Leyla Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) The Wolverine debuts top in UK Fox’s 3D sequel scores chart-topping estimated $7.1m (£4.6m) debut, while Disney’s Monsters University crosses £15m mark. The Wolverine has sunk its claws into the top spot at the UK box office, preventing Monsters University from a third straight week at the summit. Fox’s 3D sequel scored an estimated $7.1m (£4.6m) debut, including previews, to comfortably land the number one berth. Even without the preview boost, The Wolverine would have found itself in first place. However if the estimate holds up, that result marks the lowest opening of the entire X-Men franchise, failing to top the previous lowest - X-Men’s $7.3m (£4.75m). The previous solo outing for the character, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, achieved a $10.3m (£6.7m) debut in the UK before going on to take $25.1m (£16.3m). It’s worth noting that X-Men: First Class opened with $8.4m (£5.4m) but that included $3.1m (£2m) in previews. DISNEY Despite falling one place to second, Disney’s Monsters University recorded a solid increase in its third weekend, taking $4.8m (£3.1m). The latest from Pixar Animation Studios is now up to $23.8m (£15.5m) in the UK and with $10.5m (£6.8m) grossed over the past seven days, it’s an auspicious sign that the animated sequel could enjoy a healthy long run during the school holidays. In Pixar terms, it will shortly overtake both Cars 2 and Cars which ended up at $23.95m (£15.6m) and $25.2m (£16.45m), respectively. UNIVERSAL Universal’s Despicable Me 2 grossed $3.2m (£2.1m) to retain third spot, posting a week-on-week increase in its fifth weekend in the process. The animated sequel is now up to an outstanding $53.4m (£34.7m) and is the ninth biggest animation of all time in the UK, surpassing the likes of Up ($52.8m/£34.3m) and The Lion King ($52.5m/£34.1m). Next in its sights are Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($53.7m/£34.9m) and Monsters Inc ($58.4m/£37.9m). Meanwhile, Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy closer The World’s End took $2.2m (£1.4m) for a ten-day total of $8.3m (£5.4m). It will surpass Shaun of the Dead’s $10.3m (£6.69m) UK total but unless it shows significant staying power, it is unlikely to challenge Hot Fuzz’s $32.2m (£20.99m) haul. EONE Still with a trick or two up its sleeve, eOne’s Now You See Me enjoyed a minimal drop in its fourth weekend to add $1.4m (£880,000) to its bounty. The heist thriller is now up to an excellent $13.96m (£9.06m) in the UK and while the busy release schedule might prevent it hitting £10m this coming weekend, it’s now a case of when and not if. In the process, it’s also become director Louis Leterrier’s second-best UK performer, topping The Incredible Hulk’s $12.8m (£8.3m) and trailing only Clash of the Titans’ $31.1m (£20.2m) haul. WARNER BROS Crossing £7m in its third weekend, Warner Bros’ Pacific Rim took a further $1.1m (£731,000) to climb to $10.9m (£7.05m) as it fell out of the top five to chart sixth. PARAMOUNT Zombie action-thriller World War Z scared up $258,000 (£167,545) this weekend through Paramount and has taken a $21.9m (£14.2m) sized bite out of the UK box office to date. METRODOME Released in 60 sites through Metrodome, Frances Ha recorded a strong UK debut of $229,000 (£149,204) at an average of $3,818 (£2,487). That result marks director Noah Baumbach’s best-ever UK opening, ahead of Greenberg’s $182,000 (£118,804) bow from 64 sites. SODA Wadjda is up to $189,000 (£122,746) in the UK after a non-final $54,000 (£35,283) second weekend through Soda. The film is set to hold in most of its key sites, including its number one site, Curzon Renoir. ARTIFICIAL EYE Curzon Film World’s Breathe In took a non-final $20,000 (£12,791) in its second weekend for $103,000 (£66,941) to date, while Chelsea Films’ Days of Grace grossed $601 (£391) from its one-screen release. UPCOMING RELEASES This week sees saturation releases for Sony’s The Smurfs 2 (opens July 31), eOne’s Red 2 and Warner Bros’ US box office smash The Conjuring. Fox’s The Heat (opens July 31) and Lionsgate’s Only God Forgives both receive wide releases, while Soda’s Paradise: Hope and StudioCanal’s From Up on Poppy Hill are among the films receiving a limited release. Edited July 29, 2013 by Leyla 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Great weekend for animated films. DM2 could hit $65m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Smurfs 2 on Wednesday. Hopefully it doesn't hurt MU and DM2 too much. First one made $28m. 5 day opening will probably be £4-5m, or similar to Wolverine. Conjuring also opens this weekend. It's done amazingly well