28 Days Later… (2003)

28 Days Later…
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $45,064,915Details
International Box Office $37,890,718Details
Worldwide Box Office $82,955,633
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A group of misguided animal rights activists free a caged chimp infected with the “Rage” virus from a medical research lab. When London bike courier Jim wakes up from a coma a month after, he finds his city all but deserted. On the run from the zombie-like victims of the Rage, Jim stumbles upon a group of survivors, including Selena and cab driver Frank, and joins them on a perilous journey to what he hopes will be safety.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,061,858 (22.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,260 opening theaters/1,407 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $78,695,439

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 2003 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: September 18th, 2003 (Wide) (South Korea)
April 15th, 2016 (Limited), released as 28 Days Later… (Secret Cinema 2016) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: October 21st, 2003 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity.
Running Time: 112 minutes
Franchise: 28 Days Later
Comparisons: vs. Anthropoid
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Keywords: Post Apocalypse, Zombies, Action Horror, Dystopia
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films, UK Film Council
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 220 $6,007,796 Jul 4, 2003 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 262 $11,258,393 Jul 4, 2003 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 2003 4 $10,061,858   1,260 $7,986   $10,061,858 1
Jul 4, 2003 7 $6,007,796 -40% 1,318 $4,558   $20,557,346 2
Jul 11, 2003 8 $4,249,700 -29% 1,396 $3,044   $28,448,989 3
Jul 18, 2003 10 $2,541,940 -40% 1,310 $1,940   $33,398,474 4
Jul 25, 2003 11 $2,341,887 -8% 915 $2,559   $37,304,321 5
Aug 1, 2003 13 $1,664,030 -29% 842 $1,976   $40,294,752 6
Aug 8, 2003 15 $890,918 -46% 647 $1,377   $42,074,271 7
Aug 15, 2003 22 $456,133 -49% 336 $1,358   $43,025,325 8
Aug 22, 2003 31 $289,274 -37% 247 $1,171   $43,578,691 9
Aug 29, 2003 29 $388,479 +34% 220 $1,766   $44,113,338 10
Sep 5, 2003 32 $241,788 -38% 248 $975   $44,539,636 11
Sep 12, 2003 37 $144,640 -40% 212 $682   $44,777,706 12
Sep 19, 2003 51 $61,131 -58% 136 $449   $44,900,469 13
Sep 26, 2003 59 $43,765 -28% 93 $471   $44,969,146 14
Oct 3, 2003 71 $26,094 -40% 51 $512   $45,018,612 15
Oct 10, 2003 67 $14,778 -43% 28 $528   $45,044,254 16
Oct 17, 2003 82 $6,253 -58% 16 $391   $45,057,058 17
Oct 24, 2003 80 $3,479 -44% 8 $435   $45,063,889 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 27, 2003 4 $3,403,385     1,258 $2,705   $3,403,385 1
