Resident Evil: Retribution

Alice and the survivors on board the Umbrella Corporation freighter Arcadia are attacked by a fleet of Umbrella gunships led by Alice's brainwashed former ally, Jill Valentine; Alice is captured during the attack. An Alice clone awakens in the suburbs, living with her husband, Todd, and their deaf daughter, Becky. Zombies attack, revealing the suburbia as Raccoon City during the initial outbreak.{{efn|as depicted in Resident Evil: Apocalypse.}} As Alice and Becky drive away from the undead with the help of Rain Ocampo, they are hit by a truck, knocking Rain unconscious. Alice hides Becky inside another house but is killed by a zombified Todd.

Meanwhile, the captured Alice awakens in an underwater facility and is interrogated by Jill. During a power failure, Alice escapes, rearms, and finds herself in a simulation of Shibuya Square, Tokyo. Fighting her way against zombies, she enters a control room filled with dead Umbrella employees and encounters Ada Wong, one of Albert Wesker's top agents.

Wesker appears on a screen, explaining that both no longer serve Umbrella, and the power outage was staged by him. The Red Queen, one of Alice's arch-enemies, was reactivated after the Hive was contaminated{{efn|as depicted in Resident Evil.}} and now controls Umbrella. The underwater facility, formerly a Soviet naval outpost in Kamchatka, Russia, was designed by Umbrella for manufacturing clones and creating simulated outbreaks to show the effect of the T-virus. Ada and Alice aim to rendezvous with a rescue crew organized by Wesker, which includes Leon S. Kennedy, Barry Burton, and Luther West. Leon's team plants explosives near the entrance of the facility, which will detonate in two hours to ensure its destruction. The group plans to meet with Alice and Ada in the Raccoon City suburbia area. In a New York simulation, Alice and Ada defeat two Executioners; Leon's team enters a Moscow simulation but is surrounded by an armed Las Plagas undead horde.

In the suburban simulation, Alice and Ada encounter Becky, who mistakes Alice for her clone mother and becomes attached to her. They also find Jill and the clones of Alice's deceased allies: James "One" Shade, Rain Ocampo, and Carlos Oliveira, who are sent to capture them. During a shootout, Ada stays behind so Alice and Becky can find their way out. The two encounter a "good" clone of Rain in the Moscow simulation. Alice gives her a weapon to help keep Becky safe. She then rescues Leon's surviving crew from the Las Plagas zombies and a giant Licker. The group reaches the submarine pens in the facility exit, but are ambushed by Jill's team.

During the ensuing fight, Becky is captured by the Licker, and "good" Rain is killed. Alice rescues Becky and kills the Licker. Barry sacrifices himself, holding the Umbrella operatives off long enough to ensure the others' escape. The explosives at the entrance go off: Leon and Luther escape flooding while Alice and Becky survive through the ventilation system.

On the surface, their snowmobile is knocked over by Jill's submarine. Jill and "evil" Rain confront the group, holding Ada as a hostage. During the fight, Alice tears the mind-controlling scarab off Jill's chest, returning her to normal. Meanwhile, Rain—now enhanced with superhuman strength and healing, thanks to the Las Plagas parasite—joins the fight, kills Luther, and knocks out Leon. Realizing she is too powerful to fight, Alice shoots the ice under Rain, who is dragged underwater by swimming zombies.

Alice, Jill, and the remaining survivors travel to Wesker's headquarters, a heavily fortified White House, staffed by the remainders of the U.S. military. Alice meets Wesker in the Oval Office, where he injects her with another strand of the T-virus, returning her superhuman abilities. On the roof, he explains that the Red Queen is trying to wipe out humanity; the remaining uninfected humans are in the base. The soldiers prepare to defend the White House against hordes of T-virus abominations.

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• Milla Jovovich as Alice and her clones. Former Umbrella security officer turned rogue fighter, captured by Umbrella scientists after the Hive contamination and experimented upon. Since the T-virus outbreak incident at Raccoon City that spread across the globe, she has bonded with the virus on a cellular level, granted her with powerful superhuman abilities that was taken from her following the assault against Wesker at Umbrella's headquarters in Tokyo. She also swears vengeance against Umbrella for the deaths of her allies and those responsible for unleashing the deadly apocalypse which nearly causes the humanity's extinction. Umbrella cloned Alice multiple times, including a suburban wife version married to Carlos, used in the simulations set in the Suburbia sector of the Umbrella test facility.
• Michelle Rodriguez as Rain Ocampo. Member of the original Umbrella strike team that was sent into the Hive, but died after helping Alice and the remaining survivors who were killed before reaching the surface. Umbrella later created two clone versions of her to use in their simulations: a friendly suburban version who helped both the suburban Alice clone and the real Alice and later, an aggressive version used to hunt Alice down in the Umbrella test facility.
• Li Bingbing as Ada Wong. Former operative of Umbrella and one of Wesker's top agents who no longer serves Umbrella Corporation and assists Alice during her escape from the facility.
• An uncredited Sally Cahill dubbed over Li's voice in the film, reprising her role as the voice of Ada Wong from several Resident Evil games.{{cite podcast|title=Resident Evil Podcast #8 Sally Cahill, Gary Krawford & Leila Johnson (Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 4, Code Veronica)|url=https://www.crimson-head.com/podcast/cahill-johnson-krawford|website=crimson-head.com|publisher=Crimson-Head.com Survival Horror|language=en|date=October 30, 2016|time=2:04:16|access-date=May 15, 2024}}
• Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine. Former S.T.A.R.S. member and police officer of Raccoon City, who helped Alice during the escape from the city and went missing after the incident. She was later captured by Umbrella, brainwashed through the scarab device attached to her chest, and programmed to capture Alice and Ada.
• Aryana Engineer as Becky. A child clone who plays the role of suburban Alice clone's deaf daughter, and is later rescued by the real Alice.
• Boris Kodjoe as Luther West. One of Alice's former allies, who survived the outbreak in Los Angeles and is now a member of Wesker's rescue team.
• Johann Urb as Leon S. Kennedy. Leader of the rescue team sent by Wesker to help Alice escape from the Umbrella test facility.
• Robin Kasyanov as Sergei.
• Kevin Durand as Barry Burton. Member of the rescue team sent by Wesker to help Alice escape from the Umbrella test facility.
• Ofilio Portillo as Tony.
• Oded Fehr as Carlos Oliveira. Former U.B.C.S mercenary turned rogue fighter, one of Alice's closest allies and love interest who helped her escape following the city's destruction. He later sacrificed himself in order to help the other survivors in the Nevada desert. Umbrella also created two clone versions of him to use in their simulations: one is part of Jill's team used to hunt Alice down in the Umbrella test facility, the other plays the role of the suburban Alice clone's husband and Becky's father.
• Colin Salmon as James "One" Shade. Leader of the original Umbrella strike team sent into the Hive. He was killed by the Red Queen while attempting to shut her down. After his death, Umbrella used his DNA to clone him and put him in Jill's team which hunts Alice down in the Umbrella test facility.
• Shawn Roberts as Albert Wesker. "Former" head of Umbrella Corporation who went rogue. Recognizing Alice's role in the fate of humanity, he reluctantly joins forces with her and organizes a freelance team to assist Alice and Ada in escaping from the facility.
• Toshio Oki as Japanese Policeman.
• Takato Yamashita as Japanese Businessman.
• Mika Nakashima as J-Pop Girl. A "Patient one" biohazard creature, who was infected and used in the Tokyo sector of the Umbrella test facility.
• Megan Charpentier as The Red Queen. An on-and-off-again, renegade artificial intelligence who controls the Umbrella facility, and Alice's nemesis, who is plotting to destroy humanity.
• Voiced by Ava Merson-O'Brian

After the release of Resident Evil: Afterlife, director Paul W. S. Anderson was in discussion with Screen Gems of filming the fifth and sixth film back to back. But Anderson later decided to just focus on Resident Evil: Retribution. Anderson returned as writer and director, Glen McPherson serves as director of photography, Kevin Phipps as production designer and Nick Powell as both a fight choreographer and second-unit director.

When Ada and Alice encounter each other the first time, they recreate a scene from the game Resident Evil 4 in their brief fight. Another element they featured was Las Plagas parasite. Las Plagas plays a part in the film and allows the undead to "run around, ride motorbikes, and shoot machine guns." An action scene inspired by Resident Evil 5, where the characters are driving a Hummer while being chased by zombies, is featured, but for the film the Hummer was changed to a Rolls-Royce Phantom. The metal bug on Jill Valentine's chest can also be seen in Resident Evil 5.

Aside from the video games, writing for the film was heavily influenced by science-fiction films. "I think Inception had a huge impact on everyone," says Bolt, "and I think Westworld is an important film to Paul. Everybody knows, because he talks about it enough, the Alien series, Blade Runner, all these things are inspirations."

Makeup effects supervisor Paul Jones stated that he wanted the makeup on the zombies to look realistic. He took inspiration from Day of the Dead.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/resident-evil-5-retribution-set-visit |title=RESIDENT EVIL 5 RETRIBUTION Set Visit |date=January 19, 2012 |publisher=Collider.com |access-date=2012-07-07}}

The film's fight sequences were influenced by Asian cinema. "We watched a lot of Thai movies this time around because of the movies (Powell) has done," says Anderson. "He did The Last Samurai as well. He has worked with a lot of Japanese stuntmen and he has worked with a lot of Hong Kong stuntmen. But we felt the area that hadn't been mined by western cinema much was that whole kind of high impact Thai style of fighting. So we just watched a lot of action sequences from a lot of Thai movies. There were moves and just a general feel that we thought we could infuse the movie with. You know, that kind of bone crunch where you really feel the impact. We tried to bring that into the movie, which is also good for 3D because obviously 3D makes it harder to sell those kind of fake phony punches because you see the distance between the fist and the face. So that kind of Thai style of fighting where you actually make contact is a lot stronger."{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/jeremy-bolt-don-carmody-robert-kulzer-resident-evil-5-retribution-interview |title=Producers Jeremy Bolt, Don Carmody, and Robert Kulzer RESIDENT EVIL 5 RETRIBUTION Interview |publisher=Collider.com |date=2012-01-19 |access-date=2012-07-07}}

File:Milla Jovovich & Paul W. S. Anderson by Gage Skidmore.jpg in promotion of Resident Evil: Retribution.]]

Returning from the previous film are: Milla Jovovich as Alice, Sienna Guillory (Jill Valentine) and Boris Kodjoe (Luther West).{{cite web|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=20962|title=Luther's Back for More Resident Evil|last=Turek|first=Ryan|work=ShockTilYouDrop|publisher=CraveOnline|date=September 13, 2011|access-date=September 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013183432/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=20962|archive-date=October 13, 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a310358/sienna-guillory-returns-for-resident-evil-5.html|title=Sienna Guillory returns for 'Resident Evil 5'|work=Digital Spy|publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Médias|date=March 22, 2011|access-date=March 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205215919/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a310358/sienna-guillory-returns-for-resident-evil-5.html|archive-date=December 5, 2011|url-status=live}} Shawn Roberts (Albert Wesker) makes a cameo appearance.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/26441|title=Michelle Rodriguez Returning for Some 'Retribution'!|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=Bloody Disgusting|publisher=The Collective|date=September 22, 2011|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925174514/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/26441|archive-date=September 25, 2011|url-status=live}} Colin Salmon who played James "One" Shade and Michelle Rodriguez who played Rain Ocampo in the first film return.{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/casting-bits-nick-nolte-tom-waits-offered-the-road-peter-bogdanovich-the-healer-colin-salmon-returns-resident-evil-retribution/|title=May Take 'The Low Road', Peter Bogdanovich Joins 'Super 8' Star in 'The Healer', Colin Salmon Seeks 'Retribution'|last=Han|first=Angie|publisher=/Film|date=September 13, 2011|access-date=September 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925101921/http://www.slashfilm.com/casting-bits-nick-nolte-tom-waits-offered-the-road-peter-bogdanovich-the-healer-colin-salmon-returns-resident-evil-retribution/|archive-date=September 25, 2011|url-status=live}} Oded Fehr who portrayed Carlos Oliveira in the second and third film also returns.{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/09/michelle-rodriguez-johann-urb-join-milla-jovovich-in-resident-evil-5/|title=Michelle Rodriguez, Johann Urb Join Milla Jovovich In 'Resident Evil 5'|last=Fleming|first=Mike|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=PMC|date=September 27, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929141307/http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/michelle-rodriguez-johann-urb-join-milla-jovovich-in-resident-evil-5/|archive-date=September 29, 2011|url-status=dead}} There are two "versions" of Rain and Carlos; one being portrayed as "evil" and one as "good".{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/27983|title=(Special Report): Returning Heroes And Villains, Submarine Ice Battles, Talk Of Russian Motorcycle Zombies And Prequels On The Set Of 'Resident Evil: Retribution 3D'!|last=Dickson|first=Evan|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=January 19, 2012|access-date=January 20, 2012}}

