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Weekend: November 9-12, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Trolls Band Together 19,685 -16.0% 109 -1 46,060 2 2 The Marvels 16,311 – 111 – 16,311 1 3 Talk to Me 6,864 -42.9% 44 -22 27,165 2 4 Killers of the Flower Moon 6,441 -40.0% 46 -12 102,755 4 5 Five Nights at Freddy's 5,488 -61.2% 47 -17 76,982 3 6 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 4,224 -33.9% 45 -15 64,658 4 7 Le Petit Nicolas : Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux ? [French] 3,960 – 75 – 3,960 1 8 Arte Povera [GR] 3,582 – 30 – 3,582 1 9 La Passion de Dodin Bouffant [French] 3,068 – 9 – 3,068 1 10 Άκου ποιος μιλάει (Akou Poios Milaei) [GR] 2,422 -44.5% 17 -13 36,128 3 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-trolls-rock-the-marvels-bomb/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-9-11-2023.html A mediocre total of 86,850 admissions were sold last weekend in Greek cinemas. Unfortunately, this is a number very similar to last year, indicating that this year's rebound isn't as strong as we'd like. The big news of the week is very negative. 'Captain Marvel' sequel 'The Marvels' scored the worst opening of the 15-year-old Marvel Cinematic Universe. Its monumental crash was even more devastating than 'Ant-Man's' 18,674-admission opening, which was previously the worst. I won't go into the cultural and political reasons for this epic failure, but I think we all know what they are, even if some of us don't like it when these reasons are pointed out. This chart (sorted by descending opening weekend numbers) speaks for itself: Marvel Cinematic Universe Rank Title Opening weekend Total Release date Multiplier 1 Spider-Man: No Way Home 150,813 465,982 16/12/21 3.09 2 Avengers: Infinity War 129,549 363,487 26/04/18 2.81 3 Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness 114,008 233,539 05/05/22 2.05 4 Captain America: Civil War 101,800 215,155 05/05/16 2.11 5 Avengers: Age of Ultron 94,250 224,334 30/04/15 2.38 6 Avengers: Endgame 93,217 538,330 24/04/19 5.78 7 The Avengers 75,755 242,565 26/04/12 3.20 8 Iron Man 3 66,278 206,006 25/04/13 3.11 9 Thor: Love and Thunder 64,164 172,633 07/07/22 2.69 10 Captain Marvel 63,580 202,622 07/03/19 3.19 11 Iron Man 61,400 146,800 01/05/08 2.39 12 Iron Man 2 61,080 154,360 29/04/10 2.53 13 Thor: Ragnarok 60,036 165,800 02/11/17 2.76 14 Doctor Strange 58,232 169,041 27/10/16 2.90 15 Thor 55,630 125,857 28/04/11 2.26 16 Spider-Man: Far from Home 51,641 189,621 03/07/19 3.67 17 Thor: The Dark World 51,418 128,339 21/11/13 2.50 18 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 48,539 129,240 10/11/22 2.66 19 Spider-Man: Homecoming 41,556 127,775 06/07/17 3.07 20 Black Panther 41,104 153,120 15/02/18 3.73 21 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 35,156 84,120 04/05/17 2.39 22 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 32,545 88,940 04/05/23 2.73 23 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 32,489 108,964 03/04/14 3.35 24 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 29,056 70,209 16/02/23 2.42 25 Eternals 27,144 82,300 04/11/21 3.03 26 Guardians of the Galaxy 25,646 88,292 04/09/15 3.44 27 Captain America: The First Avenger 24,850 65,938 01/09/11 2.65 28 The Incredible Hulk 22,000 70,000 12/06/08 3.18 29 Black Widow 19,451 49,851 08/07/21 2.56 30 Ant-Man and the Wasp 18,970 65,564 05/07/18 3.46 31 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 18,784 51,253 09/11/21 2.73 32 Ant-Man 18,674 47,985 17/09/15 2.57 33 The Marvels 16,311 16,311 09/11/23 – Let us not forget who won the weekend crown though: 'Trolls 3' had an impressive hold, but it wasn't as good as its predecessor's sophomore 0.5% drop. The threequel is now trailing the original by 10.2% and probably won't manage to reach the original's 100,845-admission total, given the coming animated competition. DiCaprio's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' crossed the 100K-admission milestone, but still remains one of the least successful DiCaprio films of all time in Greece. There was nothing interesting to report about the rest of the Top 10. This coming weekend, 'Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes', the prequel to 'The Hunger Games', will be released. A lot has happened since the first 'Hunger Games' film was released in 2012. Although enthusiasm for the franchise has receded in many parts of the world, in Greece it was never too high anyway. Therefore, we could see the prequel's debut approaching the original's 26,574-admission opening.

Weekend: November 2-5, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Trolls Band Together 23,439 – 110 – 23,439 1 2 Five Nights at Freddy's 14,143 -70.2% 64 -8 68,518 2 3 Talk to Me 12,018 – 66 – 12,018 1 4 Killers of the Flower Moon 10,731 -67.8% 58 -47 91,767 3 5 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 6,386 -77.3% 60 -49 59,760 3 6 Άκου ποιος μιλάει (Akou Poios Milaei) [GR] 4,361 -81.8% 30 -47 31,913 2 7 The Marsh King's Daughter 2,499 – 36 – 2,499 1 8 Past Lives 2,469 -77.5% 22 -23 30,539 4 9 The Exorcist: Believer 2,182 -85.0% 13 -33 86,058 4 10 Freelance 2,035 – 17 – 2,035 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-05-11-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-trolls-almost-saved-the-weekend/ There were precipitous drops across the board this weekend, as the box office is recovering from the National Cinema Day frenzy of last weekend. Only 95,321 admissions were sold throughout the country, with slightly less than a quarter of these going to 'Trolls 3'. The film failed to outgross the original 'Trolls' film, which opened with 24,056 admissions exactly seven years ago. 'Trolls 2' opened in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, in August 2020, with only 6,136 admissions. The best hold of the Top 10 was achieved by DiCaprio's 'Killers of the Flower Moon', which is now almost certainly going to cross the 100K-admissions milestone. On the other end of the spectrum, 'The Exorcist: Believer' had the biggest drop of the Top 10 and is definitely gonna miss the 100K-admission milestone.

Weekend: October 26-29, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Five Nights at Freddy's 47,487 – 72 – 47,487 1 2 Killers of the Flower Moon 33,338 +23.4% 105 -37 73,568 2 3 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 28,122 +89.6% 109 +10 51,722 2 4 Άκου ποιος μιλάει (Akou Poios Milaei) [GR] 23,981 – 77 – 23,981 1 5 The Exorcist: Believer 14,512 +25.7% 46 -23 80,417 3 6 A Haunting in Venice 11,147 +177.2% 36 +3 159,306 7 7 Past Lives 10,970 +177.9% 45 +35 26,103 3 8 Rock Dog 3 8,809 – 63 – 8,809 1 9 Les As de la jungle 2: Opération tour du monde [French] 4,226 N/K 27 N/K 16,125 4 10 Barbie 4,191 N/K 31 N/K 465,300 15 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-26-10-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-dangers-of-the-2-euros-habit/ With 230,859 admissions, this was the busiest weekend for Greek cinemas in nearly four years. The most recent weekend with a bigger admission tally was the 2020 post-New Year's weekend. If you're wondering why this happened, I'll remind you that last Thursday was National Cinema Day, during which all tickets for all movies at all cinemas costed only 2 euros. Thus, it won't be surprising to find out that 146K admissions (63% or nearly two thirds) of the weekend tally were sold on Thursday. Which means we're gonna see dramatic drops next weekend. Overall, this weekend's success was a team effort, as you can see by the fact that seven films sold more than 10K admissions. The weekend crown went to 'Five Nights at Freddy's', which had a decent opening, although it still failed to beat 'The Nun II's' opening from a few weeks ago. DiCaprio's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' saw the smallest boost among films in the Top 10, which doesn't bode well for the future. Depending on how badly it drops next weekend, I still don't think that crossing the 100K-admission milestone is a certainty. Wrapping up the Top 3, 'PAW Patrol 2' has already beaten its predecessor's total by roughly 10K admissions. Further down the list, Greek comedy 'Akou Poios Milaei' sold more than 75% of its weekend tally on Thursday and is in for a precipitous drop next weekend. Reaching 50K admissions is out of the question and even 40K admissions are not a guarantee. Hercule Poirot's 'A Haunting in Venice' had another decent weekend but I'm willing to bet it won't outgross 'The Nun II', which is hovering around 170K admissions. Finally, 'Barbie' re-appeared in the Top 10 and has good chances of beating 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (465,982 admissions) to become the biggest post-pandemic film released so far. It's also worth pointing out that Netflix stubbornly and disrespectfully continues to refuse to publish any numbers for its films and this includes David Fincher's 'The Killer', which was released last Thursday and also probably sold more than 10K admissions. With ten months of 2023 behind us, the yearly admission total is 27.5% ahead of 2022 at the same point in time. If this trend continues, the yearly total could reach 6.9 million admissions.

