With two new releases this past week, we dive into the box office numbers and audiences for 28 Years Later, and Elio. Plus, we shift gears and look ahead to pre-sales for Brad Pitt’s F1 movie and everyone’s favourite AI doll in M3GAN 2.0, all on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• CineEurope highlights - 0:16

• Box office roundup – 1:54
• 28 Years Later box office overview - 2:55
• 28 Years Later audience analysis - 3:32
• 28 Years Later critical reception - 4:53
• Elio box office overview - 5:54
• Elio critical reception and audience analysis - 6:55
• Upcoming releases - 9:29
• Pre-sales for F1 - 10:22
• Pre-sales for M3GAN 2.0 - 11:38

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Box Office Overview:

• The summer box office has crossed $1.5B domestically, up 26% from last year.
• How To Train Your Dragon was the number 1 domestic film, taking another $37M.
• 28 Years Later opened to $30M in the domestic market, and a further $30M internationally, for a worldwide opening weekend total of $60M.
• Elio opened to $21M in the domestic market, and took $14M internationally.