Editing Resident Evil (section)

==== Live-action films ====
{{Main|Resident Evil (film series)}}
[[File:Resident Evil (Movie logo).svg|thumb|The live-action film series logo]]
From 2002 to 2016, six live-action ''Resident Evil'' films were produced, all written and produced by [[Paul W. S. Anderson]]. The films do not follow the games' premise but feature some game characters. The series' protagonist is [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]], an original character created for the films portrayed by [[Milla Jovovich]]. Despite a negative reaction from critics, the live-action film series has made over $1 billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web| title= Box Office History for Resident Evil Movies|work=The Numbers| url= http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/ResidentEvil.php | access-date=October 25, 2010}}</ref> They are, to date, the only video game adaptations to increase the amount of money made with each successive film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=residentevil.htm |title=Resident Evil |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref> The series holds the record for the "Most Live-Action Film Adaptations of a Video Game" in the 2012 ''[[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]]'', which also described it as "the most successful movie series to be based on a video game."<ref name="reeves1" />

A reboot, ''[[Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City]],'' was released on November 24, 2021, with [[Johannes Roberts]] as writer/director.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/sony-delays-resident-evil-release-date-1234941945/ |title=Sony Delays 'Resident Evil' Release Date |first=Rebecca |last=Rubin |website=Variety |date=March 31, 2021 |access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref>