Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Locked down by an urgent quarantine, the city beneath Umbrella Corporation's shadow becomes a maze of corpses and rotting fear. Alice wakes in a ruined hospital and quickly realizes the danger has moved from the streets into the buildings themselves. A corrupt facility has released a new mutating virus, and those who died are returning as relentless threats. When a unit of elite soldiers arrives, they are drawn into a mission to locate and protect the creator of the mutating T virus, whose daughter vanished years earlier. They push through blood stained corridors, breathing in fear and gunfire, their supplies dwindling as the city fights back. The clock is ticking while Umbrella tries to erase its project from the world.

Released in 2004, the sequel was directed by Alexander Witt and continues the film adaptation of Capcom's Resident Evil video game universe. It expands the franchise with new characters while keeping the action heavy style that defined the series audiences.

Box office wise, Apocalypse performed solidly, grossing about 129.34 million worldwide against a 45 million production budget. The numbers reinforced the franchise's viability and helped propel further installments within the Resident Evil series. It drew audiences worldwide despite mixed reviews.

Apocalypse helped cement the Resident Evil film series in mainstream action horror both on screen and in fan culture. It expanded the mythology with familiar characters and amplified the franchise's signature mix of gunplay, fast monsters, and high speed chases. The film kept fans returning for more across generations worldwide.

Critics offered mixed to positive notes, often praising the franchise energy and Jovovich's lead work while finding the script thin and the characters underdeveloped. The film foregrounds survival amid chaos, touches on corporate greed and biohazard ethics, and leans into frantic confrontations that test loyalty and nerve across audiences worldwide.