'Resident Evil' Debuts at No. 1 With $60 Million Box Office Win

Zach Cregger's "Resident Evil" topped the North American box office with a $60 million debut, a franchise best and a strong start for the director. The Sony release also outperformed most prior films in the series' entire domestic runs. The film stars Austin Abrams as a medical courier battling infected creatures in Raccoon City, earning a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score and a B+ CinemaScore. Audiences were 66% male and 75% under 35, while horror films overall have generated over $1.1 billion domestically this year. "Practical Magic 2" took second with $12.2 million, while "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" and "The Odyssey" extended records with $944.5 million and $1.7 billion global totals respectively. John Wilson's documentary "The History of Concrete" earned $90,000 from one screen.