10 Movie Franchises That Probably Just Died

10. Resident Evil

Oh, Resident Evil. It's fascinating that such a beloved video game franchise has had so much trouble manifesting a quality live-action adaptation, though at least Paul W.S. Anderson's original six-movie series proved commercially successful.

After that franchise wrapped up with 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, it was only inevitable that it would get the reboot treatment soon enough, and late last year, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City was released.

The reboot largely landed with a thud, though, receiving primarily negative reviews and failing to turn a profit at the box office. Despite performing relatively well on VOD, that likely isn't enough to move the needle for a sequel.

For context, Welcome to Raccoon City grossed less than half of the lowest-grossing Anderson movie, 2002's original Resident Evil.

Though Netflix's recently released Resident Evil spin-off series posted solid viewership figures out of the gate, between the mixed critical reviews and overwhelmingly negative fan response, it too seems unlikely to score any sort of follow-up - especially with its evidently large budget.

While it's a given that Hollywood won't stop trying to make Resident Evil a thing, with two major adaptations both falling flat within a barely six-month period, it's likely that we won't get another live-action Resident Evil project for a good while.