Weekend: October 19-22, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Killers of the Flower Moon 27,019 – 142 – 27,019 1 2 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 14,832 +151.0% 99 +47 20,741 1 3 The Exorcist: Believer 11,548 -65.6% 69 -35 60,514 2 4 A Haunting in Venice 4,022 -49.2% 33 -18 146,470 6 5 Past Lives 3,947 -41.4% 10 +1 13,557 2 6 Saw X 2,299 -50.1% 14 -17 56,161 4 7 Das Lehrerzimmer [German] 2,187 – 9 – 2,187 1 8 Oppenheimer 1,738 -59.8% 12 -21 417,761 9 9 Большое путешествие. Специальная доставка (Big Trip 2: Special Delivery) [Russian] 1,707 -49.8% 39 -5 5,639 2 10 Mavka: The Forest Song 1,559 -36.6% 23 -7 21,977 5 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-19-10-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-not-that-flowerish/ A total of 78.7K admissions were sold over the past weekend, a weak number mostly due to the underwhelming opening of DiCaprio's latest film, 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. Greek audiences do not seem to share the increasingly woke sensitivities of the actor, who usually draws big crowds in Greece. The film had a dismal opening (you can see for yourselves in the table below) and if there wasn't an upcoming holiday weekend, the 100K-admission milestone would be out of the question. Next Thursday will be a big day for cinemas, because it's a public holiday in Greece's second biggest city, Salonica, due to the celebration of its patron saint (St. Demetrius) and also because it's National Cinema Day, during which all tickets for all movies at all cinemas will only cost 2 euros (down from the usual 8-10 euros). Furthermore, schools are closed on Friday due to a national holiday on Saturday. These conditions will help boost admissions significantly. Leonardo DiCaprio Title National OW Release date Total admissions Multiple Shutter Island 91,930 Thu 25 Feb 10 312,230 3.40 Inception 85,046 Tue 24 Aug 10 421,897 4.96 The Revenant 84,298 Thu 21 Jan 16 332,339 3.94 The Departed 83,918 Thu 23 Nov 06 320,000 3.81 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 71,583 Thu 22 Aug 19 231,941 3.24 Blood Diamond 64,400 Thu 25 Jan 07 232,403 3.61 Gangs of New York 60,000 Fri 24 Jan 03 289,500 4.83 Catch Me If You Can 60,000 Fri 28 Feb 03 275,000 4.58 The Wolf of Wall Street 49,676 Wed 25 Dec 13 209,681 4.22 Body of Lies 48,100 Thu 20 Nov 08 121,335 2.52 Django Unchained 43,973 Thu 17 Jan 13 154,175 3.51 Revolutionary Road 40,970 Thu 15 Jan 09 110,650 2.70 The Great Gatsby 31,129 Thu 16 May 13 137,411 4.41 Aviator 29,000 Fri 21 Jan 05 112,000 3.86 Killers of the Flower Moon 27,019 Thu 19 Oct 23 27,019 – J. Edgar 21,728 Thu 19 Jan 12 55,549 2.56 Animated film 'PAW Patrol 2' saw a significant expansion following last weekend's previews and beat its predecessor's September 2021 opening by 11.4%. The 'Exorcist' sequel had a steep yet expected drop, while 'A Haunting in Venice' is days away from crossing 150K admissions. 'Saw X' has still got some chances at beating 'Saw 3D', while 'Oppenheimer' is close to beating 'Inception' (422K admissions). This Thursday, four new films will be vying for the top spot, namely a Greek comedy titled 'Akou Poios Milaei', 'Rock Dog 3', 'Five Nights at Freddy's' and 'The Killer'.

Weekend: October 5-8, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 A Haunting in Venice 11,212 -19.0% 68 -11 125,347 4 2 Saw X 9,869 -34.1% 59 -2 38,723 2 3 Coup de Chance [French] 7,564 -54.2% 58 -16 30,481 2 4 Les As de la jungle 2: Opération tour du monde [French] 5,632 – 62 – 5,632 1 5 The Nun II 5,506 -33.3% 26 -5 169,441 5 6 Oppenheimer 5,042 -19.9% 32 -2 406,571 7 7 Mavka: The Forest Song 4,431 -28.8% 59 -11 17,549 3 8 Blue Beetle 3,785 – 57 – 3,785 1 9 The Creator 2,238 -57.6% 26 -37 10,540 2 10 Anatomie d'une chute [French] 2,221 +3.0% 24 N/K 48,365 6 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-05-10-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-abstention-won-everywhere/ Weekend: October 12-15, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 The Exorcist: Believer 33,570 – 104 – 33,570 1 2 A Haunting in Venice 7,921 -29.4% 51 -17 138,935 5 3 Past Lives 6,734 – 9 – 6,734 1 4 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 5,909 – 52 – 5,909 0 5 Saw X 4,603 -53.4% 31 -28 50,762 3 6 Oppenheimer 4,323 -14.3% 33 +1 413,807 8 7 Les As de la jungle 2: Opération tour du monde [French] 3,704 -34.2% 49 -13 10,135 2 8 Большое путешествие. Специальная доставка (Big Trip 2: Special Delivery) [Russian] 3,400 – 44 – 3,400 1 9 Coup de Chance [French] 2,856 -62.2% 44 -14 35,467 3 10 Mavka: The Forest Song 2,458 -44.5% 30 -29 20,346 4 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-12-10-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-cinema-exorcism-with-a-swift/ Finally, we're back to the present! This weekend sold 89,569 admissions at the box office, which is 5% higher than the same time last year. So far, based on weekend admissions, 2023 is leading 2022 by 28.9%. If it maintains this lead, 2023 will reach 7.0 million admissions by the year's end. That is still lower than pre-pandemic levels (9-10 million admissions), but it is a massive improvement. I have updated the first page with information that had been left out regarding the box office in 2021, 2022 and 2023, including the Top 10 list. You can access it here. Following Hercule Poirot's hat-trick, horror continued to dominate the autumn box office with a sequel to the 'Exorcist', subtitled 'Believer'. Its predecessors opened far too long ago, so I was unable to find any information about their performance. Nevertheless, one could say 'Believer' achieved a decent opening for a horror film. Time will tell if word of mouth helps it succeed. At this point, it is worth noting that Taylor Swift's concert movie 'The Eras Tour' probably finished in second place with an unknown number of admissions (one source says 11.5K, the other says 13K), but no official weekend total has been provided. Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot continues to haunt audiences with 'Venice' dropping less than 30%. It's already beaten 'Death on the Nile' (100.8K admissions), but will not get anywhere near 'Murder on the Orient Express's' 354.6K admissions. Having entered the year's Top 10, it's now sitting at #9. Reaching the 150K-admission milestone seems quite likely and it could even beat 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One' (154.7K admissions) to move up to #8. Finishing officially in third place, 'Past Lives' recorded the best per-screen average of the Top 10. With such strong interest for the film, one wonders if and when it gets a wide release... The 'PAW Patrol' sequel had some decent previews this weekend. Its predecessor sold 42.8K admissions overall – a tally that could easily be reached by the sequel if it performs well next weekend. 'Saw X' has surpassed 'Jigsaw' (50.1K admissions) and 'Saw VI' (48K admissions). It's still got a small chance at beating 'Saw 3D' too (63.4K admissions), but its earlier and more successful predecessors are out of reach. 'Oppenheimer' continues its slow and steady ascent. If it beats 'Avatar 2' (422.8K admissions), it will become the third biggest film since the coronavirus pandemic, but 'Barbie' (~460K admissions) and 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (466K admissions) remain too far ahead.

Weekend: August 31-September 3, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Oppenheimer 74,825 -32.1% 181 21 251,027 2 2 Anatomie d'une chute [French] 12,583 – 26 – 12,583 1 3 The Equalizer 3 11,336 – 59 – 11,336 1 4 Miraculous, le film [French] 10,376 – 80 – 10,376 1 5 Barbie 9,570 -17.0% 51 -14 436,179 7 6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 5,373 – 78 – 5,373 1 7 Gran Turismo 1,767 -53.9% 12 -16 22,945 3 8 The Last Voyage of the Demeter 1,537 -75.8% 16 -17 12,867 2 9 Shadow of a Doubt (1943, re-release) 1,320 – 6 – 1,320 1 10 Ο Δράκος (The Dragon) [GR] 1,110 – 2 – 1,110 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-oppenheimer-holds-the-top-spot-strongly/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-31-08-2023.html Weekend: September 7-10, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 The Nun II 54,784 – 111 – 54,784 1 2 Oppenheimer 41,620 -44.4% 134 -47 324,565 3 3 Anatomie d'une chute [French] 8,705 -30.8% 41 +15 22,488 2 4 The Equalizer 3 7,449 -34.3% 44 -15 27,102 2 5 Miraculous, le film [French] 7,157 -31.0% 93 +13 21,492 2 6 Barbie 5,469 -42.9% 55 +4 447,592 8 7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 3,825 -28.8% 58 -20 11,729 2 8 Elemental 1,586 +58.0% 15 -3 103,493 13 9 Gran Turismo 1,400 -20.8% 10 -2 25,619 4 10 La Syndicaliste [French] 731 – 12 – 731 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-nun-ii-surprises/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-7-9-2023.html Weekend: September 14-17, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 A Haunting in Venice 40,022 – 116 – 40,022 1 2 The Nun II 28,151 -48.6% 92 -19 114,649 2 3 Oppenheimer 18,587 -55.3% 89 -45 364,854 4 4 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 14,846 – 89 – 14,846 1 5 Anatomie d'une chute [French] 6,923 -20.5% 27 -14 33,627 3 6 The Inseparables 5,283 – 50 – 5,283 1 7 Miraculous, le film [French] 3,851 -46.2% 61 -32 26,310 3 8 Barbie 3,011 -44.9% 28 -27 452,939 9 9 The Equalizer 3 2,589 -65.2% 19 -25 34,424 3 10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 1,410 -63.1% 27 -31 13,741 3 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-14-9-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-no-mystery-for-the-number-one-position/ Weekend: September 21-24, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 A Haunting in Venice 26,685 -33.3% 110 -6 85,131 2 2 The Nun II 14,456 -48.6% 63 -29 143,851 3 3 Oppenheimer 11,216 -39.7% 56 -33 386,510 5 4 Expend4bles 10,266 – 73 – 10,266 1 5 After Everything 7,859 – 59 – 7,859 1 6 Mavka: The Forest Song 5,907 – 82 – 5,907 1 7 Anatomie d'une chute [French] 5,675 -18.0% 30 +3 41,882 4 8 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 5,459 -63.2% 42 -47 26,559 2 9 The Inseparables 2,924 -44.7% 49 -1 8,611 2 10 Barbie 2,193 -27.2% 22 -6 456,346 10 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-21-09-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-a-haunting-in-venice-holds-the-top-spot/ Weekend: September 28-October 1, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Coup de Chance [French] 16,510 – 74 – 17,392 1 2 Saw X 14,966 – 61 – 18,653 1 3 A Haunting in Venice 13,837 -48.1% 79 -31 107,767 3 4 The Nun II 8,254 -42.9% 31 -32 159,462 4 5 Oppenheimer 6,294 -43.9% 34 -22 398,182 6 6 Mavka: The Forest Song 6,221 +5.3% 70 -12 12,657 2 7 The Creator 5,273 – 63 – 5,273 1 8 Expend4bles 4,211 -59.0% 28 -45 20,015 2 9 After Everything 3,830 -51.3% 32 -27 15,748 2 10 The Inseparables 2,872 -1.8% 45 -4 11,782 3 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-28-09-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-not-by-chance-coup-de-chance-leads/ September 2023 summary: 'Oppenheimer' had an impressive run, beating the last three Nolan films by far ('Tenet', 'Dunkirk' and 'Interstellar'). It is also getting close to beating 'Inception's' 421.9K admissions, to become the biggest Nolan-directed film ever in Greece. 'The Equalizer 3' continued its franchise's decline, as it opened 36.1% lower than 'Equalizer 2' and is headed to a similar drop in total admissions. An even worse fate has been bestowed upon 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3', whose debut was 56.3% less than the second film of the franchise, as well as 'Expend4bles', which dropped 50.8% from 'Expendables 3' (the latter had been the least successful film of the franchise so far). 'The Nun II' failed to match its predecessor's opening, yet still managed to register the second biggest opening in the 'Conjuring' franchise. 'A Haunting in Venice' saw a sizeable uptick compared to the most recent Hercule Poirot film, yet it can't hold a candle to the 70K-admission opening of 'Murder on the Orient Express' from 2017. 'After Everything', the fifth 'After' instalment, registered the worst opening of the franchise, but only slightly behind the opening of 'After 4'. Finally, 'Saw X's' debut was definitely on the lower end for the franchise – on par with 'Jigsaw' and 'Saw VI' but lower than 'Saw 3D'.

