2026's Most Terrifying Video Game Movie Becomes a Streaming Smash Hit

It's been a mixed bag for big-screen video game adaptations over the past couple of months. For director Kitao Sakurai's live-action Street Fighter movie, poor reviews have taken their toll. The Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji-led movie was met with a pretty scathing response from critics, scoring just 41% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and being criticized for "a lot of exposition and unengaging character drama" by Collider's Aidan Kelley.

After starting strong with a chart-topping opening weekend, poor word of mouth saw Street Fighter fall down the box office charts, KO'd by the theatrical competition. Having only returned $93 million from a reported $82 million budget, the film has fallen far short of expectations as it continues to be removed from theaters. This poor fate for a video game adaptation didn't befall the recent reboot of Resident Evil, helmed by modern horror favorite Zach Cregger.

In seven weeks so far, Resident Evil has remained a favorite in theaters, scoring a $400 million global haul against a production budget of $75 million. As one of the big hits this Fall, Cregger's follow-up to Weapons was, unlike Street Fighter, boosted by its critical reception. With some of the finest reviews in the franchise, the film has earned 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, with Collider's Carly Lane writing that "when Resident Evil works, it really works." Now that its presence in theaters is fading, Resident Evil is proving popular at home. At the time of writing, the film is the second-most-watched movie on the Amazon charts in the U.S.

What Is Topping Amazon's Charts?

Some of the biggest movies of the year have been conquered by Resident Evil on the Amazon charts, such as the year's highest-grossing movie so far, Spider-Man: Brand New Day; the horror sensation of the decade, Obsession; and the recent legacy sequel Practical Magic 2. But the one title in the way of Resident Evil and the Amazon top spot is the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation, Verity, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett. Despite being met with poor reviews from critics, Verity was a box office success.