Zombie flick ‘28 Years Later' bites into box office with $14 million take
'28 Years Later,' the long-awaited threequel to Danny Boyle's blockbusters '28 Days Later' and '28 Weeks Later,' enjoyed a bloody good opening on Friday.
The film generated $14 million in sales in its first day in theaters, landing in first place on the box office chart, according to The Numbers.
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3 Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams in '28 Years Later.'
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The film is set in 2030, decades after the second outbreak of the zombifying Rage Virus.
While essentially eradicated in Europe, the virus breeds Alphas, smarter and more powerful zombies.
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With nearly $11 million in ticket sales on its eighth day of release, the live-action remake of 'How to Train Your Dragon' followed in the #2 slot.
The Post said while 'nice,' the film 'doesn't always soar.'
Disney's animated flick 'Elio' lands at #3, with opening day box office receipts reported to be $9 million.
3 How to Train Your Dragon took second place at the box office on Friday.
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The film centers around Elio, a space fanatic obsessed with aliens, who lets his active imagination take him on intergalactic adventures.
The live action 'Lilo and Stitch' remake, released last month, pulled in another $3 million Friday, for a grand box office total take of $380 million.
3 Elio is about a boy obsessed with space.
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'Materialists' rounded out the top 5, with earnings of just under $2 million.
The rom-com is set in NYC and centers around a love-triangle involving its main characters, played by Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal.
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