Jun 28, 2003 4 $3,596,384 +6%   1,258 $2,859   $6,999,769 2
Jun 29, 2003 4 $3,062,089 -15%   1,258 $2,434   $10,061,858 3
Jun 30, 2003 4 $1,423,000 -54%   1,258 $1,131   $11,484,858 4
Jul 1, 2003 5 $1,107,000 -22%   1,258 $880   $12,591,858 5
Jul 2, 2003 7 $876,000 -21%   1,319 $664   $13,467,858 6
Jul 3, 2003 7 $1,176,000 +34%   1,319 $892   $14,643,858 7
Jul 4, 2003 7 $1,326,697 +13% -61% 1,319 $1,006   $15,970,555 8
Jul 5, 2003 7 $2,522,390 +90% -30% 1,319 $1,912   $18,492,945 9
Jul 6, 2003 7 $2,158,709 -14% -30% 1,407 $1,534   $20,557,346 10
Jul 7, 2003 6 $1,093,000 -49% -23% 1,407 $777   $21,650,346 11
Jul 8, 2003 7 $1,015,000 -7% -8% 1,407 $721   $22,665,346 12
Jul 9, 2003 8 $780,000 -23% -11% 1,407 $554   $23,445,346 13
Jul 10, 2003 8 $753,000 -3% -36% 1,407 $535   $24,198,346 14
Jul 11, 2003 8 $1,290,000 +71% -3% 1,396 $924   $25,488,346 15
Jul 12, 2003 8 $1,610,000 +25% -36% 1,396 $1,153   $27,098,346 16
Jul 13, 2003 7 $1,335,241 -17% -38% 1,396 $956   $28,448,989 17
Jul 14, 2003 7 $646,000 -52% -41% 1,396 $463   $29,094,989 18
Jul 15, 2003 8 $647,000 n/c -36% 1,396 $463   $29,742,000 19
Jul 16, 2003 8 $594,000 -8% -24% 1,378 $431   $30,336,000 20
Jul 17, 2003 8 $521,000 -12% -31% 1,378 $378   $30,857,000 21
Jul 18, 2003 10 $809,917 +55% -37% 1,310 $618   $31,666,451 22
Jul 19, 2003 10 $955,262 +18% -41% 1,310 $729   $32,621,713 23
Jul 20, 2003 10 $776,761 -19% -42% 1,310 $593   $33,398,474 24
Jul 21, 2003 10 $392,000 -50% -39% 1,310 $299   $33,791,000 25
Jul 22, 2003 10 $410,000 +5% -37% 1,310 $313   $34,200,000 26
Jul 24, 2003 10 $399,000   -23% 1,310 $305   $34,962,000 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 2003 4 $14,549,550   1,260 $11,547   $14,549,550 1
Jul 4, 2003 8 $9,649,739 -34% 1,318 $7,322   $24,199,289 2
Jul 11, 2003 8 $6,657,245 -31% 1,396 $4,769   $30,856,534 3
Jul 18, 2003 10 $4,105,900 -38% 1,310 $3,134   $34,962,434 4
Jul 25, 2003 12 $3,668,288 -11% 915 $4,009   $38,630,722 5
Aug 1, 2003 13 $2,552,631 -30% 842 $3,032   $41,183,353 6
Aug 8, 2003 16 $1,385,839 -46% 647 $2,142   $42,569,192 7
Aug 15, 2003 23 $720,225 -48% 336 $2,144   $43,289,417 8
Aug 22, 2003 30 $435,442 -40% 247 $1,763   $43,724,859 9
Aug 29, 2003 31 $572,989 +32% 220 $2,604   $44,297,848 10
Sep 5, 2003 32 $335,218 -41% 248 $1,352   $44,633,066 11
Sep 12, 2003 37 $206,272 -38% 212 $973   $44,839,338 12
Sep 19, 2003 50 $86,043 -58% 136 $633   $44,925,381 13
Sep 26, 2003 56 $67,137 -22% 93 $722   $44,992,518 14
Oct 3, 2003 62 $36,958 -45% 51 $725   $45,029,476 15
Oct 10, 2003 62 $21,329 -42% 28 $762   $45,050,805 16
Oct 17, 2003 75 $9,605 -55% 16 $600   $45,060,410 17
Oct 24, 2003 82 $4,505 -53% 8 $563   $45,064,915 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
South Korea 9/18/2003 $0 0 11 16 $10,531 7/25/2019
United Kingdom 4/15/2016 $227,730 1 24 39 $8,006,533 2/28/2024
 
