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’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Available Digitally Feb. 17, on Disc April 21

’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ 4K Steelbook

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the horror sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple for digital purchase or rental Feb. 17, and on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc April 21.

The 4K edition comes in Steelbook packaging.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is the fourth installment in the “28 … Later” series, which launched in 2002 with 28 Days Later.

In a continuation of the post-apocalyptic virus story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself in a shocking new relationship — with consequences that could change the world as they know it — and Spike’s (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) becomes a nightmare he can’t escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival — the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.

The new film, shot back-to-back with its predecessor and released just a year later, earned $25 million in North American theaters and just under $57 million worldwide, significantly less than 2025’s 28 Years Later.

Home entertainment extras include a commentary with director Nia DaCosta and the behind-the-scenes featurette “New Blood, The Doctor and the Devil, Beneath the Rage.” The digital, Blu-ray and 4K disc editions include bloopers and a deleted scene.

The Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc editions also come with redeemable code for a digital copy of the film.

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Netflix Inks Exclusive Worldwide Pay-1 Licensing Deal With Sony Pictures Entertainment

Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) on Jan. 15 announced an exclusive global Pay-1 licensing deal that gives Netflix sole rights to stream Sony Pictures movies worldwide after their theatrical and transactional home entertainment windows.

Hailed as an industry-first, the deal will roll out gradually starting later this year as individual territory rights become available, with full global availability on Netflix in early 2029.

As part of the deal, Netflix will also license rights to select SPE feature film and television library titles.

Netflix currently has Pay-1 rights to SPE’s feature films in select territories including the United States, Germany, and Southeast Asia. Hit films from the current deal include Uncharted, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, It Ends With Us, Anyone But You and Venom: The Last Dance.

“Our members all over the world love movies and giving them exclusive access to Sony’s much loved films adds incredible value to their subscriptions,” said Lauren Smith, VP of licensing and programming strategy at Netflix. “Sony’s impressive slate of iconic film franchises … and originals … have been popular with our U.S. audience and now we’re excited to expand that offering to our members all around the world.”

“Our partnership with Netflix has always been incredibly valuable,” said Paul Littmann, EVP of global distribution for Sony Pictures Television. “This new Pay-1 deal takes that partnership to the next level and reinforces the enduring appeal of our theatrical releases to Netflix’s global audience. It also further underscores the strength of our independence and unique ability to create meaningful opportunities that benefit our creative stakeholders, consumers, and world-class partners.”

Some of the first SPE feature film titles that will stream on Netflix as part of the new deal include The Nightingale, the anticipated adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s novel starring Dakota and Elle Fanning together for the first time; Sony Pictures Animation’s Buds; Nintendo’s live-action The Legend of Zelda; Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the conclusion to the Spider-Verse trilogy; and four Beatles biopics from Academy Award winner Sam Mendes.

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Losing Out on the Pop

As the streaming wars kicked off, Sony Pictures was widely praised for taking a different tack in the streaming space. While Paramount, Warner Bros. and Disney took on Netflix by launching expensive proprietary services that generated financial losses, Sony executives decided to become a streaming content arms dealer of sorts and not take on the risk of creating a platform.

It soon looked like a brilliant move. In fact, in February 2024 at a DEG event, Sony Pictures’ Keith Le Goy said the studio enjoyed being a “Switzerland of content,” offering its wares to the highest bidder.

But limiting risk has its downside. A case in point is the recent success of KPop Demon Hunters, which falls under Sony’s deal with Netflix. The film has been a surprise smash for Netflix, becoming its most-streamed movie and even spawning a short but highly successful theatrical run.

Speaking at a September conference, Sony Pictures CEO Ravi Ahuja admitted that the studio may have traded away a box office block-buster.

“At the time, it made sense [to give Netflix distribution],” Ahuja said. “But now you look at the success and think maybe it could have been theatrical. Obviously, in hindsight, it’s such a big hit.”

The movie business has always been a bit of a gamble. As Sony loses out on the financial pop that comes with a surprise hit, the studio’s executives may be regretting the strategy of playing it safe. 

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Sony’s ‘Demon Slayer’ Holds Off Universal’s ‘Him’ to Become Highest-Grossing Anime Release in the U.S.

Sony Pictures/Crunchyroll’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle remained No. 1 at the domestic box office for the second weekend in a row, following another $17.3 million in ticket sales through Sept. 21 to bring its total to $105 million.

The movie, the first in a three-part trilogy representing the final battle of the award-winning anime “shonen” series from animation studio Ufotable, is the highest-grossing anime theatrical release in North American history, according to Sony.

