UK Box Office Thread

[Quigley]

8 hours ago, Omni said:

Yeah, I don't know why Quigley is so surprised by the fact that a movie "based" on a British book and played by a famous Scottish actor is doing average numbers instead of the disaster it's doing elsewhere.

Just because it is a British film with British actors doesn't guarantee its success. Plus it's a live-action version of animated characters that has clearly received no interest in the rest of the world (not even in other English-speaking countries). So topping the charts for 3 weekends in the UK does sound like a joke to me.

[Omni]

You've got to look at the numbers instead of the weekend ranking. Had it opened one month earlier it wouldn't have made one single weekend at #1, or even at #2.

It's going to make like 15M pounds if it has nice late legs, a total that was completely expected and reasonable and certainly not a big deal.

CR was just released weeks after the bigger blockbusters - just like the Hitman's Bodyguard, which was #1 for 3 weekends in a row last year despite grossing a non-exciting 75M.

[Quigley]

2 hours ago, Omni said:

You've got to look at the numbers instead of the weekend ranking. Had it opened one month earlier it wouldn't have made one single weekend at #1, or even at #2.

It's going to make like 15M pounds if it has nice late legs, a total that was completely expected and reasonable and certainly not a big deal.

CR was just released weeks after the bigger blockbusters - just like the Hitman's Bodyguard, which was #1 for 3 weekends in a row last year despite grossing a non-exciting 75M.

I know rankings are not proportional to commercial success. All I'm saying is that it's funny.

[Olive]

August 31-Sep.2

1	Disney's Christopher Robin	2018/8/17	£ 1,173,235	£ 10,613,641	Walt Disney Int'l
2	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	2018/7/20	£ 976,039	£ 61,635,829	Universal Int'l
3	BlacKkKlansman	2018/8/24	£ 922,806	£ 3,105,043	Universal Int'l
4	Meg, The	2018/8/10	£ 881,145	£ 13,967,081	Warner Bros Int'l
5	Searching	2018/8/31	£ 765,050	£ 765,050	Sony Int'l
6	Incredibles 2	2018/7/13	£ 762,307	£ 53,279,019	Walt Disney Int'l
7	Happytime Murders, The	2018/8/31	£ 694,044	£ 694,044	STX Entertainment
8	Equalizer 2, The	2018/8/17	£ 625,218	£ 6,090,669	Sony Int'l
9	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	2018/7/27	£ 555,404	£ 17,532,336	Sony Int'l
10	Mission: Impossible - Fallout	2018/7/27	£ 521,610	£ 23,055,717	Paramount Int'l

[TalismanRing]

On 9/3/2018 at 11:11 AM, Quigley said:

Just because it is a British film with British actors doesn't guarantee its success. Plus it's a live-action version of animated characters that has clearly received no interest in the rest of the world (not even in other English-speaking countries). So topping the charts for 3 weekends in the UK does sound like a joke to me.

   The only English speaking countries it's released in so far are The US and UK 

[SchumacherFTW]

I think Disney will be kinda disappointed by the UK performance so far. Pooh has always been more prevalent in UK culture than Paddington, and on par with Peter Rabbit, but has fallen well behind those two. There's going to be some sentiment of missed opportunity for sure. 

[Jonwo]

21 hours ago, SchumacherFTW said:

I think Disney will be kinda disappointed by the UK performance so far. Pooh has always been more prevalent in UK culture than Paddington, and on par with Peter Rabbit, but has fallen well behind those two. There's going to be some sentiment of missed opportunity for sure. 

Releasing in August likely didn't help because it's the dog days of summers. 

 

 

[Omni]

Yep, a movie like this should have been released in January/February, so it's not overshadowed by a bunch of blockbusters. Kids have already had Incredibles 2 and HT3, which is like 70M £ combined.

[BenedictL11]

How's the buzz for Crazy Rich Asians in the UK?

[Olive]

1	Nun, The	2018/9/7	£ 4,098,198	£ 4,098,198	Warner Bros Int'l
2	Disney's Christopher Robin	2018/8/17	£ 883,916	£ 12,369,115	Walt Disney Int'l
3	BlacKkKlansman	2018/8/24	£ 792,646	£ 4,532,092	Universal Int'l
4	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	2018/7/20	£ 726,771	£ 63,232,313	Universal Int'l
5	Meg, The	2018/8/10	£ 612,133	£ 15,075,792	Warner Bros Int'l
6	Incredibles 2	2018/7/13	£ 608,434	£ 54,392,749	Walt Disney Int'l
7	Searching	2018/8/31	£ 435,094	£ 1,666,203	Sony Int'l
8	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	2018/7/27	£ 427,742	£ 18,264,046	Sony Int'l
9	Equalizer 2, The	2018/8/17	£ 403,012	£ 6,883,886	Sony Int'l
10	Black 47 (Ireland)	2018/9/7	£ 398,814	£ 398,814	Wildcard Distribution

[The Dark Alfred]

Crazy rich previews did really well. It will do very well over the weekend.

