Bone Temple Opens to $2.1M Previews, Eyes $20–22M Holiday Weekend

TL;DR
The zombie-horror sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple opened to $2.1 million in previews and is projected to gross $20–22 million over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The film has a $63 million budget and brings back Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Emma Laird, and Cillian Murphy, with Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Ian Kelson and Jack O’Connell as Jimmy Crystal; Nia DaCosta directs from an Alex Garland script. It will compete with Avatar: Fire and Ash for first place in its fifth weekend, following the original film’s $30 million debut and $70 million North American run.
- Box Office: ‘28 Years Later: Bone Temple’ Makes $2.1 Million in Previews Variety
- ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Sympathy for the Devil The New York Times
- An Apocalypse Film That Will Prompt Wild Cheering The Atlantic
- How Jack O’Connell Became Hollywood’s Favorite Bad Guy The Hollywood Reporter
- Dean’s Reviews: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Yahoo
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