The movie has generated $555 million at the global box office, making it Sony’s biggest fiscal release in 2025, when excluding Sony Pictures Animation’s musical KPop Demon Hunters on Netflix.

The tally held off Universal Pictures’ new football-themed horror film Him, which generated $13.5 million in opening-weekend ticket sales.

“This is a very good opening for an original psychological horror film,” David A. Gross, analyst with industry newsletter FranchiseRE, wrote in a post. “The weekend figure is well above average for the genre. Producer Jordan Peele, whose name is featured throughout the campaign, is primarily responsible for the success.”

Universal’s Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the third theatrical adaptation of the popular TV series, added $8.3 million to up its global haul to near $60 million, including $31.6 domestically.

The Lionsgate thriller The Long Walk added an estimated $6.3 million in sophomore weekend ticket sales. The film has generated a North American tally of $22.8 million, in addition to more than $5 million internationally.

Columbia Pictures’ A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, the romance starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, made an estimated $3.5 million for its opening weekend.

A24’s Materialists upped its global haul to $103.4 million, including $67 million across foreign screens. The film added $1 million this weekend. 

Finally, Paramount Pictures’ The Naked Gun reboot, which was released across domestic digital retail channels Sept. 2, added $375,000 in foreign ticket sales over the weekend, upping its global tally to $102 million, including $52.7 million domestically and $49 million internationally.

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Horror Revenge Film ‘Him’ Looks to Unseat ‘Demon Slayer’ Atop Weekend Box Office Through Sept. 21

Universal Pictures new horror revenge movie Him looks to topple Sony Pictures’ Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (in its second weekend) with $19.5 million in projected ticket sales, according to projections from BoxOfficeReport.com.

The tally could be good enough to move the previous week’s box office winner Demon Slayer, with $18 million in projected revenue, into second place.

The football themed Him is directed by Justin Tipping and stars Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers and Julia Fox, with Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions one of the film’s producers.

With the movie arriving in theaters on the heels of breakout performances by Warner’s The Conjuring: Last Rites and Demon Slayer, moviegoer demand could be reduced, according to analyst Daniel Garris.

“With that said, there does still appear to be enough opening weekend demand … to get off to a respectable start this weekend, especially with the film’s modest price-tag and original concept in mind,” Garris wrote in a post.

Other new releases include Sony/Columbia Pictures’ romance drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (projected $6.5 million in estimated revenue), starring Margot Robbie (her first movie since 2023’s Barbie) and Colin Farrell, and Angel Studios’ The Senior (projected $2.7 million), starring Michael Chiklis as a middle-age man who returns to join his college football team and directed by former film critic Rod Lurie.

Box office returnees include The Conjuring: Last Rites at No. 3 with a projected $12.5 million; Focus Features’ Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale at No. 4 ($7.5 million); Lionsgate’s The Long Walk at No. 6 ($6.3 million); Disney’s Toy Story: 30th Anniversary re-release at No. 8 ($1.4 million); 20th Century Studios’ Freakier Friday at No. 9 ($1.3 million); and Warner’s Weapons at No. 10 ($1.2 million). The latter is also available across digital retail platforms.

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Sony’s ’28 Years Later’ Tops Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 17

Sony Pictures’ sci-fi horror sequel 28 Years Later again topped the U.K. weekly home entertainment sales chart through Sept. 17, according to new data from the Official Film Chart.

The movie, which will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc Sept. 23, generated $151 million at the global box office, including $70.5 million across North American screens. It launched across digital platforms on Aug. 25.

Other podium spots belonged to former chart topper Paramount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning at No. 2 and the return of Lionsgate’s Ballerina: From the World of John Wick at No. 3.

Two new chart entries included Weapons, Warner’s psychological thriller, at No. 6 and 2003’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, starring Russell Crowe, entering the chart at No. 8 and finding a fresh wave of viewers discovering (or rediscovering) this critically acclaimed maritime epic.

Elsewhere, Warner’s Superman (2025) reached a new chart high at No. 4, Universal’s Jurassic World Rebirth remained at No. 5, and Universal’s The Bad Guys 2 rounded out the top 10.

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The Official Film Chart Top 10 – Sept. 17, 2025

Rank Previous Week Movie Distributor
1 1 28 YEARS LATER SONY PICTURES
2 2 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — THE FINAL RECKONING PARAMOUNT
3 RE BALLERINA: FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK LIONSGATE
4 3 SUPERMAN (2025) WARNER/DC
5 4 JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH UNIVERSAL
6 NEW WEAPONS WARNER
7 11 DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA UNIVERSAL
8 NEW MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD 20TH CENTURY
9 9 THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT WARNER
10 6 THE BAD GUYS 2 UNIVERSAL

© Official Charts Company 2025

Anime ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ Expected to Top Weekend Box Office Following $11.4 Million in Preview Revenue

Crunchyroll’s and Sony Pictures’ anime release Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle is expected to top the weekend box office with $65 million in ticket sales through Sept. 14, after generating $11.4 million in revenue for Thursday early screenings.