The characters Ada Wong (played by Li Bingbing), Leon S. Kennedy (Johann Urb){{cite web|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/119/1197294p1.html|title=RE5's Leon Kennedy Revealed|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|work=IGN|publisher=News Corporation|date=September 29, 2011|access-date=September 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001182833/http://movies.ign.com/articles/119/1197294p1.html|archive-date=October 1, 2011|url-status=live}} and Barry Burton (Kevin Durand) appear in the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a340989/milla-jovovich-reveals-resident-evil-retribution-details.html|title=Milla Jovovich reveals 'Resident Evil: Retribution' details|last=Ayres|first=Tom|work=Digital Spy|publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Médias|date=September 18, 2011|access-date=September 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925165709/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a340989/milla-jovovich-reveals-resident-evil-retribution-details.html|archive-date=September 25, 2011|url-status=live}} Ali Larter (Claire Redfield), Wentworth Miller (Chris Redfield) and Spencer Locke (K-Mart) do not return and they are presumed to have died in the attack on Arcadia or held captive elsewhere by Umbrella. Also, a new character portrayed by Aryana Engineer has been added to the franchise cast.

Anderson said that casting Leon was a challenge, due to his "extreme look": "Firstly, he's a major action hero. But also he has the floppy hair, and you have no idea how hard it is to find someone who looks like that. They're usually mutually exclusive. It's like the guys with floppy hair are all kind of doing British period movies, like Brideshead Revisited, and the guys who are top action heroes usually have buzz cuts. But I think after a long and very exhaustive search, we've finally found the right guy in Johann Urb."{{cite web |date=October 6, 2011 |title=Resident Evil director talks Retribution |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-director-talks-retribution/1100-6337828/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011064935/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-director-talks-retribution/1100-6337828/ |archive-date=October 11, 2020 |access-date=August 29, 2019 |website=GameSpot}}

Principal photography started on October 10 and wrapped on December 23, 2011, for a 55-day shoot.{{Cite news|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|title='Resident Evil 5' To Shoot In Toronto|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 16, 2011|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/resident-evil-5-shoot-toronto-223604|access-date=August 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011074352/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/resident-evil-5-shoot-toronto-223604|archive-date=October 11, 2011|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/paul-ws-anderson-resident-evil-5-retribution-interview/118209/|title=Exclusive: Director Paul W. S. Anderson Talks 'Resident Evil: Retribution'; 10 Things to Know About the Fifth Resident Evil Film|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|publisher=Collider.com|date=October 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005143756/http://collider.com/paul-ws-anderson-resident-evil-5-retribution-interview/118209|archive-date=October 5, 2011|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/121/1215486p1.html|title=Resident Evil: Retribution 3D Wraps|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|work=IGN|date=December 23, 2011|access-date=December 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106050757/http://movies.ign.com/articles/121/1215486p1.html|archive-date=January 6, 2012|url-status=dead}} Filming locations included Toronto at Cinespace's Kipling studio facility, Times Square in New York City, Tokyo and Red Square in Moscow.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a344779/milla-jovovich-resident-evil-retribution-will-be-bigger-adventure.html|title=Milla Jovovich: 'Resident Evil: Retribution will be bigger adventure'|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|work=Digital Spy|publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Médias|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014222314/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a344779/milla-jovovich-resident-evil-retribution-will-be-bigger-adventure.html|archive-date=October 14, 2011|url-status=live}} Resident Evil: Retribution is the second film in the series to be shot in 3D, the first being Resident Evil: Afterlife. It was also filmed in 4K resolution.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/milla-jovoich-resident-evil-5-characters-sandy-132432/|title=Milla Jovovich Reveals 'Resident Evil 5' Characters & Plot Details|last=Schaefer|first=Sandy|publisher=ScreenRant|date=September 19, 2011|access-date=September 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924072407/http://screenrant.com/milla-jovoich-resident-evil-5-characters-sandy-132432/|archive-date=September 24, 2011|url-status=live}} The Red Epic camera system was used, which producer Jeremy Bolt said is 50% smaller than the Sony F35 that was used for Resident Evil: Afterlife.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=83106|title=Exclusive: Producer Jeremy Bolt on The Three Musketeers|last=Lesnick|first=Silas|work=ComingSoon.net|publisher=CraveOnline|date=October 13, 2011|access-date=October 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014065946/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=83106|archive-date=October 14, 2011|url-status=live}}

