UK Box Office Thread

[Jonwo]

1 minute ago, Heretic said:

Urm, calm down. It's like a 42% drop after it's had an absolutely exceptional 2 weeks, not to mention its abnormally large weekdays.

It was the same with Finding Dory last year and IO the year before, those had higher weekend drops due to strong weekdays. 42% is pretty good for a film in its third weekend, I imagine WB will be happy if it does do less than 50% drops from now on, it is losing a few IMAX screens next week due to Atomic Blonde but nothing significant.

[redfirebird2008]

So Dunkirk probably headed for around $60-65m total? 

[Heretic]

34 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

So Dunkirk probably headed for around $60-65m total? 

Should do $65m minimum, maybe $70m+

[The Dark Alfred]

2 hours ago, redfirebird2008 said:

So Dunkirk probably headed for around $60-65m total? 

More like 60m in local currency. Completely controls the market, will become Nolan's biggest hit in the UK beating TDKR.

[redfirebird2008]

Just now, The Dark Alfred said:

More like 60m in local currency. Completely controls the market, will become Nolan's biggest hit in the UK beating TDKR.

 

That would be $78m. You still believe that is probable after the 42% drop this weekend? Seems a bit on the optimistic side. 

[The Dark Alfred]

When school is out you guys should stop focusing on its weekends. It's doing strong weekdays. Has IMAX the whole month. Will do a 4x multiplier from here to hit £60m. Will catch Guardians soon to become the #2 film of the year. Nolan vowed the UK crowd big time.

[MinaTakla]

UK TOP FIVE

Ranking	Film/Distributor	Weekend gross	Running total
1	Dunkirk (WB)	$6m (£4.64m)	$49.8m (£38.22m)
2	The Emoji Movie(Sony)	$3.52m (£2.7m)	$3.52m (£2.7m)
3	Valerian(Lionsgate)	$2.42m (£1.86m)	$2.42m (£1.86m)
4	Despicable Me 3(Universal)	$1.54m (£1.18m)	$51.3m (£39.33m)
5	Girls Trip(Universal)	$1.35m (£1.03m)	$5m (£3.8m)

(Note - Dollar conversions are based on today’s rates)

WARNER BROS

Dunkirk fought off all competition to record a hat-trick at the top of the UK box office.

Warner Bros’ war epic fell a respectable 44% with a $6m (£4.64m) third weekend for a thundering $49.8m (£38.22m) after only 17 days in play, with it soon to overtake Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’s $53.5m (£41m) as the second-biggest film of 2017.

Dunkirk is now director Christopher Nolan’s third highest-grossing film having surpassed Inception’s $46.7m (£35.81m), and you wouldn’t bet against it overtaking The Dark Knight Rises’ $73.5m (£56.3m) by the end of its run.

SONY

Battling overwhelmingly negative reviews, The Emoji Movie got off to a solid start at the UK box office as it charted second.

Sony’s animation grossed $3.52m (£2.7m) from its 545 sites, including $1.2m (£920,000) in previews. Its Fri-Sun tally of $2.35m (£1.8m) would have also seen it chart second.

While it’s nowhere close to the biggest animated debut of the year, The Emoji Movie did surpass The Angry Birds Movie’s $2.8m (£2.14m) debut and grossed more than recent animations Cars 3 and Captain Underpants.

Also for Sony, Spider-Man: Homecoming fell 41% as it swung to a $1.2m (£923,000) fifth weekend for $35m (£26.8m), overtaking Spider-Man 2’s UK result of $34.8m (£26.7m).

Baby Driver continued its excellent run with $468,000 (£359,000), a 32% drop, for $15.5m (£11.88m) after six weeks in play, while Maudie grossed $63,000 (£48,000) from its 69 sites on its UK debut.

Bollywood comedy Mubarakan added $39,000 (£30,000) for $291,000 (£223,000) after two weeks.

LIONSGATE

Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets landed in third on its UK box office debut.

Lionsgate’s sci-fi took $2.42m (£1.86m) from its 551 sites, including $855,000 (£655,054) in previews. Its Fri-Sun tally of $1.57m (£1.2m) would have also seen it chart third.

Valerian’s opening is down on director Luc Besson’s last release, Lucy, which posted a UK bow of $4m (£3.08m) from 486 sites, although did benefit from Scarlett Johansson’s star power.

Back in 1997, The Fifth Element grossed $2.27m (£1.74m) from its first weekend of wide release at 373 sites, going on to take $9.3m (£7.09m) in the UK.

UNIVERSAL

Despicable Me 3 fell 47% on its way to a $1.54m (£1.18m) sixth weekend as it dropped to fourth.

Universal’s latest Illumination Entertainment hit is now up to an excellent $51.3m (£39.33m) in the UK, with bigger weekend drops to be expected now it’s school holidays, boosting its midweek returns with last Mon-Thurs taking $3m (£2.3m).

Also for Universal, Girls Trip posted a terrific drop of only 11% (excluding previews) with a $1.35m (£1.03m) second weekend for $5m (£3.8m) to date, with the female-led comedy potentially on track to match Bad Moms’ $11.2m (£8.6m) result.

It Comes At Night stands at $788,000 (£603,993).

FOX

In its fourth week, Fox’s War For The Planet Of The Apes fell 47% on its way to a non-final $1.15m (£881,374) for $23.9m (£18.33m) to date, with Rise’s $27.1m (£20.77m) tally still in its sights.