Weekend: August 3-6, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Week 1 Barbie 47,011 -38.0% 135 -1 3 2 Meg 2: The Trench 12,007 – 66 – 1 3 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 5,451 -47.3% 22 -21 4 4 The Amazing Maurice 5,343 – 45 – 1 5 Les enfants des autres [French] 2,857 – 14 – 1 6 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2,780 10.5% 13 -2 6 7 Mascarade [French] 2,528 -55.7% 19 -1 2 8 Modelo 77 [Spanish] 1,937 – 10 – 1 9 Insidious: The Red Door 1,822 -30.9% 12 -3 5 10 Elemental 1,655 -46.7% 15 -8 8 Source: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-three-august-reports-in-one-with-barbie-conquering/ Weekend: August 10-13, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Week 1 Barbie 20,167 -57.1% 109 -26 4 2 Meg 2: The Trench 5,529 -54.0% 48 -18 2 3 As bestas [Spanish–French] 5,248 – 25 – 1 4 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 4,336 -20.5% 31 +9 5 5 Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard 4,052 – 12 – 1 6 The Amazing Maurice 3,164 -40.8% 42 -3 1 7 Elemental 2,598 +57.0% 26 +11 9 8 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2,320 -16.5% 22 +9 7 9 Modelo 77 [Spanish] 1,547 -20.1% 14 +4 2 10 Insidious: The Red Door 1,077 -40.9% 7 -5 6 Source: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-three-august-reports-in-one-with-barbie-conquering/ Weekend: August 17-20, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Barbie 14,484 -28.2% 88 -21 392,401 5 2 Gran Turismo 8,365 – 66 – 8,365 1 3 Meg 2: The Trench 4,083 -26.2% 26 -22 33,165 3 4 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 3,044 -29.8% 20 -11 151,081 6 5 L'Amour et les Forêts [French] 2,738 – 7 – 2,738 1 6 As bestas [Spanish–French] 2,691 -48.7% 28 +3 10,453 2 7 Elemental 2,621 +0.9% 24 -2 96,364 10 8 Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard 2,273 -43.9% 13 +1 8,514 2 9 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2,228 -4.0% 13 -9 161,337 8 10 The Amazing Maurice 1,930 -39.0% 35 -7 16,985 3 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-17-08-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-three-august-reports-in-one-with-barbie-conquering/ Weekend: August 24-27, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Oppenheimer 110,143 – 160 – 110,143 1 2 Barbie 11,530 -20.4% 65 -23 416,424 6 3 The Last Voyage of the Demeter 6,361 – 33 – 8,293 1 4 Retribution 4,914 – 35 – 6,362 1 5 Gran Turismo 3,829 -54.2% 28 -38 18,168 2 6 Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, re-release) 3,493 – 15 – 3,493 1 7 Elemental 2,598 -0.9% 18 -6 99,970 11 8 The Amazing Maurice 1,977 +2.4% 31 -4 20,804 4 9 Lille Allan - den menneskelige antenne [Danish] 1,022 -29.0% 27 N/K 3,583 2 10 Astérix et Obélix: L'Empire du Milieu [French] 896 N/K 8 N/K 100,483 30 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-24-08-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-oppenheimer-dropped-a-real-bomb/ August 2023 summary: The month was dominated by 'Barbie', which managed to double its 11-day total by day 40. Its success was a totally unexpected development. 'Meg 2' opened to less than half of its predecessor's opening in August 2018. The middle of the month was dead quiet, which mid-August always is. Finally, 'Oppenheimer' opened with a nuclear blast, as has been discussed already. Back to the present... 'A Haunting in Venice' returned to first place. More tomorrow.

Weekend: July 6-9, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 32,887 -30.0% 150 -6 106,496 2 2 Insidious: The Red Door 15,464 – 68 – 15,464 1 3 The Son 6,194 – 28 – 6,194 1 4 Elemental 5,005 -31.0% 47 -17 65,846 4 5 Asteroid City 3,871 -34.1% 11 -12 29,494 3 6 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 3,173 -39.5% 59 -16 11,225 2 7 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2,486 -36.9% 29 -14 103,703 6 8 Les Blagues de Toto [French] 2,390 – 31 – 2,390 1 9 The Big Lebowski (1998, re-release) 2,344 – 7 – 2,344 1 10 Book Club: The Next Chapter 1,902 – 23 – 1,902 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-6-7-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-indys-destiny-is-a-one-way-street/ Weekend: July 13-16, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 45,567 – 153 – 45,567 1 2 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 11,999 -63.5% 75 -75 135,974 3 3 Insidious: The Red Door 7,838 -49.3% 50 -18 35,004 2 4 Elemental 4,003 -20.0% 36 -11 73,201 5 5 Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel 2,840 – 39 – 2,840 1 6 L'Innocent [French] 2,340 +24.8% 15 +8 4,899 2 7 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 1,691 -46.7% 30 -29 14,457 3 8 Asteroid City 1,641 -57.6% 12 +1 33,886 4 9 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 1,457 -41.4% 20 -9 106,994 7 10 The Big Lebowski (1998, re-release) 1,153 -50.8% 6 -1 4,788 2 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-13-07-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-mission-impossible-to-beat-a-heatwave/ Weekend: July 20-23, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Barbie 72,064 – 109 – 72,064 1 2 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 27,818 -39.0% 129 -24 99,283 2 3 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 4,360 -63.7% 28 -47 145,180 4 4 Insidious: The Red Door 4,232 -46.0% 21 -29 45,412 3 5 Elemental 3,696 -7.7% 33 -3 79,197 6 6 Jeanne du Barry [French] 2,846 – 14 – 2,846 1 7 Cobweb 2,389 – 19 – 2,389 1 8 Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel 1,928 -32.1% 23 -16 6,684 2 9 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 1,605 -5.1% 20 -10 16,750 4 10 L'Origine du mal [French] 1,407 – 11 – 1,407 1 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/7408/box-office-barbiemania https://flix.gr/news/box-office-20-07.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-barbie-saves-the-summer-season/ Weekend: July 27-30, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Barbie 75,807 +5.2% 136 +27 206,936 2 2 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 10,338 -62.8% 43 -86 126,100 3 3 Mascarade [French] 5,710 – 20 – 5,710 1 4 About My Father 4,574 – 15 – 4,574 1 5 Elemental 3,107 -15.9% 23 -10 84,310 7 6 Haunted Mansion 2,775 – 32 – 2,775 1 7 Insidious: The Red Door 2,636 -37.7% 15 -6 51,296 4 8 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2,515 -42.3% 15 -13 150,057 5 9 Roman Holiday (1953, re-release) 2,458 – 5 – 2,458 1 10 Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel 1,397 -27.5% 18 -5 8,864 3 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-27-07-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-life-in-plastic-its-fantastic/ July 2023 summary: 'Indiana Jones 5' got nowhere near the 256.5K admissions earned by its immediate predecessor. 'Elemental' headed steadily towards the 100K-admission milestone. 'Insidious 5' was the second best performer of the franchise, only behind 'Insidious 4'. 'Mission: Impossible 7' opened on par with its most recent predecessors and ultimately managed, with 155K admissions, to beat both 'Fallout' (146K admissions) and 'Rogue Nation' (140K admissions). Of course, without a doubt the news of the month, the summer –and probably the entire year– was the spectacular debut of 'Barbie' and the even more spectacular increase on its sophomore frame. It scored the biggest opening weekend of the year-to-date and became the biggest film of the year within 11 days, outgrossing 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' (198,087 admissions).

