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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Opens to Strong Reviews as Sony’s New Trilogy Moves Forward

Nia DaCosta’s distinct vision reframes the franchise without breaking its continuity.

Overview

  • The sequel opened in the UK on January 14 and in U.S. theaters on January 16 with an R rating for strong bloody violence, gore, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use.
  • Early critical reception is strong, with Rotten Tomatoes reporting about a 93% critics score.
  • Sony has greenlit a third installment, with Alex Garland writing and Danny Boyle saying a fully outlined scenario exists and indicating he would like to direct.
  • Industry tracking reports $2.1 million from Thursday previews in North America and projects a $20–22 million take over the four-day MLK weekend.
  • Home-release timing is expected to follow Sony’s recent pattern, with PVOD roughly 1–6 weeks after theatrical debut and a Netflix streaming window about three months later.