Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be bring a three-SKU
helping of writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson’s latest installment in the Resident
Evil sci-fi/horror series, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, to
market on May 16.
This is the sixth film in the series and it is more or less
a continuation of Resident Evil: Retribution (released theatrically five years
ago) ... planned for release are stand-alone DVD and Blu-ray editions, plus a
4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack presentation.
The ARR works out 109 days and ticket sales were an OK $26.8
million.
It is interesting that the series has performed decently in
the domestic market since its launch with Resident Evil in 2002 ($39.5
million), but the box office grosses have never been in the blockbuster
range. However, internationally the
series has been an absolute goldmine for Sony Pictures — domestic ticket sales of
$270 million, but $970 million in international markets.
With that much money on the line, it makes Resident
Evil a tough film franchise to let go of, “Final Chapter” or not. The ending of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
certainly leaves it open for another installment and if Milla Jovovich is up to
doing Alice one more time … never say never!
As to bonus features, there are two featurettes common to
all release configurations — “Explore the Hive” and “The Badass Trinity and the
Women of Resident Evil.” Exclusive to the
4K Ultra HD edition is the additional featurette titled Stunts and Weaponry.”
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