Weekend: June 1-4, 2023 and Whit Monday Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Monday admissions Week 1 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 29,100 – 160 – 29,100 5,186 1 2 The Little Mermaid 16,481 -32.2% 124 -73 51,161 3,447 2 3 Fast X 11,170 -56.1% 79 -70 149,171 1,691 3 4 The Boogeyman 6,814 – 81 – 6,814 1,176 1 5 Mon crime [French] 3,891 – 28 – 3,891 860 1 6 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 3,088 -20.6% 45 -13 189,893 608 9 7 Invitation to a Murder 2,604 – 30 – 2,604 495 1 8 The Black Demon 1,611 – 21 – 1,611 225 1 9 Kandahar 1,452 -71.5% 25 -39 10,015 215 2 10 What's Love Got to Do with It? 1,340 – 8 – 1,340 304 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-01-06-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-spider-jolt/ Weekend: June 8-11, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 15,177 -47.8% 127 -33 57,907 2 2 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 9,026 – 97 – 9,026 1 3 The Little Mermaid 7,984 -51.6% 85 -39 65,447 3 4 Fast X 4,609 -58.7% 43 -36 158,630 4 5 Mafia Mamma 3,817 – 39 – 3,817 1 6 Maybe I Do 3,614 – 25 – 3,614 1 7 Black Stone 3,030 – 8 – 3,030 1 8 The Boogeyman 1,991 -70.8% 21 -60 12,755 2 9 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 1,765 -42.8% 31 -14 192,417 10 10 Un beau matin [French–German] 1,629 – 13 – 1,629 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-08-06-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-caught-across-the-bore-verse/ Weekend: June 15-18, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 The Flash 23,071 – 127 – 23,071 1 2 Elemental 19,955 – 160 – 19,955 1 3 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 12,024 -20.8% 70 -57 78,429 3 4 The Little Mermaid 6,018 -24.6% 56 -29 74,220 4 5 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 3,727 -58.7% 35 -62 17,696 2 6 Fast X 2,653 -42.4% 19 -24 164,790 5 7 Black Stone 1,955 -35.5% 11 +3 6,996 2 8 L’ultima notte di Amore [Italian] 1,364 – 24 – 1,364 1 9 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 1,024 -42.0% 17 -14 193,611 11 10 The Boogeyman 887 -55.4% 10 -11 15,139 3 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-15-06-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-skies-flashed-and-rain-paused-attendance/ Weekend: June 22-25, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Elemental 13,218 -33.8% 127 -33 43,505 2 2 Asteroid City 10,019 – 49 – 10,019 1 3 No Hard Feelings 8,228 – 71 – 8,228 1 4 The Flash 6,345 -72.5% 90 -37 38,957 2 5 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 5,448 -54.7% 62 -8 90,047 4 6 Marlowe 4,373 – 32 – 4,373 1 7 L’ultima notte di Amore [Italian] 2,553 +87.2% 30 +6 5,332 2 8 The Little Mermaid 2,515 -58.2% 45 -11 78,881 5 9 Consecration 2,127 – 22 – 2,127 1 10 Black Stone 1,704 -12.8% 14 +3 10,530 3 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-22-06-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-did-you-vote/ Weekend: June 29-July 2, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 46,986 – 156 – 46,986 1 2 Elemental 7,258 -45.1% 64 -63 56,990 3 3 Asteroid City 5,874 -41.4% 23 -26 22,165 2 4 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 5,242 – 75 – 5,242 1 5 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 3,938 -27.7% 43 -19 97,814 5 6 No Hard Feelings 2,955 -64.1% 25 -46 15,982 2 7 The Flash 2,756 -56.6% 35 -55 45,510 3 8 Black Stone 1,979 +16.1% 12 -2 13,691 4 9 The Little Mermaid 1,637 -34.9% 23 -22 82,208 6 10 Reality 1,573 – 7 – 1,573 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-29-06-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-destined-to-be-an-open-air-cinema-hit/ June 2023 summary: There were several mediocre openings, but some were not that bad. 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' sold almost as many tickets as its predecessor's lifetime total (39,357 admissions) in one long weekend and managed to reach the 100K-admission milestone. 'Fast X' got nowhere near the heights of its most successful predecessors and it even failed to reach the fourth sequel's lifetime total, although it got quite close. 'Super Mario Bros.' had a solid run while getting frighteningly close the 200K-admission blockbuster milestone. 'Bumblebee' sequel 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' performed as badly as its predecessor. 'The Flash' and 'Elemental' both underperformed for their respective brands (DC Comics and Pixar). Finally, 'Indiana Jones 5' was a far cry from its immediate predecessor, 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull', which opened to 85,800 admissions in May 2008. Back to the present... 'Saw X' claimed the top spot with 18,653 admissions (including previews). 'A Haunting in Venice' is at 107,767 admissions, 'The Nun II' is at 159,462 admissions and 'Oppenheimer' is on the verge of crossing the 400K-admission milestone with 398,182 admissions. It's still got chances at beating 'Avatar 2' (423K admissions), but 'Barbie' is out of reach (460K admissions).

Weekend: May 4-7, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 32,545 – 152 – 32,545 1 2 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 9,587 -32.9% 95 -31 166,349 5 3 Evil Dead Rise 6,548 -57.3% 86 0 69,392 3 4 Helt super [Norwegian] 3,941 – 58 – 3,941 1 5 The Pope's Exorcist 2,527 -38.5% 16 -11 72,951 5 6 Saison Morte [GR] 1,711 – 26 – 1,711 1 7 To Catch a Killer 1,497 -62.6% 21 -15 7,894 2 8 John Wick: Chapter 4 1,488 -55.1% 12 -13 173,411 7 9 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 1,406 -62.8% 17 -36 18,180 3 10 Un rescate de huevitos [Mexican] 1,280 -55.7% 48 -20 5,207 2 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-04-05-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-unguarded-galaxy-of-mcu/ Weekend: May 11-14, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 16,141 -50.4% 110 -42 63,244 2 2 Hypnotic 7,661 – 84 – 7,661 1 3 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 6,677 -30.4% 83 -12 174,816 6 4 Evil Dead Rise 2,278 -65.2% 18 -68 74,906 4 5 Elleville Elfrid [Norwegian] 2,134 – 59 – 2,134 1 6 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2,096 – 22 – 2,096 1 7 Helt super [Norwegian] 1,914 -51.4% 56 -2 6,217 2 8 Renfield 1,899 – 48 – 1,899 1 9 Love Again 1,740 – 41 – 1,740 1 10 Retour à Séoul [French] 1,578 – 9 – 1,578 1 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/7279/box-office-tameia-se-eleu8eri-proeklogikh-ptosi https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-guardians-of-a-sleeping-market/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-11-05-2023.html Weekend: May 18-21, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Fast X 60,465 – 168 – 72,342 1 2 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 7,575 -53.1% 53 -57 77,980 3 3 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 5,554 -16.8% 83 0 181,227 7 4 Hypnotic 3,268 -57.3% 42 -42 14,563 2 5 Elleville Elfrid [Norwegian] 1,620 -24.1% 53 -6 4,098 2 6 Helt super [Norwegian] 1,265 -33.9% 33 -23 7,549 3 7 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 1,237 -41.0% 12 -10 4,761 2 8 Evil Dead Rise 1,087 -52.3% 9 -9 77,060 5 9 Retour à Séoul [French] 1,072 -32.1% 11 +2 3,451 2 10 Une belle course [French] 685 – 19 – 685 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-18-05-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-fast-again/ Weekend: May 25-28, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Fast X 25,430 -57.9% 149 -19 125,982 2 2 The Little Mermaid 24,309 – 197 – 24,309 1 3 Kandahar 5,090 – 64 – 5,090 1 4 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 3,888 -30.0% 58 -25 186,157 8 5 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 3,652 -51.8% 31 -22 85,590 4 6 En los márgenes [Spanish] 1,983 – 17 – 1,983 1 7 Hypnotic 1,407 -56.9% 16 -26 18,131 3 8 Μπάσταρδα (Bastards) [GR] 1,400 – 2 – 1,400 1 9 Aftersun 960 N/K 2 N/K 33,855 23 10 Incroyable mais vrai [French] 874 – 13 – 874 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-25-5-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-we-hit-the-brakes-on-optimism/ May 2023 summary: 'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' managed to match its predecessors' total admissions, which is all we can ask to be fair. 'Super Mario Bros.' got very close to the 200K-admission blockbuster milestone. 'Fast X' scored the biggest opening of the year to date. 'Fast X' rebounded significantly compared to 'F9' (17,177 admissions), which was released in June 2021, at the height of the pandemic, and was thus an utter failure. It is slightly higher than the eighth film (which had the bad luck of opening on Easter weekend in 2017) and on par with the fourth 'Fast & Furious' film (62,021 admissions). It will get close to the latter's admissions. As expected, 'The Little Mermaid' did quite badly compared to most other high-profile live-action Disney re-imaginings. Back to the present... Hercule Poirot's 'A Haunting in Venice' took first place for a second week in a row, fending off underperformers 'The Expendables 4' and 'After 5'.

