• Germany • United States • Canada Language English Budget $65 million Box office $240.2 million Resident Evil: Retribution is a 2012 written and directed. A direct sequel to (2010), it is the fifth installment in the, which is loosely based on the, and the third to be written and directed by Anderson after the and the. The film focuses on () captured by the, forcing her to make her escape from an underwater facility in the, used for testing the T-virus. The film has many returning actors and characters, along with new characters from the video games not featured in the previous films. Filming took place from October to December 2011 for an international release date of September 14, 2012. The film was released in 2D, and to a box-office success, grossing over $240 million worldwide. Film critics criticized the film for its characters, plot and acting, while praising the 3D, visual effects.