Sequel Summer | 28 Weeks Later

Film: 28 Weeks Later
Stars: Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton and Idris Elba.
Where We Left Off: Several survivors overcome flesh-eating infected zombies and over-zealous militia members to stay alive in disease-ridden London.
The Skinny: “Just as I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” The infected have returned in the sequel to the cult-classic zombie film. Seven months after the rage virus has annihilated the British Isles, the U.S. Army declares that the war against infection has been won and that the reconstruction of the country can begin. In the first wave of returning refugees, a family is reunited – but one of them unwillingly carries a terrible secret. The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is more dangerous than ever.
Total Gross: $45 million – $45 million (28 Days Later)
Black Quotient: Low
Prediction: The original caught everyone by surprise with a different kind of swifter, more mobile zombie. The cast is different, but the concept is solid and has been established. In a summer heavy on action-adventures, a horror film like this one could easily find an audience as well as sustain it. This film should easily surpass the gross of original and could be one of the sleepers of the summer. My prediction: $75 million to $100 million. (May 11)

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