28 Weeks Later (2007)
When days turn to weeks...
Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the Isles, convinced the danger has passed. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 26 April 2007 |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction |
| Director | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo |
| Starring | Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton and Rose Byrne |
| Runtime | 99 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.6/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 73% · Metacritic 78/100 · TMDB users 6.6/10 |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $65 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
28 Weeks Later strips the zombie movie down to its core: silence. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directs a film where the monsters do not scream, they just wait. The British Isles are empty, a quiet stage for a virus that learned patience. It is 99 minutes long, which feels like a lifetime when the only sound is your own breathing. The horror comes from the absence of noise, not the presence of violence. It is a slow, suffocating exercise in dread.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 73% Tomatometer score as of January 2026, while Metacritic lands on 78. Critics generally agreed it was a solid entry in the franchise, even if they saw it as a step down from the original's intimacy. Variety’s Derek Elley called it a "full-bore zombie romp" that keeps the pressure on. Fangoria’s Michael Gingold noted it remains "scary and intense." The consensus was that the camera work worked until it didn’t.
How it did with audiences
$15 million in. $65 million out. That is a solid margin, though not the kind that builds monuments. It opened to $9.8 million in the US, which fell short of the $13 million pre-release prediction. In the UK, it did better, beating the original’s opening weekend by 34%. On TMDB, users give it a 6.6. Solid, if slightly more cautious than the box office implies.
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Sources
- 28 Weeks Later on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
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