On October 11, a platform collapsed during the second day of filming and injured 16 people on the set. According to Toronto police, ten people were taken to the hospital for emergency treatment. Injuries included bruises and broken bones. Emergency workers had a difficult time determining which injuries were real, since the people were dressed in zombie costumes with fake blood.{{cite news|title=Zombie movie shoot accident leaves 16 hurt|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/zombie-movie-shoot-accident-hurts-17-in-toronto-1.1077252|date=October 11, 2011|access-date=October 11, 2011|work=CBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012052355/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/10/11/movie-stage-collapse-toronto547.html|archive-date=October 12, 2011|url-status=live}}

The streets of Red Square were cleared for a day and background filming was done in the Russian subway after it was cleared for five hours (although the subway station scene is actually the Lower Bay abandoned station of Toronto subway). Most of the streets were built into sets. The car chase scene was filmed in late November in Moscow.{{cite web|url=http://www.reelz.com/movie-news/12429/milla-jovovich-describes-huge-action-scene-from-resident-evil-retribution/|title=Milla Jovovich Describes Huge Action Scene from Resident Evil: Retribution|publisher=Reelz.com|date=November 28, 2011|access-date=December 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115224627/http://www.reelz.com/movie-news/12429/milla-jovovich-describes-huge-action-scene-from-resident-evil-retribution/|archive-date=January 15, 2012|url-status=live}}

Durand and Roberts wrapped filming in the first week of December and Li wrapped on December 14. A fight scene between Jill and Alice that involved over 200 moves began filming December 14 until the end of production.{{cite web|url=http://www.twitlonger.com/show/en9l7d|title=Milla Jovovich tweet|publisher=Twitlonger (Twitter)|date=December 14, 2011|access-date=December 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110075705/http://www.twitlonger.com/show/en9l7d|archive-date=January 10, 2012|url-status=dead}}

The music group Tomandandy, who performed the Afterlife score, returned to score Resident Evil: Retribution. Anderson explained that the score for the film is a progression of Afterlife{{'}}s, stating that he "wants to kind of mesh their more electronic stuff with an orchestra this time. It still has that cool Tomandandy feel, but it has a more epic scope to it." The official soundtrack was released on September 11, 2012, under Milan Records, which included Tomandandy's score for the film, as well as the film's end credits song "Hexes" produced by Bassnectar featuring Chino Moreno (of the Deftones) on vocals.{{cite web

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Singer Mika Nakashima sings the theme song for the Japanese version of the film, "Ashita Sekai ga Owarunara."{{cite web

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| title2 = Flying Through the Air

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| title3 = First Blood

| length3 = 1:12

| title4 = Tokyo Revisited

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| title5 = Corridor

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| title6 = Planting

| length6 = 4:05

| title7 = Axemen

| length7 = 2:47

| title8 = Fall Back

| length8 = 1:51

| title9 = Imprinted

| length9 = 0:57

| title10 = Suburbia

| length10 = 2:50

| title11 = Phantom Chase

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| title12 = End of the World

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| title13 = Drive Away

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| title14 = Ice Pack

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| title15 = Zombies Under Ice

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| title16 = It's Help

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| note17 = T-Mass Remix

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The first teaser trailer of the film was attached to Underworld: Awakening, an installment from Resident Evil's rival film series, and released in January 2012, featuring product placement promoting Sony products such as the Xperia phone, the PlayStation Vita and the Tablet S, underscored by narration from Patrick Stewart, before transitioning into a post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C., with Alice standing on the roof of the White House,{{cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115391-Resident-Evil-Retribution-Teaser-Subtly-Promotes-Sony-Gear |title=Resident Evil: Retribution Teaser Subtly Promotes Sony Gear |author=Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |publisher=The Escapist |date=2012-01-21 |access-date=2012-03-29 |archive-date=May 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530230002/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115391-Resident-Evil-Retribution-Teaser-Subtly-Promotes-Sony-Gear |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/resident-evil-retribution-trailer-rob-147614/ |title=Resident Evil: Retribution Trailer Is a Big Sony Advertisement |first=Rob |last=Keyes |website=Screen Rant |date=2012-01-18 |access-date=2012-03-29}} in similar fashion to the promotion for previous installments, Apocalypse and Extinction.

