Danny Boyle's 28 YEARS LATER surpassed the previous installments this weekend. Columbia Pictures’ highly anticipated sequel is off to a roaring start—shattering franchise milestones and hitting #1 for the highest global opening weekend in series history!
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Global Snapshot (Weekend Ending June 29)
• Worldwide Box Office: $103.0 million—the highest-ever opening in the 28 DAYS LATER franchise
• Surpasses previous entries:
◦ 28 DAYS LATER ($83 M)
◦ 28 WEEKS LATER ($64 M) (fangoria.com)
Domestic Performance (U.S. & Canada)
• Fri–Sun breakdown (3,444 theaters):
◦ Friday: $3.0 M
◦ Saturday: $3.8 M
◦ Projected Sunday: $2.9 M
• Weekend total: ~$9.7 M
• Cumulative domestic gross: $50.3 M
International Markets
• Opening weekend overseas: $13.7 M
• Holdover total: $52.7 M
• Performing ahead of genre peers:
◦ SINNERS (+26%)
◦ SMILE 2 (+18%)
• Tracking on par with A QUIET PLACE PART II & EVIL DEAD RISE
Why It Matters
• Record-setting franchise entry: $103M global weekend tops prior installments
• Outpaces genre peers internationally, reflecting global appetite for post-apocalyptic horror
• Strongholds in key territories indicate solid word-of-mouth and staying power
Film Overview & Team
A powerhouse creative reunion:
• Directed by Danny Boyle, written by Alex Garland
• Nine-time Academy Award-winning producers on board
• Cast includes Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes; Cillian Murphy serves as executive producer
Plot: Nearly 30 years after the rage virus broke free, a quarantined island community clings to survival. One member ventures onto the infected mainland—and returns with dark secrets about mutated threats and twisted humanity.
Bottom Line
28 Years Later is making history for the franchise and standing tall among 2025's horror releases. With $103 M globally and strong international retention, it’s shaping up as a commercial—and critical—success. Will it sustain momentum? The coming weeks will determine if it can build beyond this electrifying start.
