Heading into the weekend, “28 Days Later” was projected to open to $28 million to $30 million, which would be the best debut ever for a film in the undead series. “Elio” is expected to gross between $25 million to $30 million in its first weekend.

The new post-apocalyptic zombie movie 28 Years Later pulls ahead of Pixar's family-friendly Elio in early box office numbers.

Pixar’s “Elio” is expected to have a low opening weekend box office, reflecting the studio’s troubles with original films — but don’t count it out yet. ‘Elio’ Box Office “Elio” is on track to have an opening weekend similar to that of “Elemental.