A viral website, UmbrellaCorporation.net, supposedly informed about Umbrella, reported that it was on a recruitment tour all over the world searching for "great minds to help them advance". On several occasions, a video of Alice (Milla Jovovich) appeared, telling the viewer not to trust Umbrella. At the same time, an actual mobile tour for the film was launched, travelling to Cancún, Barcelona, Poznań, Warsaw and Rome. Furthermore, a black, tinted SUV with the Umbrella Corporation symbol and name on its doors and license plate was seen in Atlanta in June.

A second trailer premiered online on June 14, following a live Q&A with Milla Jovovich in New York City and was attached to prints of That's My Boy.{{cite web|url=http://www.millaj.com/film/resident5.shtml |title=The Official Milla Jovovich Website :: Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) |publisher=MillaJ.com |access-date=2012-07-07}}

Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Oded Fehr, Boris Kodjoe, Mika Nakashima and Paul W. S. Anderson appeared at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 13. A discussion for the film took place, and never-before-seen footage debuted.{{cite web|url=https://dailydead.com/fridays-comic-con-schedule-includes-the-walking-dead-resident-evil-retribution/ |title=Friday's Comic-Con Schedule Includes The Walking Dead, Resident Evil: Retribution |publisher=Daily Dead |date=2012-06-29 |access-date=2012-07-07}}

On August 10, 2012, a group of 27 people dressed as zombies "invaded" the Shibuya shopping district and handed out leaflets to promote the film. The group marched across the crossing in front of the Shibuya Station and then moved on to Shibuya's underground shopping area "Shibuchika" and to the "Shibuya Cine Palace".{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/08/10-1/resident-evil-retribution-promotion-unleashes-zombie-horde-on-shibuya |title=Resident Evil Retribution Promotion Unleashes Zombie Horde On Shibuya |publisher=Daily Dead |date=2012-08-10 |access-date=2012-08-10}}

Resident Evil: Retribution was released worldwide on September 14, 2012, in 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D. The MPAA's official rating for the film is R for "sequences of strong violence throughout".{{cite web |url=http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2236/ |title=MPAA Ratings Bullentin no. 2236 |publisher=Rope of Silicon |date=2012-09-15 |access-date=2012-09-15 |archive-date=August 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817012141/http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2236/ |url-status=dead }} It was not screened in advance for critics.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/paul-w-s-anderson-resident-evil-5-retribution-interview/181527/#more-181527 |title=Paul W. S. Anderson interview |publisher=Daily Dead |date=2012-07-17 |access-date=2012-08-11 |archive-date=January 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109150223/https://collider.com/paul-w-s-anderson-resident-evil-5-retribution-interview/181527/#more-181527 |url-status=dead }}

The film's world premiere took place in Tokyo, Japan (where the film was retitled Biohazard V: Retribution) on September 3. Originally, a promotional stunt was planned that involved Jovovich pretending to come out with a gun and shoot "zombies" in the theater. In response to the Aurora shootings, Jovovich declined the stunt, commenting that "There's absolutely no way I'm doing anything violent in a movie theater."{{cite news | date= 2012-09-05 | author= Bruce Fretts | url= http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-09-09/news/33718383_1_movie-theater-zombies-sci-fi-icon | archive-url= https://archive.today/20130130050804/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-09-09/news/33718383_1_movie-theater-zombies-sci-fi-icon | url-status= dead | archive-date= January 30, 2013 | title=Milla Jovovich interview| newspaper=NY Daily News | access-date= 2013-02-01}} Jovovich, Anderson, and Nakashima appeared at the premiere for a red carpet event.

Li Bingbing did not appear at the premiere, raising speculation from reporters that her absence was a demonstration against the escalating dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku Islands. Li's agent Ji Xiang explained that Li had been informed of the premiere two months before but she was too busy in Beijing to attend at that time. However, Ji did not deny that politics were involved, saying: "We are in line with our government – the Diaoyu Islands belong to China. Bingbing will be attending movie premieres held in other places across the world and she skipped the Tokyo leg only."{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2012-09/04/content_26422514.htm |title=China.org|publisher=China.org|date=2012-09-04 |access-date=2012-10-03}}

The film was released on December 21, 2012, on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultraviolet Digital Copy. It was released in the United Kingdom on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultraviolet Digital Copy on January 28, 2013. Pre-order for was available in November 2012 on Amazon.{{cite web|url=https://dailydead.com/resident-evil-retribution-blu-ray-release-details-and-cover-art/|title='Resident Evil: Retribution Blu-ray Release Date Set |publisher=Daily Dead |date=2012-11-05 |access-date=2012-11-05}}

