28 Years Later: The Bone Temple opened with a disappointing $15 million over the MLK weekend, falling short of $20 million projections and losing the box office crown to the holdover hit ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ which took in around $17.2 million.  Now in its fifth weekend, Avatar 3 has earned $353.4 million domestically and more than $1.23 billion globally.

The earnings from the opening weekend of The Bone Temple sequel came in far behind the first 28 Years film, which opened to a $30 million three-day number in June 2025. Despite the lackluster box office, The Bone Temple received positive critical attention, with a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is the second installment in the planned ’28 Years Later’ trilogy from producer Danny Boyle, writer Alex Cox, and director Nia DaCosta. The new film centers on Dr. Kelson (Fiennes), a character first introduced in 28 Years Later.  “In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer that greatest threat to survival — the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying,” a synopsis of the film reads.

The film also stars Erin Kellyman, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Laird, Maura Bird and Academy Award-winner Cillian Murphy, who reprises his role as Jim from the original movie, 28 Days Later.

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