A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
Cast
Milla Jovovich
Alice
Michelle Rodriguez
Rain Ocampo
Eric Mabius
Matt Addison
James Purefoy
Spence Parks
Martin Crewes
Chad Kaplan
Colin Salmon
James "One" Shade
Pasquale Aleardi
J.D. Salinas
Heike Makatsch
Dr. Lisa Addison
Ryan McCluskey
Mr. Grey
Indra Ové
Ms. Black
Oscar Pearce
Mr. Red
Anna Bolt
Dr. Green
Joseph May
Dr. Blue
Robert Tannion
Dr. Brown
Jaymes Butler
Clarence
Stephen Billington
Mr. White
Fiona Glascott
Ms. Gold
Liz May Brice
Medic
Torsten Jerabek
Commando 1
Marc Logan-Black
Commando 2
Michaela Dicker
Red Queen
Jason Isaacs
Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)
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Activity
- Release Date 03/15/2002
- Language English
- Director Paul W. S. Anderson
- Writer Paul W. S. Anderson
- Editor Alexander Berner
- Cinematographer David Johnson
- Producers Paul W. S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Samuel Hadida, Bernd Eichinger
- Companies Impact Pictures, Davis Films, New Legacy Film, Constantin Film
- Budget $33,000,000
- Homepage www.sonypictures.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Mar 12, 2002 | Premiere (Los Angeles, California) | R |
| United States | Mar 15, 2002 | Theatrical | R |
| Germany | Mar 21, 2002 | Theatrical | 16 |
| AT | Mar 22, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| MY | Mar 28, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| SG | Mar 28, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| France | Apr 3, 2002 | Theatrical | 16 |
| SE | Apr 10, 2002 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Australia | Apr 25, 2002 | Theatrical | MA15+ |
| NZ | May 5, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| CH | May 9, 2002 | Theatrical | 16 |
| IS | May 10, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| NO | May 10, 2002 | Theatrical | 15 |
| TW | May 10, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| GR | May 24, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| PH | May 29, 2002 | Theatrical (Manila) | — |
| Brazil | May 30, 2002 | Theatrical | 16 |
| FI | May 30, 2002 | Theatrical | K-18 |
| HK | May 30, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Jun 4, 2002 | Physical (Columbia/TriStar Home Video #08290 [VHS] 101 minutes) | R |
| South Korea | Jun 13, 2002 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Mexico | Jun 14, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| Spain | Jun 28, 2002 | Theatrical | 18 |
| PH | Jul 3, 2002 | Theatrical (Davao) | — |
| PE | Jul 4, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| Italy | Jul 5, 2002 | Theatrical | VM14 |
| IE | Jul 12, 2002 | Theatrical | 15 |
| United Kingdom | Jul 12, 2002 | Theatrical | 15 |
| BE | Jul 17, 2002 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Netherlands | Jul 17, 2002 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Russia | Jul 18, 2002 | Theatrical | 18+ |
| KZ | Jul 19, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| UA | Jul 19, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| DK | Jul 26, 2002 | Theatrical | 15 |
| PT | Jul 26, 2002 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| Poland | Jul 26, 2002 | Theatrical | 18 |
| CO | Aug 2, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| ZA | Aug 2, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| CZ | Aug 15, 2002 | Theatrical | 15+ |
| UY | Aug 16, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| AR | Aug 22, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| HU | Aug 22, 2002 | Theatrical | 18 |
| EG | Aug 28, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| Japan | Aug 31, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| Netherlands | Sep 12, 2002 | Theatrical | 18 |
| TR | Sep 20, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| SK | Oct 10, 2002 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Russia | Oct 15, 2002 | Physical (DVD) | 18+ |
| Romania | Oct 24, 2002 | Premiere (Resident) | 14 |
| EE | Oct 25, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Nov 12, 2002 | Physical (DVD release) | 15 |
| IL | Dec 26, 2002 | Theatrical | — |
| KW | Apr 22, 2003 | Theatrical | — |
| SK | Jul 9, 2005 | TV (Markíza) | 18 |
| Russia | Jun 18, 2009 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 18+ |
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