evil 5 for Sony Screen Gems is to shoot in Toronto.
Resident Evil: Retribution 3D, the fifth installment of the video game-to-movie franchise, will shoot at Cinespace’s Kipling studio facility in west Toronto from mid-October to December 23, ahead of a Sept. 14, 2012 release.
The 2010 picture Resident Evil: Afterlife, also shot by Anderson, grossed around $300 million internationally.
Anderson is to write and direct Resident Evil: Retribution, with Milla Jovovich returning as the main lead, while
Glen McPherson will serve as director of photography and Kevin Phipps as production designer.
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