Rest of World $29,873,654
 
International Total$37,890,718 2/28/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Brendan Gleeson    Frank
Christopher Eccleston    Major Henry West
Megan Burns    Hannah
Naomie Harris    Selena
Cillian Murphy    Jim

Supporting Cast

Sanjay Rambaruth    Private Davis
Ray Panthaki    Private Bedford
Stuart McQuarrie    Sgt. Farrell
Luke Mably    Clifton
Junior Laniyan    Private Bell
Noah Huntley    Mark
Emma Hitching    Jim's Mother
Ricci Harnett    Corporal Mitchell
Christopher Dunne    Jim's Father
Alexander Delamere    Mr. Bridges
Marvin Campbell    Private Mailer
Leo Bill    Private Jones
Azura Skye    Andrea

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Danny Boyle    Director

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Synopsis

A group of misguided animal rights activists free a caged chimp infected with the “Rage” virus from a medical research lab. When London bike courier Jim wakes up from a coma a month after, he finds his city all but deserted. On the run from the zombie-like victims of the Rage, Jim stumbles upon a group of survivors, including Selena and cab driver Frank, and joins them on a perilous journey to what he hopes will be safety.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,061,858 (22.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,260 opening theaters/1,407 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $78,695,439

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iTunes:iTunes
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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 2003 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: September 18th, 2003 (Wide) (South Korea)
April 15th, 2016 (Limited), released as 28 Days Later… (Secret Cinema 2016) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: October 21st, 2003 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity.
Running Time: 112 minutes
Franchise: 28 Days Later
Comparisons: vs. Anthropoid
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Keywords: Post Apocalypse, Zombies, Action Horror, Dystopia
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films, UK Film Council
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 220 $6,007,796 Jul 4, 2003 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 262 $11,258,393 Jul 4, 2003 10

Leading Cast

Brendan Gleeson    Frank
Christopher Eccleston    Major Henry West
Megan Burns    Hannah
Naomie Harris    Selena
Cillian Murphy    Jim

Supporting Cast

Sanjay Rambaruth    Private Davis
Ray Panthaki    Private Bedford
Stuart McQuarrie    Sgt. Farrell
Luke Mably    Clifton
Junior Laniyan    Private Bell
Noah Huntley    Mark
Emma Hitching    Jim's Mother
Ricci Harnett    Corporal Mitchell
Christopher Dunne    Jim's Father
Alexander Delamere    Mr. Bridges
Marvin Campbell    Private Mailer
Leo Bill    Private Jones
Azura Skye    Andrea

