Source: IGN
This coming weekend is a big one at the box office for Apple, with F1 The Movie debuting. But there was a film release this past weekend that’s especially significant to Apple too. 28 Years Later, the top new premiere at the US box office, was shot primarily on iPhone.
28 Years Later is a summer box office success, and it was shot on iPhone
Over the weekend, US moviegoers had two main new options:
Elio, the latest Pixar animated film
and 28 Years Later, a sequel to the horror flick 28 Days Later
It turns out, horror was a hit.
Box office reporting shows 28 Years Later netting $30 million over the weekend, the top number for a new premiere. It was only beat by How to Train Your Dragon’s second weekend for top overall performer.
28 Years Later’s success is especially noteworthy because the film, despite being a major Hollywood summer flick, was shot primarily on the iPhone.
Rather than using the kind of expensive cameras normally reserved for big-budget Hollywood hits, 28 Years Later employed a large batch of iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 15 Pro models.
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