28 Years Later‘s field workplace runs previous a reboot of a traditional horror franchise with a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reuniting Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, who wrote and directed the unique film, the third movie follows a brand new group of survivors on a British island, and after one among them ventures to the mainland, they uncover a world stuffed with secrets and techniques and horror.
The 28 Years Later forged contains Alfie Williams in his characteristic movie debut, Emmy-winner Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), BAFTA nominee Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals), three-time Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s Record, The English Affected person, Conclave), Edvin Ryding, Chi Lewis-Parry, Christopher Fulford, Stella Gonet, Jack O’Connell, and Rocco Haynes.
28 Years Later critiques have been overwhelmingly optimistic, with critics praising it for channeling fashionable fears right into a chilling and gripping expertise that defies expectations. The movie was launched in theaters on June 20 alongside Pixar’s Elio and made $30 million in its opening weekend, ending second behind the holdover Prepare Your Dragon and changing into the horror franchise’s highest opening weekend.
Now, practically a month later, 28 Years Later‘s field workplace has quietly surpassed a reboot of a traditional horror franchise.
28 Years Later’s Field Workplace Is Now Even Greater Than Scream
It is Made $139.9M To Date
Thus far, 28 Years Later has made $139.9 million on the field workplace, surpassing the worldwide complete of Scream (2022), which made $138.8 million. That is not unhealthy for a franchise wherein the primary two movies did not crack $100 million – 28 Days Later made $82 million in 2002, whereas 28 Weeks Later made $72 million in 2007. However, the Scream franchise is a a lot larger factor.
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The long-awaited sequel 28 Years Later passes a significant field workplace milestone that has solely been achieved by three different horror films in 2025.
28 Years Later has achieved these numbers with out as a lot of a built-in viewers as Scream. After an 18-year hole between installments, the movie nonetheless managed to attach with followers, new audiences, and critics alike, all whereas revitalizing curiosity within the collection. This bodes nicely for the deliberate trilogy, together with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which has already been shot and is ready for launch in January 2026.
Evaluate this to different horror films 28 Years Later has crushed on the field workplace, a lot of them installments in far more standard franchises, akin to 2020’s The Invisible Man ($139M), 2024’s Smile 2 ($138M), 2012’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ($137M), 2018’s The First Purge ($137M), 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer ($136M), 2007’s Noticed IV ($135M), 2021’s Halloween Kills ($130M), and plenty of extra.
28 Years Later has absolutely surpassed expectations on the field workplace, powered principally by sturdy word-of-mouth.
28 Years Later has absolutely surpassed expectations on the field workplace, powered principally by sturdy word-of-mouth. It is a boldly bold entry which may let down followers hoping for the gritty horror of the unique, however its highly effective emotional core, elevated by its sturdy forged, has clearly resonated with audiences on the field workplace.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple releases on January 16, 2026.
28 Years Later
7/10
- Launch Date
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June 20, 2025
- Runtime
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126 minutes
- Director
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Danny Boyle