Weekend: March 30-April 2, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 John Wick: Chapter 4 30,406 -37.1% 125 +8 105,469 2 2 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 12,132 +456.5% 102 +68 14,312 1 3 Mummies 6,015 -5.3% 78 -13 40,785 4 4 Die Häschenschule - Der große Eierklau [German] 4,462 +48.1% 67 +1 8,006 2 5 Scream VI 3,853 -47.8% 31 -25 82,475 4 6 Le Bleu du caftan [Arabic-language French–Moroccan] 3,185 – 18 – 3,185 1 7 Pattie et la Colère de Poséidon [French] 2,667 +12.9% 52 -3 39,908 6 8 Creed III 1,899 -60.2% 18 -19 100,084 5 9 Astérix et Obélix : L'Empire du Milieu [French] 1,152 -2.0% 20 N/K 95,411 9 10 Στο τέλος ξυρίζουν τον γαμπρό [GR] 858 -80.2% 17 -47 7,176 2 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-30-03-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-john-wick-continues-strongly-at-the-top/ Weekend: April 6-9, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 44,811 – 180 – 44,811 1 2 The Pope's Exorcist 20,984 – 88 – 20,984 1 3 John Wick: Chapter 4 15,952 -47.5% 84 -41 137,378 3 4 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings (extended edition) 9,501 – 5 – 9,501 1 5 Air 6,538 – 62 – 6,538 1 6 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 4,939 -59.3% 41 -61 25,766 2 7 Le Bleu du caftan [Arabic-language French–Moroccan] 2,704 -15.1% 21 +3 7,439 2 8 Beautiful Disaster 2,596 – 25 – 2,596 1 9 Mummies 2,375 -60.5% 54 -24 43,786 5 10 Die Häschenschule - Der große Eierklau [German] 1,949 -56.3% 43 -24 10,882 3 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/7205/box-office-super-mario-kai-oi-ai8ouses-8eloun-ton-udrauliko-tous https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-super-mario-bros-stormed-at-the-top/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-6-4-2023.html Easter Weekend: April 13-16, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Monday admissions Week 1 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 8,586 -80.8% 161 -19 78,716 10,411 2 2 The Pope's Exorcist 4,840 -76.9% 83 -5 39,494 4,793 2 3 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (extended edition) 3,911 – 5 – 3,911 3,147 1 4 John Wick: Chapter 4 3,866 -75.8% 69 -15 150,582 3,221 4 5 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 1,050 -78.7% 18 -23 30,274 861 3 6 Air 948 -85.5% 33 -29 10,885 922 2 7 すずめの戸締まり (Suzume) [Japanese] 942 – 28 – 1,082 685 1 8 The Magic Flute 482 – 50 – 482 703 1 9 Le Bleu du caftan [Arabic-language French–Moroccan] 436 -83.9% 18 -3 8,906 492 3 10 Mummies 395 -83.4% 39 -15 45,103 934 6 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-13-04-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-lambs-won/ Weekend: April 20-23, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 25,878 +201.4% 151 -10 133,037 3 2 Evil Dead Rise 25,384 – 96 – 25,384 1 3 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 7,434 – 57 – 7,434 1 4 The Pope's Exorcist 7,182 +48.4% 41 -42 60,465 3 5 The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan 5,417 – 53 – 5,417 1 6 John Wick: Chapter 4 5,352 +38.4% 28 -41 164,498 5 7 Mummies 2,335 +491.1% 40 +1 49,489 7 8 Le Bleu du caftan [Arabic-language French–Moroccan] 1,577 +261.7% 18 0 11,680 4 9 すずめの戸締まり (Suzume) [Japanese] 1,150 +22.1% 13 -15 4,602 2 10 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 1,137 +8.3% 10 -8 33,729 4 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-20-04-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-evil-dead-has-risen/ Weekend: April 27-30, 2023 and May Day holiday Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Monday admissions Week 1 Evil Dead Rise 15,318 -39.7% 86 -10 55,509 2,465 2 2 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 14,282 -44.8% 126 -25 150,927 4,113 4 3 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition) 9,618 – 5 – 9,618 3,140 1 4 The Pope's Exorcist 4,109 -42.8% 27 -14 68,084 958 4 5 To Catch a Killer 4,008 – 36 – 4,008 813 1 6 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 3,783 -49.1% 53 -4 14,662 825 2 7 John Wick: Chapter 4 3,311 -38.1% 25 -3 170,228 606 6 8 The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan 3,030 -44.1% 44 -9 10,861 780 2 9 Un rescate de huevitos [Mexican] 2,891 – 68 – 2,891 870 1 10 Beau Is Afraid 2,259 – 47 – 2,259 416 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-evil-dead-rise-moves-to-number-one-spot/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-27-04-2023.html April 2023 summary: 'John Wick 4' nearly doubled the previous franchise best in terms of total admissions. 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' scored the second-best opening of the year, following 'John Wick 4' and is outpacing it in the long run. 'Dungeons & Dragons' was admittedly a disappointment. The extended editions of the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy did very well, with a per screen average that came close to 2,000 admissions. 'Minions 2' (345,761 admissions) beat 'Finding Nemo's' initial run (340,731 admissions) and is around the same level as 'Ice Age 2', which has an estimated total (my estimate) around 346,500 admissions. 'Finding Nemo' has sold 368,841 admissions when including the 3-D re-release. This puts 'Minions 2' squarely in the Top 5 biggest animated films ever. 'Avatar 2' wrapped up at 423,000 admissions, less than half of the original.

Weekend: March 2-5, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Creed III 30,611 – 97 – 30,611 1 2 Pattie et la Colère de Poséidon [French] 11,658 +94.9% 87 +24 19,303 2 3 The Banshees of Inisherin 10,241 -20.1% 72 +1 31,867 2 4 Astérix et Obélix : L'Empire du Milieu [French] 8,278 +10.7% 64 -16 84,983 5 5 Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 6,363 -41.8% 41 -58 63,025 3 6 Cocaine Bear 4,784 – 45 – 4,784 1 7 Tár 4,445 -25.2% 37 -9 56,416 4 8 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2,383 +18.0% 33 -9 141,385 11 9 Missing 1,822 -42.5% 16 -28 7,354 2 10 My Fairy Troublemaker [German] 1,690 20.9% 30 -3 6,547 3 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-02-03-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-creed-iii-beats-the-top-spot/ Weekend: March 9-12, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Scream VI 29,085 – 110 – 29,085 1 2 Creed III 19,816 -35.3% 87 -10 67,780 2 3 Mummies 12,865 – 87 – 12,865 1 4 Pattie et la Colère de Poséidon [French] 7,343 -37.0% 81 -6 27,393 3 5 Inside 6,284 – 41 – 6,284 1 6 The Banshees of Inisherin 5,316 -48.1% 48 -24 41,327 3 7 Astérix et Obélix : L'Empire du Milieu [French] 3,377 -59.2% 38 -26 89,513 6 8 Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 2,860 -55.1% 22 -19 68,239 4 9 Tár 2,587 -41.8% 25 -12 60,706 5 10 The Ritual Killer 2,087 – 21 – 2,087 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-09-03-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-you-screamed-a-lot/ Weekend: March 16-19, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Scream VI 15,794 -45.7% 72 -38 60,134 2 2 Mummies 12,969 +0.8% 100 +13 26,918 2 3 Creed III 10,670 -46.2% 52 -35 87,159 3 4 Shazam! Fury of the Gods 9,067 – 101 – 9,067 1 5 Pattie et la Colère de Poséidon [French] 6,371 -13.2% 78 -3 34,306 4 6 65 5,942 – 64 – 5,942 1 7 Everything Everywhere All at Once 4,076 – 28 – 12,715 – 8 The Banshees of Inisherin 3,453 -35.0% 29 -19 47,837 5 9 Inside 3,032 -51.8% 30 -11 12,573 2 10 Astérix et Obélix : L'Empire du Milieu [French] 2,413 -28.5% 34 -4 92,646 7 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/7173/box-office-krauges-akougontai-akomi-stin-korufh-ton-eispraxeon https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-screaming-results/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-16-03-2023.html Weekend: March 23-26, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 John Wick: Chapter 4 48,310 – 117 – 48,310 1 2 Scream VI 7,387 -53.2% 56 -16 75,049 3 3 Mummies 6,351 -51.0% 91 -9 34,158 3 4 Creed III 4,775 -55.2% 37 -15 96,219 4 5 Στο τέλος ξυρίζουν τον γαμπρό [GR] 4,343 – 64 – 4,343 1 6 Die Häschenschule - Der große Eierklau [German] 3,012 – 66 – 3,012 1 7 Shazam! Fury of the Gods 2,561 -71.8% 39 -62 15,254 2 8 Pattie et la Colère de Poséidon [French] 2,362 -62.9% 55 -23 37,009 5 9 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 2,180 – 34 – 2,180 0 10 Everything Everywhere All at Once 1,627 -60.1% 21 -7 16,213 – Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-john-wick-chapter-4-rocks-the-top-spot/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-23-03-2023.html March 2023 summary: It was a month of successes. 'Creed III' scored the biggest opening for the franchise, slightly ahead of 'Creed II' (30,216 admissions). It needs to beat the first sequel's 100,174 admissions to become the biggest film of the franchise. 'Ant Man 3' became the biggest film of the 'Ant Man' series, which is however one of the worst-performing sub-franchises of the MCU in Greece. 'Scream VI' also achieved the biggest opening of the franchise, up from last year's requel 'Scream', which opened with 20,697 admissions. It has also scored the biggest admission total for the franchise, beating 'Scream 3's' 72.4K admissions. Finally, 'John Wick 4' registered the biggest opening of the series, eclipsing the 31.8K-admission opening of 'John Wick 3'. Back to the present... 'The Nun II' opened big (54.8K admissions) but failed to match its predecessor's opening (76.0K admissions). 'Oppenheimer' had a sizeable 44% drop to 41.6K admissions. If it continued to drop by 44% from now on, it would reach 420K admissions, which would not be enough to overtake 'Barbie' (448K admissions). It's hard to tell at this point, but the odds seem to be 50-50, since 'Barbie' is still at large selling admissions in the 4-digit range.

