Resident Evil: Retribution has debuted at number one on the US box office.
The Paul W S Anderson movie, starring Milla Jovovich, opened with weekend sales of $21.1 million, compared with the $26.6 million opening for Resident Evil: Afterlife in 2010.
Pixar’s Finding Nemo (3D) re-release also opened to strong numbers in second place, earning $17.5 million in ticket sales.
Horror movie The Possession failed to keep its number one spot, falling to number three, while kid-friendly animated movie ParaNorman stayed at five with $3 million.
Bradley Cooper’s drama The Words took a fall from fourth to seventh place with $2.8 million, while Will Ferrell’s The Campaign continues to hold on at number ten with just $2.4 million.
The US box office top ten:
1. (-) Resident Evil: Retribution – $21,100,000
2. (-) Finding Nemo (3D) – $17,504,000
3. (1) The Possession – $5,800,000
4. (2) Lawless – $4,219,000
5. (5) ParaNorman – $3,039,000
6. (3) The Expendables 2 -$3,030,000
7. (4) The Words – $2,880,000
8. (6) The Bourne Legacy – $2,875,000
9. (7) The Odd Life of Timothy Green – $2,511,000
10. (8) The Campaign – $2,405,000