The fourth “Demon Slayer” theatrical film is the first installment in a the three-part cinematic trilogy representing the final battle of the hugely popular, award-winning anime Shonen series from animation studio Ufotable.

In 2021, the previous non-compilation Demon Slayer film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — The Movie: Mugen Train debuted with $21.23 million (from just 1,614 locations during the pandemic) and went on to gross $49.51 million in North America.

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The movie is expected to push the previous weekend’s No. 1, Warner Bros./New Line Cinema’s The Conjuring: Last Rites, to No. 2 with $33 million in ticket sales following it’s first-week breakout box office of $84 million.

Next is a trio of other new releases led by Focus Features’ Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale ($19 million), followed by Lionsgate’s The Long Walk ($11.5 million), and Bleecker Street’s Spinal Tap II: The End Continues with $4.2 million in ticket sales.

Disney’s Hamilton, Toy Story: 30th Anniversary re-release ($2.2 million), and Freakier Friday ($2.1 million), along with Warner’s Weapons ($2.9 million) round out the weekend theatrical slate.

Sony’s ’28 Years Later’ Tops U.K. Weekly Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 10

Sony Pictures’ horror sequel 28 Years Later debuted at No. 1 on the Official Film Chart, the weekly U.K. home entertainment sales chart, through Sept. 10.

Two decades after redefining modern horror, director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland reunite to deliver a sequel to the 2002 original starring Cillian Murphy and Naomie Harris. Anchored by Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes, the sequel blends suspense with character drama, seen through the eyes of a child navigating a fractured Britain.

Moving down from top spot was Paramount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (No. 2).

The highest re-entry for the week was Warner/New Line Cinema’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, following the theatrical release of its sequel The Conjuring: Last Rites, in which the saga, inspired by real events, continues as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) face a new case of demonic possession and supernatural horror.

The Official Film Chart Top 10 – Sept. 10, 2025

Rank Previous Week Movie Distributor
1 NEW 28 YEARS LATER SONY PICTURES
2 1 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE — THE FINAL RECKONING PARAMOUNT
3 2 SUPERMAN (2025) WARNER
4 3 JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH UNIVERSAL
5 4 LILO & STITCH (2025) DISNEY
6 5 THE BAD GUYS 2 UNIVERSAL
7 9 BALLERINA LIONSGATE
8 8 A MINECRAFT MOVIE WARNER
9 RETURN THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT WARNER
10 7 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025) UNIVERSAL

 © Official Charts Company 2025

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Gets Oct. 7 DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Disc Release Date

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has set an Oct. 7 DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc release date for I Know What You Did Last Summer, the latest installment in the horror franchise that began in 1997 with the original film of the same name.

The film, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, grossed $32.1 million domestically and $64.1 million globally. It is the fourth installment in the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” franchise and a sequel to 1998’s I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

The Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc editions come with a digital code, redeemable via Movies Anywhere for a limited time, that gives the viewer access to outtakes and bloopers, deleted and extended scenes, a making-of documentary and a look at the cast. The DVD includes the two featurettes.

The cast of the new I Know What You Did Last Summer includes Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Billy Campbell, Gabbriette Bechtel, and Austin Nichols, with Freddie Prinze Jr., and Jennifer Love Hewitt reprising their roles as Ray Bronson and Julie James from the first two films.

The new film takes place 27 years after second film’s Tower Bay murders, with the appearance of another hook-wielding killer who targets a group of friends a year after they killed someone in a car accident and hushed up the crime.

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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook

 

Sony Pictures Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Silverado’ With Oct. 7 Steelbook Release

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the 1985 Western Silverado, starring Kevin Costner, Kevin Kline, Danny Glover and Scott Glenn, on Oct. 7 in a limited-edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Disc Steelbook.

The four actors star as four unwitting heroes who cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends live has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It’s up to the sharpshooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail and learn who their real friends are.

The 4K UHD disc has the feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative, and with Dolby Atmos + 5.1 Surround sound + 2-Channel Surround sound. The only special feature is the original theatrical trailer.

The Blu-ray Disc has the film presented in HD resolution with 5.1 Surround sound. Extras include a commentary track from Western historians, Costner reflecting on the film, and a making-of documentary.

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