In its first 24 hours since movie tickets went on sale Tuesday, Sony Pictures’ 28 Years Later has become the best horror ticket pre-seller of 2025, outstripping advance tickets at the same point in time for Sinners and Final Destination: Bloodlines.
The sequel also has outpaced the presales for 2024’s Nosferatu and Alien: Romulus.
28 Years Later‘s advance-ticket sales record is inclusive of Fandango and all exhibitors.
Momentum started for Oscar winner Boyle’s auteur horror film when its first trailer gained 60.2 million global views in its first 24 hours, becoming the biggest horror trailer launch of 2024, ahead of A Quiet Place: Day One (46.6M views), Smile 2 (33.1M views) and Nosferatu (26.4M views). The trailer topped the Golden Trailer Awards and won in three categories, including best of show, most original trailer and the Don Lafontaine Award for best voice over.
In 28 Years Later, written by Academy Award-nominated writer Alex Garland,…