Weekend: February 2-5, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Astérix et Obélix: L'Empire du Milieu [French] 22,730 – 167 – 22,730 1 2 The Whale 9,882 -37.4% 67 -20 94,937 5 3 Knock at the Cabin 6,687 – 64 – 6,687 1 4 Plane 5,572 -51.0% 35 -27 23,436 2 5 Avatar: The Way of the Water 4,695 -55.3% 34 -21 413,416 8 6 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 3,924 -54.1% 49 -17 126,506 7 7 Fireheart 3,210 -61.6% 57 -27 21,558 3 8 Babylon 2,701 -65.3% 24 -33 32,473 3 9 Empire of Light 1,814 – 39 – 1,814 1 10 Knutsen & Ludvigsen 2 - Det store dyret [Norwegian] 1,626 – 45 – 1,626 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-2-02-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-asterix-et-obelix-en-route-pour-la-neige/ Weekend: February 9-12, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Astérix et Obélix: L'Empire du Milieu [French] 20,571 -9.5% 167 0 50,047 2 2 Tár 18,831 – 75 – 18,831 1 3 The Whale 6,616 -33.0% 62 -5 106,444 6 4 Titanic 3-D (re-release) 5,389 – 26 – 5,389 1 5 Magic Mike's Last Dance 5,155 – 54 – 5,155 1 6 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 4,806 +22.5% 48 -1 132,187 8 7 Plane 4,153 -25.5% 22 -13 29,858 3 8 Knock at the Cabin 3,977 -40.5% 42 -22 14,843 2 9 Fireheart 2,965 -7.6% 45 -12 24,803 4 10 Avatar: The Way of the Water 2,742 -41.6% 17 -17 417,795 9 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/7108/box-office-asterix-kai-tar-mazi-sto-nhma https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-cate-blanchett-attracts/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-9-february-2023.html Weekend: February 16-19, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 29,056 – 140 – 29,056 1 2 Tár 11,218 -40.4% 74 -1 38,310 2 3 Astérix et Obélix: L'Empire du Milieu [French] 9,257 -55.0% 113 -54 63,850 3 4 Bed Rest 4,440 – 34 – 4,440 1 5 The Whale 3,344 -49.5% 38 -24 113,231 7 6 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 3,185 -33.7% 46 -2 136,151 9 7 My Fairy Troublemaker [German] 2,699 – 47 – 2,699 1 8 Magic Mike's Last Dance 2,316 -55.1% 20 -34 12,365 2 9 The Banshees of Inisherin 1,823 – 28 – 1,823 0 10 Plane 1,510 -63.6% 11 -11 33,412 4 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-16-02-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-quantubore/ Clean Monday Weekend: February 23-26, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Monday admissions Week 1 The Banshees of Inisherin 12,810 +602.7% 71 +43 14,633 2,474 1 2 Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 10,935 -62.4% 99 -41 51,288 1,780 2 3 Astérix et Obélix: L'Empire du Milieu [French] 7,479 -19.2% 80 -33 73,766 1,196 4 4 Pattie et la Colère de Poséidon [French] 5,982 – 63 – 5,982 1,045 1 5 Tár 5,942 -47.0% 46 -28 49,178 982 3 6 Missing 3,171 – 44 – 3,171 592 1 7 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2,019 -36.6% 42 -4 138,584 262 10 8 Bed Rest 1,995 -55.1% 24 -10 9,299 380 2 9 My Fairy Troublemaker [German] 1,398 -48.2% 33 -14 4,488 175 2 10 Women Talking 1,334 – 36 – 1,350 294 1 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/7137/box-office-apo-to-iniserin-stin-korufh-ton-eispraxeon https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-banshees-of-clean-monday/ February 2023 summary: 'Avatar 2' tapered off at around 420K admissions, less than half of its predecessor. 'Puss in Boots 2' managed to get close to 140K admissions, after spending 10 consecutive weekends in the Top 10. It remains miles away from its predecessor's 211K admissions, but on par with non-Shrek-related DreamWorks sequels. 'The Whale' crossed the 100K-admission milestone. 'Ant Man 3' fared far better than its predecessors, both which opened with 18-19K admissions. The 'Astérix et Obélix' movie is a far cry from its recent predecessors, all of which earned north of 130K admissions (and in some cases, many many more than that). Back to the present... 'Oppenheimer' had an impressive sophomore hold, dropping only 32% to 75K admissions. With a 251K-admission total, reaching 400K admissions is a foregone conclusion, topping 'Barbie' (436K admissions) is more likely than not, crossing the half-million-admission milestone remains realistic, while an (admittedly optimistic) extrapolation based on this weekend's 32% drop would take it to 550K admissions.

Weekend: January 5-8, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Avatar: The Way of the Water 42,489 +21.2% 120 -32 330,949 4 2 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 17,754 +33.0% 103 -1 85,102 3 3 M3GAN 15,331 – 82 – 15,331 1 4 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 14,172 – 63 – 14,172 1 5 A Man Called Otto 7,884 – 60 – 7,884 1 6 Marmaduke 6,020 – 76 – 6,020 1 7 The Whale 4,471 – 6 – 4,471 1 8 Aftersun 3,186 +55.6% 12 +1 13,034 3 9 Καραγκιόζης The Movie (Karangiozis The Movie) [GR] 2,187 +61.6% 25 -14 23,614 5 10 Shotgun Wedding 2,093 -53.2% 19 -31 13,148 2 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-5-1-2023.html https://flix.gr/news/box-office-5-1-2023.html Weekend: January 12-15, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Avatar: The Way of the Water 23,935 -43.7% 105 -15 367,519 5 2 The Whale 16,660 +272.6% 57 +51 24,373 2 3 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 12,298 -13.2% 63 +8 34,048 2 4 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 11,864 -32.9% 79 -23 99,224 4 5 M3GAN 9,724 -36.6% 57 -25 32,345 2 6 A Man Called Otto 4,578 -41.9% 51 -9 15,988 2 7 Vic the Viking and the Magic Sword 4,273 – 59 – 4,273 1 8 Marmaduke 3,657 -39.3% 63 -13 10,054 2 9 Aftersun 3,055 -4.1% 12 0 17,868 4 10 Rheingold [German] 2,680 – 18 – 2,680 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-12-01-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-with-a-breeze-of-optimism/ Weekend: January 19-22, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 The Whale 16,339 -1.9% 81 +24 50,448 3 2 Avatar: The Way of the Water 14,905 -37.7% 74 -31 390,371 6 3 Babylon 12,150 – 82 – 12,150 1 4 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 9,809 -17.3% 76 -3 111,378 5 5 Fireheart 8,578 – 86 – 8,578 1 6 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 5,963 -51.5% 37 -34 45,602 3 7 M3GAN 4,635 -52.3% 28 -29 41,143 3 8 Πίσω από τις θημωνιές (Behind the Haystacks) [GR] 3,025 – 31 – 3,025 1 9 Vic the Viking and the Magic Sword 2,971 -30.5% 49 -10 7,496 2 10 A Man Called Otto 2,618 -42.8% 37 -14 20,504 3 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/7066/box-office-i-falaina-katakta-tin-kardia-tou-koinou https://flix.gr/news/box-office-19-01-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-whale-tops-with-strong-word-of-mouth/ Weekend: January 26-29, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 The Whale 15,778 -3.4% 87 +6 75,723 4 2 Plane 11,364 – 62 – 11,364 1 3 Avatar: The Way of the Water 10,513 -29.5% 55 -19 405,372 7 4 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 8,548 -12.9% 66 -10 121,127 6 5 Fireheart 8,370 -2.4% 84 -2 17,800 2 6 Babylon 7,782 -36.0% 57 -25 25,868 2 7 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 3,090 -48.2% 21 -16 51,810 4 8 Πίσω από τις θημωνιές (Behind the Haystacks) [GR] 2,346 -22.4% 31 0 7,166 2 9 Aftersun 2,252 11.0% 13 +3 24,549 6 10 竜とそばかすの姫 (Belle) [Japanese] 2,232 – 61 – 2,232 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-26-01-2023.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-strong-word-of-mouth-keeps-the-whale-on-top/ January 2023 summary: 'Avatar 2' had an impressive run with five consecutive weekends at #1, matching the record shared by the first 'Hangover' film, 'Joker' and Greek film 'Man of God'. 'Avatar 2' easily eclipsed 'Minions 2' as the biggest film of 2022, but is far short of the original 'Avatar', which sold north of 900K admissions. 'Minions 2' surpassed 'Finding Nemo's' original run (340,731 admissions) to become the fourth-biggest animated film ever. 'Puss in Boots 2' had a decent run on par with other DreamWorks Animation spin-offs/prequels/sequels ('Penguins of Madagascar's' 128K admissions, 'Kung Fu Panda 3's' 124K admissions). Finally, Darren Aronofsky's 'The Whale' attracted sizeable crowds curious to form their own opinion about the film's controversial themes.

