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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Opens Soft With $31 Million Worldwide

Strong word of mouth may be crucial to recouping the $63 million budget after a soft $15 million domestic launch.

Overview

  • Sony reported $5.6 million on Friday from 3,506 North American theaters, leading to an estimated $13.0 million three-day and $15 million four-day domestic debut.
  • International markets contributed about $16.2 million, bringing the worldwide total to roughly $31.2 million through January 19.
  • The film underperformed pre-release projections and fell well below last year’s 28 Years Later, which opened to $30 million domestically in three days.
  • Reception is notably strong for the genre, with an A- CinemaScore, a 72% PostTrak definite recommend, and approximately 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • With a reported ~$63 million production cost, the film will lean on overseas holds and post-theatrical revenue, as Avatar: Fire and Ash led the MLK weekend and Sony remains committed to a third installment expected to feature Cillian Murphy.