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Danny Boyle    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 2003 4 $10,061,858   1,260 $7,986   $10,061,858 1
Jul 4, 2003 7 $6,007,796 -40% 1,318 $4,558   $20,557,346 2
Jul 11, 2003 8 $4,249,700 -29% 1,396 $3,044   $28,448,989 3
Jul 18, 2003 10 $2,541,940 -40% 1,310 $1,940   $33,398,474 4
Jul 25, 2003 11 $2,341,887 -8% 915 $2,559   $37,304,321 5
Aug 1, 2003 13 $1,664,030 -29% 842 $1,976   $40,294,752 6
Aug 8, 2003 15 $890,918 -46% 647 $1,377   $42,074,271 7
Aug 15, 2003 22 $456,133 -49% 336 $1,358   $43,025,325 8
Aug 22, 2003 31 $289,274 -37% 247 $1,171   $43,578,691 9
Aug 29, 2003 29 $388,479 +34% 220 $1,766   $44,113,338 10
Sep 5, 2003 32 $241,788 -38% 248 $975   $44,539,636 11
Sep 12, 2003 37 $144,640 -40% 212 $682   $44,777,706 12
Sep 19, 2003 51 $61,131 -58% 136 $449   $44,900,469 13
Sep 26, 2003 59 $43,765 -28% 93 $471   $44,969,146 14
Oct 3, 2003 71 $26,094 -40% 51 $512   $45,018,612 15
Oct 10, 2003 67 $14,778 -43% 28 $528   $45,044,254 16
Oct 17, 2003 82 $6,253 -58% 16 $391   $45,057,058 17
Oct 24, 2003 80 $3,479 -44% 8 $435   $45,063,889 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 27, 2003 4 $3,403,385     1,258 $2,705   $3,403,385 1
Jun 28, 2003 4 $3,596,384 +6%   1,258 $2,859   $6,999,769 2
Jun 29, 2003 4 $3,062,089 -15%   1,258 $2,434   $10,061,858 3
Jun 30, 2003 4 $1,423,000 -54%   1,258 $1,131   $11,484,858 4
Jul 1, 2003 5 $1,107,000 -22%   1,258 $880   $12,591,858 5
Jul 2, 2003 7 $876,000 -21%   1,319 $664   $13,467,858 6
Jul 3, 2003 7 $1,176,000 +34%   1,319 $892   $14,643,858 7
Jul 4, 2003 7 $1,326,697 +13% -61% 1,319 $1,006   $15,970,555 8
Jul 5, 2003 7 $2,522,390 +90% -30% 1,319 $1,912   $18,492,945 9
Jul 6, 2003 7 $2,158,709 -14% -30% 1,407 $1,534   $20,557,346 10
Jul 7, 2003 6 $1,093,000 -49% -23% 1,407 $777   $21,650,346 11
Jul 8, 2003 7 $1,015,000 -7% -8% 1,407 $721   $22,665,346 12
Jul 9, 2003 8 $780,000 -23% -11% 1,407 $554   $23,445,346 13
Jul 10, 2003 8 $753,000 -3% -36% 1,407 $535   $24,198,346 14
Jul 11, 2003 8 $1,290,000 +71% -3% 1,396 $924   $25,488,346 15
Jul 12, 2003 8 $1,610,000 +25% -36% 1,396 $1,153   $27,098,346 16
Jul 13, 2003 7 $1,335,241 -17% -38% 1,396 $956   $28,448,989 17
Jul 14, 2003 7 $646,000 -52% -41% 1,396 $463   $29,094,989 18
Jul 15, 2003 8 $647,000 n/c -36% 1,396 $463   $29,742,000 19
Jul 16, 2003 8 $594,000 -8% -24% 1,378 $431   $30,336,000 20
Jul 17, 2003 8 $521,000 -12% -31% 1,378 $378   $30,857,000 21
Jul 18, 2003 10 $809,917 +55% -37% 1,310 $618   $31,666,451 22
Jul 19, 2003 10 $955,262 +18% -41% 1,310 $729   $32,621,713 23
Jul 20, 2003 10 $776,761 -19% -42% 1,310 $593   $33,398,474 24
Jul 21, 2003 10 $392,000 -50% -39% 1,310 $299   $33,791,000 25
Jul 22, 2003 10 $410,000 +5% -37% 1,310 $313   $34,200,000 26
Jul 24, 2003 10 $399,000   -23% 1,310 $305   $34,962,000 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 2003 4 $14,549,550   1,260 $11,547   $14,549,550 1
Jul 4, 2003 8 $9,649,739 -34% 1,318 $7,322   $24,199,289 2
Jul 11, 2003 8 $6,657,245 -31% 1,396 $4,769   $30,856,534 3
Jul 18, 2003 10 $4,105,900 -38% 1,310 $3,134   $34,962,434 4
Jul 25, 2003 12 $3,668,288 -11% 915 $4,009   $38,630,722 5
Aug 1, 2003 13 $2,552,631 -30% 842 $3,032   $41,183,353 6
Aug 8, 2003 16 $1,385,839 -46% 647 $2,142   $42,569,192 7
Aug 15, 2003 23 $720,225 -48% 336 $2,144   $43,289,417 8
Aug 22, 2003 30 $435,442 -40% 247 $1,763   $43,724,859 9
Aug 29, 2003 31 $572,989 +32% 220 $2,604   $44,297,848 10
Sep 5, 2003 32 $335,218 -41% 248 $1,352   $44,633,066 11
Sep 12, 2003 37 $206,272 -38% 212 $973   $44,839,338 12
Sep 19, 2003 50 $86,043 -58% 136 $633   $44,925,381 13
Sep 26, 2003 56 $67,137 -22% 93 $722   $44,992,518 14
Oct 3, 2003 62 $36,958 -45% 51 $725   $45,029,476 15
Oct 10, 2003 62 $21,329 -42% 28 $762   $45,050,805 16
Oct 17, 2003 75 $9,605 -55% 16 $600   $45,060,410 17
Oct 24, 2003 82 $4,505 -53% 8 $563   $45,064,915 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
South Korea 9/18/2003 $0 0 11 16 $10,531 7/25/2019
United Kingdom 4/15/2016 $227,730 1 24 39 $8,006,533 2/28/2024
 
Rest of World $29,873,654
 
International Total$37,890,718 2/28/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.