Weekend: December 1-4, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Strange World 6,243 -36.0% 100 0 17,121 2 2 The Menu 5,940 -28.1% 46 -23 42,380 3 3 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 5,491 -40.2% 45 -22 119,853 4 4 The Fabelmans 4,964 -36.6% 52 -29 15,910 2 5 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile 4,896 – 91 – 4,896 1 6 Poker Face 4,381 – 39 – 4,381 1 7 Devotion 3,360 – 75 – 3,360 1 8 Minions: The Rise of Gru 1,793 -27.9% 22 -19 334,933 16 9 You Are Not My Mother 1,610 – 13 – 1,610 1 10 She Said 1,530 – 48 – 1,530 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-01-12-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-nothing-to-see-here/ Weekend: December 8-11, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Violent Night 11,278 – 84 – 11,278 1 2 Καραγκιόζης The Movie (Karangiozis The Movie) [GR] 7,216 – 91 – 7,216 1 3 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile 4,126 -15.7% 61 -30 9,905 2 4 The Menu 3,961 -33.3% 34 -12 49,430 4 5 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 3,774 -31.3% 39 -6 125,911 5 6 Strange World 3,592 -42.5% 59 -41 20,947 3 7 ドラゴンボー超スーパースーパーヒーロー (Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero) [Japanese] 2,932 – 64 – 2,932 1 8 Poker Face 2,461 -43.8% 27 -12 9,471 2 9 The Fabelmans 2,323 -53.2% 40 -12 20,497 3 10 Minions: The Rise of Gru 1,587 -11.5% 22 0 336,685 17 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-08-12-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-violent-weekend/ Weekend: December 15-18, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Avatar: The Way of the Water 68,284 – 220 – 68,284 1 2 Violent Night 5,594 -50.4% 42 -42 22,034 2 3 Καραγκιόζης The Movie (Karangiozis The Movie) [GR] 3,746 -48.1% 73 -18 12,344 2 4 The Polar Express (re-release) 2,233 – 48 – 2,233 1 5 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile 1,996 -51.6% 36 -25 12,642 3 6 Strange World 1,837 -48.9% 40 -19 23,181 4 7 The Menu 1,587 -59.9% 12 -22 52,828 5 8 The Fabelmans 1,359 -41.5% 15 -25 22,681 4 9 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 987 -73.8% 9 -30 128,031 6 10 Minions: The Rise of Gru 814 -48.7% 20 -2 337,713 18 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-15-12-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greece-box-office-following-the-breath-of-the-new-avatar/ Weekend: December 22-25, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Monday admissions Week 1 Avatar: The Way of the Water 40,935 -40.1% 186 -34 149,996 21,865 2 2 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 12,784 – 137 – 12,784 8,581 1 3 Army Baby [GR] 4,971 – 79 – 4,971 2,336 1 4 Violent Night 2,154 -61.5% 30 -12 28,061 978 3 5 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile 1,977 -1.0% 32 -4 15,710 475 4 6 Aftersun 1,880 – 8 – 1,880 1,149 1 7 The Fabelmans 1,475 +8.5% 15 0 23,161 1,859 5 8 Καραγκιόζης The Movie (Karangiozis The Movie) [GR] 1,268 -66.2% 47 -26 14,313 1,335 3 9 Le Trésor du Petit Nicolas [French] 987 N/K 9 N/K 33,661 9 23 10 The Polar Express (re-release) 891 -60.1% 31 -17 3,109 1,333 2 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-at-least-we-have-james-cameron/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-22-12-2022.html Weekend: December 29, 2022-January 1, 2023 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Avatar: The Way of the Water 35,062 -14.3% 152 -34 244,404 3 2 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 13,351 +4.4% 104 -33 48,304 2 3 Shotgun Wedding 4,475 – 50 – 7,003 1 4 Army Baby [GR] 2,625 -47.2% 41 -38 15,293 2 5 Aftersun 2,047 +8.9% 11 +3 6,914 2 6 Violent Night 1,750 -18.8% 19 -11 32,372 4 7 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody 1,712 – 49 – 1,897 1 8 Καραγκιόζης The Movie (Karangiozis The Movie) [GR] 1,353 +6.7% 39 -8 19,993 4 9 L'ombra di Caravaggio 881 – 17 – 881 1 10 Living 878 – 5 – 2,236 1 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/el/article/7034/box-office-protoxronia-me-ton-tzeims-kameron https://flix.gr/news/box-office-29-12-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-in-avatar-we-trust/ December 2022 summary: 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' became the biggest film of the 'Despicable' franchise, the biggest animated film for Illumination and the fifth-biggest animated film ever (since records became available), with 340,065 admissions. It would be safely keeping the title of the biggest movie of the year, if it weren't for 'Avatar: The Way of the Water'. Speaking of which, it has sold far fewer tickets than its predecessor. Through its third weekend, the first 'Avatar' film had sold 442,322 admissions. 'Black Panther 2' will be finishing roughly 15% lower than its predecessor. 'Puss in Boots 2' will be finishing nowhere near its predecessor's 231,102-admission total.

Weekend: October 20-23, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Black Adam 31,736 – 115 – 31,736 1 2 Smile 21,760 -21.4% 80 +10 130,163 4 3 Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda [Spanish] 7,083 – 79 – 7,083 1 4 Minions: The Rise of Gru 5,758 -38.7% 71 -13 295,868 10 5 Halloween Ends 5,354 -67.6% 48 -33 28,465 2 6 헤어질 결심 (Decision to Leave) [South Korean] 3,255 – 7 – 3,722 1 7 See How They Run 2,186 -65.1% 33 -35 10,762 2 8 DC League of Super-Pets 1,586 -40.4% 27 -11 28,705 7 9 Finnick 1,474 -65.3% 37 -16 9,686 3 10 EO [Polish–Italian] 951 – 13 – 951 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-20-10-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-black-adam-didnt-save-the-day/ Weekend: October 27-30, 2022* *This weekend's uptick was entirely due to Cinema Day on the 27th, on which all movie tickets at all cinemas costed only 2 euros. Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Black Adam 36,943 +16.4% 101 -14 80,244 2 2 Prey for the Devil 30,546 – 68 – 30,546 1 3 Smile 25,636 +17.8% 80 0 164,081 5 4 Minions: The Rise of Gru 17,192 +198.6% 77 +6 313,879 11 5 Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda [Spanish] 16,516 +133.2% 75 -4 24,676 2 6 Checkered Ninja 2 8,681 – 75 – 8,681 1 7 Εκεί που ζούμε (Where We Live) [GR] 8,576 – 57 – 8,576 1 8 Bandit 4,849 – 17 – 4,849 1 9 헤어질 결심 (Decision to Leave) [South Korean] 4,824 +48.2% 11 +4 9,816 2 10 The Stranger 4,537 – 21 – 4,537 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-27-10-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-not-such-a-big-celebration-of-cinema/ Weekend: November 3-6, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 One Piece Film: Red [Japanese] 12,038 – 12 – 12,038 1 2 Amsterdam 9,642 – 82 – 9,642 1 3 Black Adam 8,641 -76.6% 61 -40 95,574 3 4 Prey for the Devil 7,530 -75.3% 49 -19 45,966 2 5 Smile 7,372 -71.2% 43 -37 176,767 6 6 Minions: The Rise of Gru 5,235 -69.5% 57 -20 319,801 12 7 Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda [Spanish] 5,074 -69.3% 64 -11 30,158 3 8 On the Line 4,726 – 32 – 4,726 1 9 Pil [French] 4,508 – 54 – 4,508 1 10 Checkered Ninja 2 2,213 -74.5% 43 -32 11,073 2 Source: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-one-piece-film-red-surprises/ Weekend: November 10-13, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 48,539 – 164 – 48,539 1 2 Minions: The Rise of Gru 4,268 -18.5% 37 -20 324,779 13 3 Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda [Spanish] 4,264 -16.0% 46 -18 34,814 4 4 Amsterdam 4,146 -57.0% 39 -43 19,232 2 5 Pil [French] 3,776 -16.2% 48 -6 8,717 2 6 Prey for the Devil 3,660 -51.4% 25 -24 53,530 3 7 Black Adam 3,116 -63.9% 18 -43 102,128 4 8 Smile 3,010 -59.2% 26 -17 182,967 7 9 On the Line 1,998 -57.7% 17 -15 9,719 2 10 SamSam 1,772 – 44 – 1,772 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-10-11-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-black-panther-sequel-keeps-the-strength-of-the-franchise-alive/ Weekend: November 17-20, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 23,896 -50.8% 132 -164 93,923 2 2 The Menu 14,937 – 87 – 14,937 1 3 Minions: The Rise of Gru 4,285 +0.4% 44 +7 329,686 14 4 Pil [French] 3,754 -0.6% 55 +7 12,657 3 5 Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda [Spanish] 3,656 -14.3% 51 +5 38,645 5 6 Prey for the Devil 2,968 -18.9% 19 -6 58,926 4 7 Corsage 2,443 – 12 – 2,628 1 8 Amsterdam 2,130 -48.6% 22 -17 23,339 3 9 Black Adam 1,826 -41.4% 13 -5 105,451 5 10 Smile 1,658 -44.9% 13 -13 186,324 8 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-17-11-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-poor-menu-poor-tickets/ Weekend: November 24-27, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Strange World 9,749 – 100 – 9,749 1 2 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 9,177 -61.6% 67 -65 110,596 3 3 The Menu 8,266 -44.7% 69 -18 31,978 2 4 The Fabelmans 7,833 – 81 – 7,833 1 5 Bones and All 2,832 – 61 – 2,832 1 6 Minions: The Rise of Gru 2,487 -42.0% 41 -3 332,731 15 7 Pil [French] 1,868 -50.2% 37 -18 14,691 4 8 Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda [Spanish] 1,615 -55.8% 35 -16 40,427 6 9 Corsage 1,183 -51.6% 14 +2 4,928 2 10 Prey for the Devil 1,077 -63.7% 8 -11 61,466 5 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-24-11-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-magic-wasnt-there/ Short summary: 'Black Adam' scored one of the worst ever openings for a DC film. On the other hand, 'Black Panther 2' opened higher than its predecessor's 4-day opening weekend (excluding previews), although it is still one of the low performers in the MCU. 'Minions 2' had phenomenally strong late legs, while 'Smile' had an overall staggering run for a horror film.

