‘Resident Evil’ reboot opens to franchise-record $60 million

Sony’s “Resident Evil” opened to $60 million domestically, beating projections of $40 million to $50 million and more than doubling 2010’s “Afterlife.” Sony spent just $6.4 million on national TV ads, concentrated on NFL and college football broadcasts.

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