The first Resident Evil was released back in 2002 to a number of mixed reviews, but genre fans (like myself) seemed to sway more towards the positive side. I personally thought the movie was highly enjoyable and still believe it to be one of the better game-to-film adaptations to-date, despite not following the actual game much. The film opened to good numbers, and naturally spawned a sequel a couple years later, which eventually accumulated triple its budget.