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The horror thriller 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is showing huge cracks in its opening weekend at the domestic box office.<\/p>\n
Picking up after the events of the 2025 rage virus thriller 28 Years Later, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple<\/a> played in Thursday previews and opened nationwide in theaters on Friday. <\/p>\n ForbesWhen Is \u201928 Years Later: The Bone Temple\u2019 Coming To Streaming?By Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n Directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman, The Marvels), 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is split into two different storylines that eventually intersect. One path follows Spike (Alfie Williams), who is looking for a way to escape from Jimmy Crystal (Jack O\u2019Connell) and his followers after his Satanic cult rescued the pre-teen at the end of director Danny Boyle\u2019s 28 Years Later.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) stumbles into a possible cure for the rage virus after repeated close encounters with the alpha zombie Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry). Whenever Samson gets near Kelson, the doctor shoots him with morphine darts to stop him, only to realize that the opioid may be reversing the effects of the zombie-like disease.<\/p>\n Sony Pictures Entertainment, the studio behind 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple<\/a> and its predecessor, announced on Saturday that the film earned $5.6 million on Friday from 3,506 North American theaters. SPE is projecting that the film will earn $15 million over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, with $13.25 million of that tally coming Friday to Sunday.<\/p>\n ForbesWill There Be A \u201928 Years Later 3\u2019 After \u2018The Bone Temple\u2019? Here\u2019s The Good NewsBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n If SPE\u2019s estimate holds up, the number falls far short of opening projections from various trade publications. Variety<\/a> projected the film to make anywhere from $20 million to $22 million in its opening frame, while Deadline<\/a> projected a $20 million-plus opening for the film through Monday. The latter publication noted that the film had a net production budget of $63 million before marketing costs.<\/p>\n The three-day estimate of $13.25 million for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple pales in comparison to 28 Years Later, which earned $30 million in its first Friday to Sunday frame after opening in theaters on June 20, 2025. <\/p>\n ForbesHow Soon Is James Cameron\u2019s \u2018Avatar: Fire And Ash\u2019 Coming To Streaming?By Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n The first 28 Years Later film had a $60 million production budget before marketing costs (per The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>) and went on earn $70.446 million domestically and $70.559 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of more than $150 million.<\/p>\n Oona Chaplin in “Avatar” Fire and Ash.”<\/p>\n 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS\u2018Avatar: Fire And Ash\u2019 Looks To Win Domestic Box Office Crown For Fifth Straight Weekend<\/p>\n With the underperformance of 28 Years: The Bone Temple in its opening frame, it appears that Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/a> is heading for its fifth consecutive finish at No. 1 at the weekend box office.<\/p>\n James Cameron\u2019s third Pandora adventure is projected to earn $17.6 million over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend box office, Deadline<\/a> reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n