The Bone Temple Failing To Oust Avatar 3 As Opening Weekend Stalls

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is not set to be the primary 2026 film to debut at No. 1. The fourth installment within the post-apocalyptic 28 Days Later franchise was directed by Nia DaCosta and stars Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, and Alfie Williams. The 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple launch kicked off on January 16, just below seven months after the 2025 debut of the earlier installment.

The Bone Temple was initially projected to debut in a spread between $20 and $22 million over the 4-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day vacation weekend on the home field workplace. This could have seen it debut at No. 1, usurping James Cameron’s 2025 sci-fi blockbuster Avatar: Fireplace and Ash, which has been No. 1 for 4 consecutive weekends because it debuted on December 19.

Nonetheless, that’s not the case. Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is now solely projected to earn a 3-day whole of $13.2 million and a 4-day whole of $15 million over its debut weekend. This sees it falling considerably behind Avatar: Fireplace and Ash, which is anticipated to hit a 4-day whole of $17.6 million.

This 3-day debut nonetheless marks the second-biggest home opening weekend in historical past for the 28 Days Later franchise, beating the unique 2002 film ($9.8 million) and 2007’s 28 Weeks Later ($10.1 million). Nonetheless, it’s a steep drop from the debut of 2025’s 28 Years Later, which was capable of capitalize on fan nostalgia and a protracted hiatus to tug in $30 million.

Contemplating the truth that The Bone Temple‘s reported $63 million funds is even larger than 28 Years Later‘s $60 million and that film’s $151.3 million worldwide haul simply barely crested its estimated break-even level of $150 million, the sequel might want to have lengthy legs with a purpose to flip a revenue.

Nonetheless, its glowing Rotten Tomatoes scores (a Licensed Recent 94% on the Tomatometer and a Verified Sizzling 91% on the Popcornmeter) present that such a factor simply may be attainable.

Within the meantime, now that 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is not a menace, 2025’s Avatar: Fireplace and Ash extends its No. 1 streak to 5 weekends. It nonetheless stays to be seen if it may possibly match its two predecessors’ seven-week streaks, however over the following two weekends its greatest competitors comes from the comparatively minor titles Mercy, Return to Silent Hill, and Ship Assist, so it has an opportunity to take action.

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