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28 Days Later

2002 • R • 1h 52m • Horror, Sci-Fi • Fox Searchlight Pictures

The days are numbered.

🍅 87% 85% MC 73 LB 3.73 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$10.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$45.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$82.8M
$37.7M international
Domestic Legs4.5x
Budget$8M
2003 Rank#65
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Cast & Crew

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Danny Boyle Danny Boyle Director Cillian Murphy Cillian Murphy Starring Naomie Harris Naomie Harris Starring Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston Starring Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson Starring
Written byAlex Garland Produced byAndrew Macdonald CinematographyAnthony Dod Mantle Music byJohn Murphy StudioFox Searchlight Pictures Series28 Days Later
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 27-29 4 $10.1M — 1,260 $7,986 $10.1M
2 Jul 4-6 7 $6.0M −40.3% 1,318 $4,558 $20.6M
3 Jul 11-13 8 $4.2M −29.3% 1,396 $3,044 $28.4M
4 Jul 18-20 10 $2.5M −40.2% 1,310 $1,940 $33.4M
5 Jul 25-27 11 $2.3M −7.9% 915 $2,559 $37.3M
6 Aug 1-3 13 $1.7M −28.9% 842 $1,976 $40.3M
7 Aug 8-10 15 $890.9K −46.5% 647 $1,377 $42.1M
8 Aug 15-17 22 $456.1K −48.8% 336 $1,358 $43.0M
9 Aug 22-24 31 $289.3K −36.6% 247 $1,171 $43.6M
10 Aug 29-31 29 $388.5K +34.3% 220 $1,766 $44.1M
11 Sep 5-7 32 $241.8K −37.8% 248 $975 $44.5M
12 Sep 12-14 37 $144.6K −40.2% 212 $682 $44.8M
13 Sep 19-21 51 $61.1K −57.7% 136 $449 $44.9M
14 Sep 26-28 59 $43.8K −28.4% 93 $471 $45.0M
15 Oct 3-5 71 $26.1K −40.4% 51 $512 $45.0M
16 Oct 10-12 67 $14.8K −43.4% 28 $528 $45.0M
17 Oct 17-19 82 $6.3K −57.7% 16 $391 $45.1M
18 Oct 24-26 80 $3.5K −44.4% 8 $435 $45.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$35.0M
Jun 27Jul 4Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24
Weekend grossWk 10 · $388.5K
$10.1M
$6.0M
$4.2M
$2.5M
$2.3M
$1.7M
$890.9K
$456.1K
$289.3K
$388.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 1,407 → 1,310 −6.9%
1,258 open1,310 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +34.3%
−40.3%
W1→2
−29.3%
W2→3
−40.2%
W3→4
−7.9%
W4→5
−28.9%
W5→6
−46.5%
W6→7
−48.8%
W7→8
−36.6%
W8→9
+34.3%
W9→10
Steepest −48.8%Biggest gain +34.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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