28 Years Later Surpasses Expectations: Box Office Collection Exceeds Initial Projections, Fans Go Wild

28 Years Later, the highly touted sequel which continues the action decades after 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, rolled into cinemas with a powerful box office opening. The movie, which brings us a frightening mutation of the virus with infected undead now sprinting at frightening velocities—has not only delighted fans but also surpassed early estimates.

On its first day of release, 28 Years Later collected a whopping $14 million in the domestic market. In its first weekend, it made $30 million at 3,444 theaters throughout the United States alone. In foreign countries, the movie collected another $30 million, taking its global total to $60 million in just three days—twice the initially estimated amount of $30 million.

The solid performance in its opening weekend has already placed 28 Years Later on track to outdo its forebears. The first 28 Days Later, which came out in 2002, had a lifetime domestic gross of $82.8 million, and its sequel, 28 Weeks Later, in 2007 raked in $65 million worldwide. With 28 Years Later already nearing those figures on its first weekend alone, it’s set to be the highest-grossing film in the franchise.

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The setting of the film in still-infected Britain, years since the world has apparently moved on, brings a new sense of tension and political intrigue. Fans are also looking forward to seeing how this new installment lays the groundwork for the next films because it is anticipated to launch a brand-new arc in the franchise.

With great word-of-mouth, frightening imagery, and a dedicated fan base, 28 Years Later is set to take over the horror-thriller box office in the weeks ahead—and perhaps redefine the contemporary zombie genre yet again