Resident Evil: Retribution opened at #1 in 3,012 theaters, beating out the 3-D re-release of Finding Nemo. During its opening weekend, the film grossed $21,052,227 domestically (an average of $6,989 for each theater), which makes the film the second lowest domestic opening weekend in the series, with the lowest being the original Resident Evil ($17.7 million), though it sold the fewest tickets. The audience in the opening weekend was 64% male, and 55% were 25 years of age or older. Regular 3D showings accounted for 48% of ticket sales, while IMAX 3D contributed 14% and other large format showings contributed 4%. In its second weekend, the film dropped to fifth place behind newcomers End of Watch, Jennifer Lawrence's House at the End of the Street, and Trouble with the Curve with $6.7 million on the domestic charts. With a 68% decline from its previous weekend, this makes the worst domestic drop so far for a Resident Evil film.{{cite web |url= https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3530&p=.htm |title=Retribution Box Office Report |publisher= IMDB |work= Box Office Mojo |date=2012-09-25 |access-date=2012-09-25}} Its third weekend grossed $2.9 million, making a lighter 55% decrease and putting it into the number eight spot.{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=main&yr=2012&wknd=39&p=.htm |title=Box Office 9/21 Charts|publisher= IMDB |work= Box Office Mojo |date=2012-09-25 |access-date=2012-09-25}}

Resident Evil: Retribution broke the series record for the highest worldwide opening with $49.6 million, beating out Afterlife's opening of over $39 million. In its opening weekend, the film was strongest in Asia, where it had the best 2012 Hollywood debut so far in Japan ($11.2 million), Taiwan ($4.4 million) and Malaysia ($2 million). Its premiere in South Korea ($2 million) was underwhelming, where it underperformed to the local film Masquerade ($7.3 million). It performed well in Russia ($8.5 million) and Brazil ($3.1 million), but was disappointing in Australia ($1.5 million).{{cite web|url= https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3527&p=.htm |title=Retribution International Opening Weekend |publisher= IMDb |work= Box Office Mojo |date=2012-10-01|access-date=2012-10-01}} The film retained the number one spot in its second weekend, grossing $30.5 million for a new foreign total of $103.8 million. Its top market was once again Japan, where it eased 27% to $6.3 million. Its new debuts included Germany ($3.6 million) and Mexico ($3.5 million).{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3531&p=.htm |title=Retribution Box Office Report |publisher= IMDb |work= Box Office Mojo |date=2012-09-25 |access-date=2012-09-25}} In its third weekend, the film dropped to the number two spot behind Looper, making $21.1 million. It had its premiere in France ($2 million), Italy ($1.4 million), and the United Kingdom ($1.3 million).{{cite web|url= https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3537&p=.htm |title= Retribution International Third Weekend| publisher= IMDb |work= Box Office Mojo |date= 2012-10-01|access-date= 2012-10-01}} The film broke $200 million in its fourth weekend, notably due to its opening in Spain ($1.4 million).{{cite web|url= https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3542&p=.htm |title=Retribution International Fourth Weekend |publisher= IMDb |work= Box Office Mojo |date=2012-10-09|access-date=2012-10-10}}

Worldwide, the film grossed $240 million, after the movie opened in China on 17 March. Although this does not match its predecessor's gross of $300 million, it still ranks as the second highest grossing in the series, the highest grossing foreign film in Japan in 2012 (7th overall), and the highest grossing Canadian film of 2012, and second of all time (behind Afterlife).

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of {{RT data|score}} based on reviews from {{RT data|count}} critics, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads: "Resident Evil: Retribution offers everything one might reasonably expect from the fifth installment in a heavily action-dependent franchise – which means very little beyond stylishly hollow CGI-enhanced set pieces."{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=resident_evil_retribution|title=Resident Evil: Retribution|type=m |access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, the film received a weighted average score of 39 out of 100 based on reviews from 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".{{cite Metacritic |id=resident-evil-retribution/ |title=Resident Evil: Retribution |type=m |access-date= 2012-09-14}} CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a "C+" on an A+ to F scale.{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Grady|title=Box office report: 'Resident Evil' outswims 'Nemo' with $21.1 million|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/17/showbiz/movies/box-office-master-ew/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 18, 2012|date=September 17, 2012}}

