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Box Office: ’28 Years Later’ Chomps on $14 Million Opening Day; ‘Elio’ Facing Pixar’s Lowest Debut Ever as ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Rules Again
'28 Years Later' got off to a solid start at the box office, while 'Elio' is in danger of a record low opening for Pixar.
Sony won the production in a bidding war, which saw studios vying for a package billed as the reunion of director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland, teaming for a belated follow-up to their zombie thriller “28 Days Later,” released in 2002 (though this new entry arrives only 23 years later). Reviews have been terrific for the sequel, which introduces a new cast that includes Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes and newcomer Alfie Williams. It’s some serious whiplash for Pixar, which, just one year ago, scored its second-biggest North American opening ever ($155 million) with “Inside Out 2.” (That movie now ranks as the second-highest-grossing animated feature of all-time.)
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