Continuing from where I left off... I'll try to post a month's worth of weekends every day or every other day, so that we're back on track by mid-September... Weekend: September 15-18, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Ticket to Paradise 23,781 -35.3% 132 +3 76,440 2 2 Minions: The Rise of Gru 12,683 -46.8% 115 -9 242,047 5 3 Orphan: First Kill 11,312 – 65 – 11,312 1 4 Triangle of Sadness 8,911 – 60 – 8,911 1 5 DC League of Super-Pets 5,061 -37.3% 72 -37 14,259 2 6 Where the Crawdads Sing 4,824 -62.4% 67 -42 66,675 3 7 Fall 1,148 -48.6% 12 -5 11,906 3 8 The Hating Game 834 – 17 – 834 1 9 Maigret [French–Belgian] 661 -70.8% 9 -2 18,985 4 10 Crimes of the Future 658 – 21 – 1,152 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-15-09-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-extended-stay-in-paradise/ Weekend: September 22-25, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Minions: The Rise of Gru 11,000 -13.3% 101 -14 255,391 6 2 Don't Worry Darling 10,452 – 69 – 10,452 1 3 Orphan: First Kill 9,052 -20.0% 55 -10 28,337 2 4 Ticket to Paradise 8,780 -63.1% 86 -46 92,458 3 5 Triangle of Sadness 5,106 -42.7% 50 -10 18,117 2 6 Avatar (re-release) 4,310 – 47 – 4,310 1 7 DC League of Super-Pets 3,183 -37.1% 51 -21 17,978 3 8 D'Artacán y los Tres Mosqueperros [Spanish] 2,401 – 56 – 2,401 1 9 Where the Crawdads Sing 2,200 -54.4% 27 -40 71,572 4 10 The Enforcer 2,115 – 18 – 2,115 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-minions-steal-the-top-spot-again/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-22-09-2022.html Weekend: September 29-October 2, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Smile 15,370 – 66 – 15,370 1 2 Minions: The Rise of Gru 10,769 -2.1% 94 -7 268,497 7 3 Don't Worry Darling 6,866 -34.3% 61 -8 24,355 2 4 Ticket to Paradise 5,804 -33.9% 47 -39 102,339 4 5 Orphan: First Kill 4,380 -51.6% 36 -19 38,663 3 6 Triangle of Sadness 4,031 -21.1% 29 -21 24,350 3 7 DC League of Super-Pets 3,687 +15.8% 50 -1 22,057 4 8 Where the Crawdads Sing 2,648 +20.4% 31 +4 75,803 5 9 Avatar (re-release) 1,975 -54.2% 17 -30 9,266 2 10 The Woman King 1,747 – 55 – 1,747 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-29-09-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-smile-youre-on-top/ Weekend: October 6-9, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Smile 20,153 +31.1% 68 +2 50,838 2 2 Minions: The Rise of Gru 8,456 -21.5% 79 -15 278,612 8 3 The Invitation 5,695 – 62 – 5,695 1 4 Don't Worry Darling 3,962 -42.3% 33 -28 32,692 3 5 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris 3,402 – 41 – 3,402 1 6 Finnick 3,369 – 56 – 3,369 1 7 Ticket to Paradise 3,260 -43.8% 30 -17 107,509 5 8 Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness 3,195 – 51 – 3,195 1 9 Orphan: First Kill 2,610 -40.4% 21 -15 44,183 4 10 DC League of Super-Pets 2,012 -45.4% 32 -18 24,285 5 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-06-10-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-top-spot-brings-bigger-smiles/ Weekend: October 13-16, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Smile 27,685 +37.4% 70 +2 95,425 3 2 Halloween Ends 16,505 – 81 – 16,505 1 3 Minions: The Rise of Gru 9,386 +11.0% 84 +5 289,314 9 4 See How They Run 6,267 – 68 – 6,267 1 5 Finnick 4,245 +26.0% 53 -3 7,891 2 6 Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness 3,085 -3.4% 40 -11 6,651 2 7 DC League of Super-Pets 2,659 +32.2% 38 +6 27,001 6 8 The Invitation 2,413 -57.6% 22 -40 11,859 2 9 Don't Worry Darling 2,115 -46.6% 11 -22 37,036 4 10 Moonage Daydream 1,552 – 28 – 1,552 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-13-10-2022.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-smiles-for-horror-movies/ Monthly summary: 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' had very strong legs and got very close to topping its predecessor. It beat 'Top Gun 2' (282.4K admissions), which was the biggest film of 2022 up to this point. The 300K-admission milestone is around the corner. 'Ticket to Paradise' crossed 100K admissions and horror-film 'Smile' scored a very impressive hat trick, with each weekend selling more tickets than the last. 'Avatar's' re-release didn't make many ripples, as expected. Back to the present... As for some more recent news, 'Oppenheimer' sold 110,143 admissions over the weekend, the biggest of 2023 and the third-biggest in the post-pandemic period following 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (150.8K admissions) and 'Doctor Strange 2' (114.0K admissions). Truly impressive. More once my weekly reports catch up with the present...

Weekend: September 8-11, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Ticket to Paradise 36,747 – 129 – 36,747 1 2 Minions: The Rise of Gru 23,856 -44.4% 124 -56 224,148 4 3 Where the Crawdads Sing 12,552 -48.6% 109 -14 55,469 2 4 DC League of Super-Pets 8,077 – 109 – 8,077 1 5 Maigret [French–Belgian] 2,266 -52.4% 11 -8 17,752 3 6 Fall 2,234 -47.0% 17 -23 9,494 2 7 After Ever Happy 2,116 -51.9% 21 -22 25,272 3 8 قهرمان (Ghahreman) [Iranian–French] 1,462 -62.1% 7 -9 6,918 2 9 Bullet Train 1,125 -48.3% 14 -3 73,824 6 10 La pièce rapportée [French] 566 – 6 – 566 1 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-open-air-cinemas-flew-to-paradise/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-8-09-2022.html Dear friends, we finally got there. These are the numbers for the most recent weekend. George Clooney and Julia Roberts's 'Ticket to Paradise' is one of their most successful of the last decade. 'Minions 2' had a sizeable drop and is trailing its predecessor by a significant margin. Back in 2015, 'Minions' sold 38,423 admissions on its third weekend, with a 227,524-admission total. 'Minions 2' has a very similar total this weekend, but much lower weekend numbers, so I doubt it will manage to overtake its predecessor (290,513 admissions). The year's top film, 'Top Gun 2', is at 280K admissions and is also almost out of limits. However, I think that 'Minions 2' will more likely than not beat 'The Batman' (263K admissions). 'Where the Crawdads Sing' had a rather sharp drop, while the rest of the chart is abysmally uninteresting. Next weekend, Clooney & Roberts will most likely retain the weekend crown, since nothing of note will be released.

Yeah, last weekend's number came solely from Saturday previews. It didn't play on weekdays.

Weekend: September 1-4, 2022 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Minions: The Rise of Gru 42,914 -25.7% 180 -24 173,797 3 2 Where the Crawdads Sing 24,422 +884.4% 123 +97 26,903 1 3 Maigret [French–Belgian] 4,756 -18.1% 19 +6 13,982 2 4 After Ever Happy 4,399 -47.4% 43 -24 19,729 2 5 Fall 4,218 – 40 – 4,218 1 6 قهرمان (Ghahreman) [Iranian–French] 3,862 – 16 – 3,862 1 7 Three Thousand Years of Longing 2,647 – 47 – 2,647 1 8 Bullet Train 2,174 -10.1% 17 -5 72,993 5 9 Nope 1,807 -80.0% 22 -105 16,134 2 10 Top Gun: Maverick 963 -30.4% 5 -4 279,313 15 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-minions-sequel-conquers/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-01-09-2022.html 'Minions 2' held quite well in its third weekend and is pretty much guaranteed to surpass 250K admissions. It may also give 'Top Gun 2' a run for its money to become the biggest 2022 film so far. Speaking of which, the Tom Cruise sequel has now matched 'Hotel Transylvania 3' at 15 consecutive weekends in the Top 10. This streak only trails 'Encanto' (22 consecutive weekends) and probably 'A Touch of Spice' (~17 weekends). If you thought it was the last you'd heard of 'Encanto', you were wrong. The film has now achieved its (probably final) feat: it has crossed the 100K-admission milestone, sitting at 100,039 admissions. Notably, 'Nope' plummeted by 80% after losing more than 100 screens, while on the other hand, 'Where the Crawdads Sing' added almost 100 screens (following last weekend's previews) and sold almost 10 times the number of tickets.

@The Eric King This person is comparing non-binary people to online pseudonyms. As per your worldview, this is an egregious display of transphobia: he is caricaturing non-binary people as if their behaviour is similar to making up a pseudonym for an online forum. I expect you to give him warning points. If you don't, I will report you again to your seniors.

I'm not going to compare online pseudonyms to pronouns or to non-binary people. That is ridiculous. The issue here is that @The Eric King has fabricated false accusations against me and has abused his power as admin to punish me for discussing grammar rules. He should remove the warning points that he gave me and apologise. If not, then his seniors need to put him in line. There should be a process to appeal against an administrator if we think that the administrator has abused his power.

@The Eric King gave me 2 warning points for an alleged "Trolling / Troll Attack" simply for having an opinion on grammatical rules. Eric said I was "using your "no preferred pronouns" and "pronouns cannot change" as a scapegoat to say bigoted stuff towards non-binary people and folks who do not identify under the strict gender binary". Firstly, I never said "pronouns cannot change". This is a false accusation. You can read my posts in this thread and see for yourself. I made no mention of non-binary people, as you can see in this thread, but this junior admin imagined that I said bigoted stuff, simply because I expressed my opinion on the rules of grammar. Is it because Eric is junior and therefore inexperienced? Is it because Eric is biased and trying to impose his personal politics on the forum? These are merely questions. Please don't accuse me of attacking anyone. In any case, I have messaged the senior admins @Shawn @Cap @Water Bottle. I have asked them to remove these warning points, which were wrongly given to me by Eric. I think someone more senior needs to put Eric in his place. Humility is a virtue everyone needs to cultivate. P.S. Eric also claimed I was being "cruel and disrespectful". I think it's pretty disrespectful when you don't respect someone else's opinion on how grammar works.

I have not disparaged or insulted anyone. If you have any evidence to the contrary, please point to the specific things I said against any specific person. Describing how grammar works is not cruel or disrespectful. Describing the contents of the Bible is not cruel or disrespectful. If you continue to slander me without any evidence, you should probably give warning points to yourself.

Apologies to @Eric-occhio for not being cool enough...