Resident Evil: Extinction

Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Russell Mulcahy
Written by	Paul W. S. Anderson
Based on	Resident Evil; by Capcom
Produced by	Bernd Eichinger; Samuel Hadida; Robert Kulzer; Jeremy Bolt; Paul W. S. Anderson;
Starring	Milla Jovovich; Oded Fehr; Ali Larter; Iain Glen; Ashanti; Mike Epps; Christopher Egan; Spencer Locke; Jason O'Mara;
Cinematography	David Johnson
Edited by	Niven Howie
Music by	Charlie Clouser
Production; companies	Screen Gems; Constantin Film; Davis Films; Impact Pictures;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing (Worldwide); Constantin Film (Germany); Metropolitan Filmexport (France);
Release dates	September 20, 2007 (Russia); September 21, 2007 (United States); October 12, 2007 (United Kingdom);
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Germany; Canada; France; United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$45 million
Box office	$147.7 million

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.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Resident Evil: Extinction Box Office Figures". Box Office Mojo. Fall 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Resident Evil Extinction (2007)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017.
^ Leydon, Joe (September 21, 2007). "Resident Evil: Extinction". Variety. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^ "Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
^ "Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^ "Resident Evil: Extinction Production Notes" (PDF). sonypictures.com. Fall 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2007.

[mojo-1] "Resident Evil: Extinction Box Office Figures". Box Office Mojo. Fall 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[bfi-2] "Resident Evil Extinction (2007)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017.

[variety-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.

[TheNumbers-5] "Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[Production_Notes-6] "Resident Evil: Extinction Production Notes" (PDF). sonypictures.com. Fall 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2007.

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