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Director Zach Cregger's Resident Evil film adaptation opened to an estimated $108.3 million globally, defying earlier fan backlash over the film's tone and creative choices. The strong opening weekend suggests the film has found an audience despite divided reactions from Resident Evil fans. Following the release, Cregger addressed fan requests to see a longer 'Cregger cut' that might restore trimmed jokes, suggesting no such extended version is currently planned.