The Resident Evil movies haven't always had the best rep in the film industry. Many fans of the games felt like the horror movies directed by Paul W. S. Anderson never quite got the adaptations right and felt like they distanced themselves from the games rather than honed in on what made them so popular to begin with. However, Resident Evil was not only the highest-grossing film series based on a video game, but it was also once the highest-grossing horror film series ever. Even though it was slated by critics and fans, the six movies and the reboot made quite a lot of money - over $1.28 billion worldwide, in fact.