[Jonwo]

On 9/12/2018 at 2:16 AM, The Dark Alfred said:

Crazy rich previews did really well. It will do very well over the weekend.

Seems to be selling well, I reckon The Predator will be number 1 but I think CRA will be a close second

 

[The Dark Alfred]

I expect CRA to beat Predator handily over 3-day weekend.

[Olive]

1	Predator, The	2018/9/14	£ 2,394,163	£ 2,394,163	Fox Int'l
2	Nun, The	2018/9/7	£ 1,832,874	£ 7,663,574	Warner Bros Int'l
3	Crazy Rich Asians	2018/9/14	£ 1,599,858	£ 1,599,858	Warner Bros Int'l
4	King Of Thieves	2018/9/14	£ 1,535,876	£ 1,535,876	Studiocanal
5	Disney's Christopher Robin	2018/8/17	£ 521,842	£ 13,178,608	Walt Disney Int'l
6	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	2018/7/20	£ 487,441	£ 64,217,503	Universal Int'l
7	BlacKkKlansman	2018/8/24	£ 420,883	£ 5,414,304	Universal Int'l
8	Incredibles 2	2018/7/13	£ 345,907	£ 54,850,305	Walt Disney Int'l
9	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	2018/7/27	£ 258,143	£ 18,559,767	Sony Int'l
10	Meg, The	2018/8/10	£ 250,160	£ 15,530,578	Warner Bros Int'l

[Olive]

1	House With A Clock In Its Walls, The	2018/9/21	£ 3,370,591	£ 3,370,591	eOne Films
2	Simple Favor, A	2018/9/21	£ 1,621,900	£ 1,621,900	Lionsgate
3	Crazy Rich Asians	2018/9/14	£ 1,142,208	£ 3,575,569	Warner Bros Int'l
4	King Of Thieves	2018/9/14	£ 1,121,883	£ 3,737,376	Studiocanal
5	Nun, The	2018/9/7	£ 1,021,628	£ 9,497,601	Warner Bros Int'l
6	Mile 22	2018/9/21	£ 795,888	£ 795,888	STX Entertainment
7	Predator, The	2018/9/14	£ 677,078	£ 3,886,572	Fox Int'l
8	Disney's Christopher Robin	2018/8/17	£ 486,411	£ 13,837,384	Walt Disney Int'l
9	Incredibles 2	2018/7/13	£ 348,660	£ 55,254,076	Walt Disney Int'l
10	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	2018/7/20	£ 326,986	£ 64,872,422	Universal Int'l

[KeepItU25071906]

1 hour ago, Olive said:

1	House With A Clock In Its Walls, The	2018/9/21	£ 3,370,591	£ 3,370,591	eOne Films
2	Simple Favor, A	2018/9/21	£ 1,621,900	£ 1,621,900	Lionsgate
3	Crazy Rich Asians	2018/9/14	£ 1,142,208	£ 3,575,569	Warner Bros Int'l
4	King Of Thieves	2018/9/14	£ 1,121,883	£ 3,737,376	Studiocanal
5	Nun, The	2018/9/7	£ 1,021,628	£ 9,497,601	Warner Bros Int'l
6	Mile 22	2018/9/21	£ 795,888	£ 795,888	STX Entertainment
7	Predator, The	2018/9/14	£ 677,078	£ 3,886,572	Fox Int'l
8	Disney's Christopher Robin	2018/8/17	£ 486,411	£ 13,837,384	Walt Disney Int'l
9	Incredibles 2	2018/7/13	£ 348,660	£ 55,254,076	Walt Disney Int'l
10	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	2018/7/20	£ 326,986	£ 64,872,422	Universal Int'l

"King of Thieves" expectedly good hold like for  movie with older (than average) audience.

[Omni]

That drop for Predator!!! o.O

 

And I2 flat from last weekend! Was there some sort of holiday?

[Jonwo]

Next weekend looks like it'll be big with Venom, A Star is Born and Johnny English Strikes Again, I reckon Venom will come out on top but ASIB could be a close second

[PhilipJ2001]

Johnny English should win the 3 day weekend

[PhilipJ2001]

It is mad that one of those 3 releases didn't move up a week to this weekend though where the biggest competition would have been week 2 of A House With A Clock In Its Walls.

 

Similar situation in December (unless something moves) with Aquaman, Mortal Engines and Spiderverse all releasing on the 14th, and only a bunch of small films on the 7th.