Editing Milla Jovovich (section)

===International success (2002–2009)===
[[File:Milla Jovovich2(cannesBlueCarpet).jpg|thumb|upright|Jovovich at the [[2002 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
In 2002, Jovovich starred in the horror-action film ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'', released in the United States on March 15, 2002, and based on the [[Capcom]] video game series of the [[Resident Evil|same name]]. She portrayed [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]], the film's heroine, who fights a legion of [[zombie]]s created by the [[Umbrella Corporation]]. Jovovich had accepted the role because she and her brother Marco had been fans of the video game franchise.<ref>{{cite web | title = Resident Evil (2002) | website = millaj.com | url = http://www.millaj.com/film/resident.shtml | access-date = May 15, 2013 | archive-date = September 8, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130908200500/http://www.millaj.com/film/resident.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref> Jovovich had trained in [[karate]], [[kickboxing]], and combat-training, and had performed all the stunts required in the film, except for a scene that would involve her jumping to a cement platform, which her management deemed too dangerous.<ref>{{cite news| last= Bradberry| first= Grace| title= Modern Milla| magazine= [[InStyle|InStyle (UK)]]| date= July 2002| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/instyleuk0702.shtml| access-date= May 15, 2013| archive-date= March 4, 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120304062520/http://www.millaj.com/art/instyleuk0702.shtml| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' DVD commentary (2002)</ref> The film was commercially successful, grossing US$17 million on its opening weekend; it eventually made US$40 million domestically and $102 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | title = Resident Evil | website = [[Box Office Mojo]] | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=residentevil.htm | access-date = May 15, 2013 | archive-date = January 18, 2016 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20160118232129/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=residentevil.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Later, she portrayed the manipulative gang wife Erin in ''[[No Good Deed (2002 film)|No Good Deed]]'' (2002), Nadine in the romantic comedy ''[[You Stupid Man]]'' (2002), punk rocker Fangora ("Fanny") in ''[[Dummy (2002 film)|Dummy]]'' (2003), and provided a guest voice on the television series ''[[King of the Hill]]''. The role of Fangora in ''Dummy'' allowed Jovovich to act in film with [[Oscar Award|Oscar]]-winning [[Adrien Brody]], who was a friend prior to filming. Jovovich found it easy to identify with this role because she felt Fangora possessed similar qualities to the actress' own life.<ref name="Leeloo" />

In 2004, Jovovich reprised the role of Alice in the sequel to ''Resident Evil'', ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]''. The role required her to do fight training for three hours a day,<ref name="Leeloo" /> in addition to the three months prior to filming in which she had "gun training, martial arts, everything".<ref>{{cite news| last= Grove| first= David| title= Alice Get Your Guns| magazine= Film Review (UK)| date= September 2004| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/filmreview0904.shtml| access-date= May 15, 2013| archive-date= March 4, 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120304062529/http://www.millaj.com/art/filmreview0904.shtml| url-status= live}}</ref> ''Apocalypse'' received even more negative reactions from the critics than the first film, but it was an even greater commercial success, ranking number one at the box office. Following the release of the film, Jovovich was unhappy with the critical results and director [[Alexander Witt]]'s effort.<ref name="punk" /> She noted during an interview that year that her large action films take care of the commercial part of her career, while she acts in "independent little films that never come out" to appease her artistic side, and "It's a good balance".<ref name="Leeloo" /> The following year, she was featured in [[Gore Vidal]]'s faux trailer remake of ''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]]'', as [[Drusilla (sister of Caligula)|Drusilla]]. In 2006, Jovovich's film, the [[science fiction]]/action thriller ''[[Ultraviolet (film)|Ultraviolet]]'', was released on March 3. She played the title role of Violet Song jat Shariff, a role that also involved heavily choreographed fight sequences. It was not screened for critics, but when reviewed, it was critically panned<ref name="Tomatoes">{{cite web | title = Ultraviolet | website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004504-ultraviolet/ | access-date = May 15, 2013 | archive-date = May 8, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130508214135/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004504-ultraviolet/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and [[box-office bomb|failed at the box office]], grossing US$31 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | title = Ultraviolet | website = [[Box Office Mojo]] | url = https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ultraviolet.htm | access-date = May 15, 2013 | archive-date = May 10, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130510084834/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ultraviolet.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Also in 2006, Jovovich starred in the independent thriller ''[[.45 (film)|.45]]'', with Scottish actor [[Angus Macfadyen]].

In 2007, Jovovich reprised her role as Alice in ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]'', the third of the ''Resident Evil'' series. The film grossed an estimated $24 million on its opening weekend, topping the box-office gross for that week.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=residentevil3.htm | title = Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) | access-date = May 15, 2013 | website = [[Box Office Mojo]] | archive-date = January 8, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170108161422/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=residentevil3.htm | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Resident Evil: Apocalypse | website = [[Box Office Mojo]] | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=residentevilapocalypse.htm | access-date = May 15, 2013 | archive-date = May 17, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130517034014/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=residentevilapocalypse.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2009, Jovovich starred in [[David Twohy]]'s ''[[A Perfect Getaway]]'' with [[Kiele Sanchez]], [[Timothy Olyphant]], and [[Steve Zahn]]. The film is a thriller about a newlywed couple (Milla and Zahn) on their honeymoon in Hawaii. Reviews for the film were mostly positive; while ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' felt that Jovovich gave a "fairly subtle performance",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/perfect-getaway-film-review-93398|title=A Perfect Getaway – Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 5, 2009|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002707/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/perfect-getaway-film-review-93398|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Globe and Mail'' noted that she and "[...]Kiele Sanchez manage to bring some dramatic tension to the frightened-girlfriend moments".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/a-perfect-getaway/article4283927/|title=A Perfect Getaway|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=December 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208015617/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/a-perfect-getaway/article4283927/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''A Perfect Getaway'' garnered modest box office returns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_perfect_getaway|title=A Perfect Getaway (2009)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424092344/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_perfect_getaway/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jovovich starred in the science-fiction thriller ''[[The Fourth Kind]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17912 |title=Milla Jovovich Gets Shattered in 'Faces in the Crowd' Promo Art! |website=Bloody-disgusting.com |access-date=May 15, 2013 |date=October 31, 2009 |archive-date=October 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001141859/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/17912/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as a psychologist in Alaska who uses hypnosis to uncover memories from her patients of alien abduction. While the film was largely panned by critics, it made US$47.71 million in cinemas worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fourthkind.htm|title=The Fourth Kind (2009) – Box Office Mojo|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002543/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fourthkind.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>