“And I don’t think it’s fresh anymore… 28 Days Later joined the zombie conversation, that genre. “A long time has passed, and 28 Days Later, when it arrived, was kind of fresh,” Garland says. Cillian Murphy Reveals His Thoughts On A 28 Days Later Sequel Fox/YouTube By Maria Felix / 9:25 pm EDT The 2002 horror film '28 Days Later' reinvigorated the zombie film genre. Weeks was generally well-received, too, drawing a 72 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Days remains one of the best-reviewed horror movies of the century, and its terrifying sprinting zombies kicked off a revival of the genre that would soon spawn Dawn of the Dead (2004), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Zombieland (2009) and The Walking Dead (2010). Garland could hardly be accused of selling out, though, either. The sleeper hit Days grossed $82 million, over 10 times its budget, while Weeks fared decently with $64 million against a budget of only $15 million. by Cillian Murphy DVD 14.18 28 Weeks Later (Widescreen Edition) by Jeremy Renner DVD 8.09 30 Days of Night by Josh Hartnett DVD 3.74 Customers who viewed this item also viewed of 1 Start over 28 Weeks Later (Widescreen Edition) Jeremy Renner 4,662 DVD 80 offers from 1. Both 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later were highly profitable endeavors for its producers and distributor Fox Searchlight, now the Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures. The original 2002 28 Days Later not only helped completely revive the zombie subgenre, but also was the breakout performance for star Cillian Murphy, and while there have been no official updates. After roaming the streets looking for Pepsi, which is a panacea, he accidentally enters a church and encounters a pile of corpses and a hoard of. It’s no wonder Garland sees dollar signs. 28 days later, The Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), a mysteriously naked man, awakens in a hospital bed, and, like all normal people, responds to the the decaying and lifeless world with disinterest. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. 28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland.It stars Cillian Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover the accidental release of a highly contagious, aggression-inducing virus has caused the breakdown of society and must survive against those infected by the virus.