Resident Evil: Extinction

Resident Evil: Extinction
The silouhette of a woman holding two guns. In the background is a desert waste, a derelict sign reveals the location is Los Vegas.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRussell Mulcahy
Written byPaul W. S. Anderson
Based onResident Evil
by Capcom
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDavid Johnson
Edited byNiven Howie
Music byCharlie Clouser
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20) (Russia)
  • September 21, 2007 (2007-09-21) (United States)
  • October 12, 2007 (2007-10-12) (United Kingdom)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million[4]
Box office$147.7 million[1][5]

Resident Evil: Extinction is a 2007 action horror[1] film directed by Russell Mulcahy and written by Paul W. S. Anderson. A direct sequel to Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), it is the third installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the Capcom survival horror video game series of the same name. The film follows the heroine Alice, along with a group of survivors from Raccoon City, as they attempt to travel across the Mojave desert wilderness to Alaska and escape a zombie apocalypse.[6]

In November 2005, Screen Gems gained the rights for the third installment in the franchise, which was then subtitled Extinction. Anderson returned as a writer, and filming took place in Mexico with Mulcahy as the director.

Resident Evil: Extinction was released in the United States on September 21, 2007, and was released in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2007, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The DVD and Blu-ray versions were released in North America on January 1, 2008. The film received negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and mixed reviews on Metacritic. It grossed $147 million worldwide against a $45 million budget. A fourth film, Resident Evil: Afterlife, was released in 2010.

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  2. ^ a b c d "Resident Evil Extinction (2007)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Leydon, Joe (September 21, 2007). "Resident Evil: Extinction". Variety. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Resident Evil: Extinction Production Notes" (PDF). sonypictures.com. Fall 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2007.