Resident Evil Shatters Video Game Movie Ceiling, American Idol Ditches Hollywood, and Leguizamo Goes Full Circle

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil just obliterated every expectation for a video game movie. The reboot scored a staggering 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the highest-rated live-action video game adaptation ever — beating The Last of Us and Fallout, both sitting at 96%. On the box office front, it's tracking a $40–50 million domestic opening, with some estimates pushing toward $60 million, which would smash the franchise's previous record of $26.6 million set by...