It doesn't so much make a difference as it does recast the ending. I think they changed the story (deliberately or no) by not having that made clear.
I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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§ ita § - Jun 11, 2007 5:16:09 pm PDT #9081 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Jun 11, 2007 5:29:34 pm PDT #9082 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
28 Days Later made $10 million in its opening weekend. 28 Weeks Later made... $9.8 million. I'm sure they hoped it would do better, but that's not exactly a shocking decline, especially when there were 4 years between the two movies.
But shouldn't sequels open better than the first one? Because there's a built-in audience, presumably? Note that I have no idea what actually happens in general.
bon bon - Jun 11, 2007 6:40:51 pm PDT #9083 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Arguably the built-in audience was decimated by the fact that the only the producer and editor remained between the two movies. Sequels generally make more than the original, though.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2007 6:47:27 pm PDT #9084 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Arguably the built-in audience was decimated by the fact that the only the producer and editor remained between the two movies. Sequels generally make more than the original, though.
I thought Danny Boyle was involved from a production/story end, albeit obviously not to the extent he was with the first.
Laga - Jun 11, 2007 6:49:27 pm PDT #9085 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
A studio can generally count on a sequel making at least half of what the previous film made. Sequels which surpass previous films are not all that common.
Laga - Jun 11, 2007 6:50:33 pm PDT #9086 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Danny Boyle did some second unit directing on 28 Weeks.
Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2007 7:35:14 pm PDT #9087 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Who really knew that in the general public, though? Joe Public looks at the credits and doesn't see Danny Boyle in the writer or director slot and thinks it's a crappy knock-off sequel.
Laga - Jun 11, 2007 8:08:01 pm PDT #9088 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Yes that's exactly what I thought at first.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2007 9:47:42 pm PDT #9089 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Joe Public looks at the credits and doesn't see Danny Boyle in the writer or director slot and thinks it's a crappy knock-off sequel.
Betchya Joe Public doesn't look at the credits, or if he does, it's not for the director.
Laga - Jun 11, 2007 10:01:10 pm PDT #9090 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
let's say Joe Geek then. Joe Public probably doesn't know who Danny Boyle is.