Jim Vejvoda at IGN gave the film a six out of ten, saying: "Even with all of its dopey dialogue, wooden characters and 'been there, done that' elements, Resident Evil: Retribution is pretty amazing as far as entries in this series go. It certainly feels more like a video game and has a bit more emotion to it than some of the past Resident Evil sequels, but if you don't like this series then there's not much here to make you suddenly warm up to it."{{cite web | date = September 14, 2012 | author = Jim Vejvoda| url = https://ign.com/articles/2012/09/14/resident-evil-retribution-3d-review| title = Resident Evil: Retribution 3D Review| publisher = NewsCorp | work = IGN| access-date = 2013-02-02}} Clark Collis from Entertainment Weekly also gave the film a mostly positive review, stating that "writer-director W.S. Anderson's overseeing of the Resident Evil zombie franchise has proven to be both lunatically haphazard and dementedly enthusiastic."{{cite magazine| date=2012-09-15 | author= Clark Collis | url= https://ew.com/article/2012/09/15/resident-evil-retribution/ | title=Resident Evil: Retribution Review | magazine= Entertainment Weekly | access-date=2012-09-21}}

In an interview with film critic Willow Maclay, Scout Tafoya at RogerEbert.com said "Retribution posits a sort of femininity simulator as the kind of test of the body's fitness for the wider world, which to me is one of the most fascinating things I've seen in a big action movie", while Maclay makes a comparison to Mamoru Oshii's anime movie Angel's Egg "as a film about a life giving creature who is drawn in these hollow worlds she traverses", adding: {{blockquote|I've always considered Alice to have a similar projection of ideas in her character, and the motherhood angle in Retribution ties all of that together. Alice is not a human woman in the grand scheme of things, but a creation. She is something different, and she bears the weight of this layered immortality of constant reincarnation and re-definition that I think is human when we create families and stories.{{Cite web|last=Tafoya|first=Scout|title=The Unloved, Part 83: Resident Evil: Retribution {{!}} MZS {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/the-unloved-part-83-resident-evil-retribution|access-date=2021-09-18|website=RogerEbert.com|date=November 2, 2020 }}}}Rotten Tomatoes lists the film on its 100 Best Zombie Movies, Ranked by Tomatometer.{{Cite web |title=100 Best Zombie Movies, Ranked by Tomatometer |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/essential-zombie-movies/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en-US}}

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When Retribution outgrossed Afterlife Sony distribution's head, Rory Bruer, confirmed that there would be a sixth film.{{cite web| url= https://variety.com/2012/film/box-office/evil-sequel-plays-well-overseas-1118059675/| title= 'Evil' sequel plays well overseas|author=Andrew Stewart| work= Variety| date= September 22, 2012| access-date= 2012-09-25}} In an interview with Forbes, producer Samuel Hadida stated that a sixth and seventh installment were planned and a reboot of the series was possible.{{cite web | date= 2012-10-29 | author= John Gaudiosi | url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/10/29/silent-hill-sequel-bombs-at-box-office-producer-promises-more-resident-evil-movies/ | title= Silent Hill Sequel Bombs At Box Office, Producer Promises More Resident Evil Movies | work= Forbes| access-date= 2013-02-01}}

On June 16, 2014, Anderson said he was in the process of writing the final film, tentatively titled Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and stated that no dates had been set for the start of production or its release in theaters.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/resident-evil-6-title-the-final-chapter/|title=Exclusive RESIDENT EVIL 6 Updates: Tentatively Titled RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, Planned as the Last Film, and First Draft Is Currently Being Written|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|work=Collider|date=June 16, 2014|access-date=June 16, 2014}} On September 18, 2015, filming in South Africa began, with Roberts reprising his role as Wesker and Iain Glen who portrayed Sam Isaacs in the second and third film, returning as Sam's twin brother, Dr. Alexander Isaacs. Joining the cast were Ruby Rose as Abigail, Eoin Macken as Doc, William Levy as Christian, Fraser James as Michael and Rola as Cobalt.{{cite web|url=https://ign.com/articles/2015/09/18/resident-evil-the-final-chapter-begins-production-full-cast-and-plot-synopsis-revealed|title=Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Begins Production, Full Cast and Plot Synopsis Revealed|author=Jim Vejvoda|date=18 September 2015|work=IGN|access-date=19 September 2015}} The film was released on January 27, 2017.

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