Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction is a 2007 action horror 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.
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| Directed by | Russell Mulcahy |
| Written by | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| Based on | Resident Evil by Capcom |
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| Cinematography | David Johnson |
| Edited by | Niven Howie |
| Music by | Charlie Clouser |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Box office | $147.7 million |
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.