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28 Years Later and Pixar’s Elio Set to Challenge Dragon’s Reign at Box Office

Forecasts put each new release near $30 million against Dragon’s holdover taking over $40 million this weekend

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Overview

  • How to Train Your Dragon is forecast to lead its second weekend with over $40 million after a nearly $200 million global debut
  • 28 Years Later is projected to open domestically between $28 million and $45 million against its $75 million production budget
  • Elio is slated for a North American debut above $30 million across 3,750 theaters after earning an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score and carrying a $150 million production budget
  • Analysts compare Elio’s early tracking to Elemental’s $29.6 million launch, suggesting it could follow a similar sleeper-hit trajectory
  • Overseas rollouts for 28 Years Later target roughly $28 million in Europe, Mexico and South East Asia, and Elio is set to expand to Spain on July 9 and China on June 27