Although 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple currently stands as the highest-grossing release of 2026 so far, with a worldwide total of $47.4 million, the critically acclaimed zombie sequel has not translated its strong reviews into the box office traction it initially expected to generate.
As a result, the film is trailing its predecessor, 28 Years Later, which concluded its global run with $151.3 million, by a significant $103.9 million – a gap that now appears difficult to close.
Made on an estimated production budget of around $63 million, The Bone Temple is also unlikely to reach its estimated break-even point of $157.5 million, calculated using the commonly cited 2.5x multiplier rule.
That said, the film is edging closer to the $50 million mark worldwide and is also closing in on the lifetime global total of Michael Bay's 2022 action thriller Ambulance, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Here's how much 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple still needs to earn to outgross Ambulance at the worldwide box office.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple vs. Ambulance – Box Office Comparison
Here's how the 28 Years Later sequel compares with Michael Bay's Ambulance at the global box office, based on data from Box Office Mojo:
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Box Office Summary
- North America: $22.1 million
- International: $25.3 million
- Worldwide: $47.4 million
Ambulance - Box Office Summary
- North America: $22.8 million
- International: $29.5 million
- Worldwide: $52.3 million
Based on these numbers, the zombie sequel is currently behind the 2022 action thriller by approximately $4.9 million in worldwide earnings. However, given its steady box-office momentum, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is expected to surpass Ambulance's global total within the next few days. The final verdict should be clear in the coming weeks.