Also for Fox, Captain Underpants dropped 53% (excluding previews) with a $776,000 (£594,874) second weekend for $5.76m (£4.41m), having taken $1.72m (£1.32m) across its first Mon-Thurs period.

DISNEY

Falling 52% in its fourth weekend, Disney’s Cars 3 drove to a further $652,000 (£500,000) for $11.5m (£8.84m) to date, and it will likely end its run as the lowest-grossing Pixar release in the UK.

STUDIOCANAL

In its second weekend, Studiocanal’s critically acclaimed comedy The Big Sick fell a slim 31% (excluding previews) with $360,000 (£276,107) for $1.41m (£1.08m) to date.

EONE

Falling a steep 65% (excluding previews), eOne’s shark thriller 47 Metres Down bit into an extra $205,000 (£157,172) for $1.53m (£1.17m) to date, and won’t match The Shallows’ UK result of $2.92m (£2.24m).

Also for eOne, Morrissey biopic and Edinburgh 2017 closer England Is Mine posted a UK opening of $100,000 (£76,895) from its 50 sites.

TRINITY FILMS/CMC PICTURES

Chinese box office smash Wolf Warriors 2 enjoyed a strong UK debut as it grossed $30,000 (£23,000) from only five screens, mostly playing split shows and smaller screens, marking a $6,000 (£4,600) average.

As a result of its success, Trinity Films and CMC Pictures will be expanding the action sequel to more than 12 screens this week.

CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE

Formula 1 documentary Williams posted a UK bow of $23,000 (£17,294) from its 15 sites, including previews, through Curzon Artificial Eye.

THUNDERBIRD RELEASING

Including previews, Thunderbird Releasing’s Land Of Minerecorded a UK opening of $19,000 (£14,861) from its 22 sites.

ARROW FILMS

From its six sites through Arrow Films, The Ghoul posted a UK bow of $8,200 (£6,264), including $1,700 (£1,323) in previews.

UPCOMING RELEASES

This week sees saturation releases for Universal’s Atomic Blonde (opens August 9), Warner Bros’ Annabelle: Creation, Warner Bros’ The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Natureand Entertainment’s Overdrive.

Picturehouse Entertainment’s A Ghost Story receives a wide release, while eOne’s Pawn Sacrifice, Peccadillo Pictures’ Tom Of Finland and Fox’s Step are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

 

[MinaTakla]

@HereticDM3 reached 39.33m ($51.3m). Where do you think it will finish? Thanks.

[the beast]

Could Dunkirk Possibly Leg it to $80 million Plus?

[Heretic]

48 minutes ago, MinaTakla said:

@HereticDM3 reached 39.33m ($51.3m). Where do you think it will finish? Thanks.

Should be able to reach £45m with another month of school holidays, which is right around DM2 and Minions.

[the beast]

@Heretic Where do you see Dunkirk Finishing In the UK, at the Absolute Most?

Edited August 7, 2017 by the beast

[Jonwo]

I imagine Dunkirk will do £2.5-3m next weekend, whether that'll be enough to remain number 1 does depend on Atomic Blonde which I imagine may do £2-3m five days. 

 

 

[Heretic]

59 minutes ago, the beast said:

Could Dunkirk Possibly Leg it to $80 million Plus?

Unlikley. That'd require £62m+. Right now I'd say it's heading for around £55m ($72m).

[Heretic]

8 minutes ago, the beast said:

@Heretic Where do you see Dunkirk Finishing In the UK, at the Absolute Most?

Sorry didn't see this, but right now I think £60m is the max

[The Dark Alfred]

As expected the Monday drops are soft for every film not named Valerian. Dunkirk sub 40%. 

[motui302]

2 hours ago, The Dark Alfred said:

As expected the Monday drops are soft for every film not named Valerian. Dunkirk sub 40%. 

Dear The Dark Alfred and Heretic,

May I ask if there is a site which reports daily box office figures for the UK, like the UK version of boxofficemojo? I use Numero Box Office for Australia and New Zealand but have come to a blank with the UK. I'm looking to do some analysis on Dunkirk just for fun. Any help is greatly appreciated!

[Rthmessiah]

4 hours ago, motui302 said:

Dear The Dark Alfred and Heretic,

May I ask if there is a site which reports daily box office figures for the UK, like the UK version of boxofficemojo? I use Numero Box Office for Australia and New Zealand but have come to a blank with the UK. I'm looking to do some analysis on Dunkirk just for fun. Any help is greatly appreciated!

There isn't any I'm afraid

[Heretic]

Yep, none, which for such a big market is ridiculous.

[The Dark Alfred]

DK hit £40m today. You see weekend drops doesn't mean much when the film is doing so well during the week. Tuesday is above £1m.

[MinaTakla]

Weekend actuals UK

Insidekino

 

Wochenende 31: 7.8.2017 - 9.8.2017 Nr. £ % Ges. Wo. Film 1 4.624.570 -44 38.191.064 3 Dunkirk 2 2.702.809 --- 2.702.809 1 Emoji 3 1.861.916 --- 1.861.916 1 Valerian 4 1.189.440 -47 39.340.830 6 Ich - Einfach unverbesserlich 3 5 1.036.842 -33 3.806.763 2 Girls Trip 6 927.957 -41 26.811.760 5 Spider-Man Homecoming 7 881.374 -47 18.348.929 4 Planet der Affen 3 8 594.874 -76 4.409.725 2 Captain Underpants 9 495.039 -51 8.831.016 4 Cars 3 10 369.718 --- 369.718 1 Jab Harry Met Sejal   14.684.539 -28 480.890.031 31 GESAMT