in the US, I expect it to open well here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Smurfs 2 on Wednesday. Hopefully it doesn't hurt MU and DM2 too much. First one made $28m. 5 day opening will probably be £4-5m, or similar to Wolverine. Conjuring also opens this weekend. It's done amazingly well in the US, I expect it to open well here too.I'm thinking a similar opening to the first film which did £3.8m five days, it might be number one but depends on how The Conjuring, Red 2 and The Heat fare, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Ah yes The Heat too. Very busy weekend for openers wow. Personally, I hope Smurfs bombs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalel009Shel Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Smurfs 2 on Wednesday. Hopefully it doesn't hurt MU and DM2 too much. First one made $28m. 5 day opening will probably be £4-5m, or similar to Wolverine. Conjuring also opens this weekend. It's done amazingly well in the US, I expect it to open well here too. Smurfs 2 will hurt all the animated films. I just hope this one is far better than the last in quality. . Smurfs definitely will get alot of family support..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalel009Shel Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) I'm thinking a similar opening to the first film which did £3.8m five days, it might be number one but depends on how The Conjuring, Red 2 and The Heat fare, Lol those blue guys have massive appeal, Im still amazed how well the first one did, as the quality was not up to par of where a Smurfs film should be.. I mean smurfs is one of the biggest franchises around.. Still I hope part 2 is an improvement domestic and ww and most of all in quality guys. Edited July 29, 2013 by Superman001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Ah yes The Heat too. Very busy weekend for openers wow. Personally, I hope Smurfs bombs.Can't see it bombing unfortunately, Planes might hurt its legs although I don't think Planes will open big.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rthmessiah Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Smurfs 2 on Wednesday. Hopefully it doesn't hurt MU and DM2 too much. First one made $28m. 5 day opening will probably be £4-5m, or similar to Wolverine. Conjuring also opens this weekend. It's done amazingly well in the US, I expect it to open well here too. In Aus that is not known for horror doing well, TC had quite good opening and only droped 10% 2nd weekend amazing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rthmessiah Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) UK actuals TW 522 4,694,092 MU 563 3,114,562 +11% 15,463,747 DM2 560 2,085,392 +12% 34,676,246 TWE 548 1,435,469 -33% 5,438,289 NYSM 397 880,783 -5% 9,064,766 MOS up to 29,764,997 Edited July 30, 2013 by Rth 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) Ah yes The Heat too. Very busy weekend for openers wow. Personally, I hope Smurfs bombs. same Hopefully The Heat does as well as in the US NYSM 397 880,783 -5% Edited July 30, 2013 by Leyla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 Finally, some rain. MU and DM2 are absolutely packed this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 BO might become muted again... http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/418717/95F-heatwave-to-blast-back-to-Britain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rthmessiah Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Smurfs 2 Wed will be about 25% above Smurfs wed, came in 3rd for day behind TW,MU 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 BO might become muted again... http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/418717/95F-heatwave-to-blast-back-to-Britain"Met Office spokeswoman Lindsay Mears said the hot weather is due to a “Spanish plume” of scorching air due to sweep in from the Continent and likely to trigger fierce thunderstorms and torrential downpours by the end of the week." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Smurfs 2 Wed will be about 25% above Smurfs wed, came in 3rd for day behind TW,MUDamn, I wanted it to bomb. Great for MU though go be above it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 efialtes posted OD was £950k in UK, unfortunately, higher than the first. That probably means £4-5m for the 5 day. But what's more surprising is that MU was above that. After such a poor opening, it seems like it's actually gonna end up with a respectable total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efialtes76 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) efialtes posted OD was £950k in UK, unfortunately, higher than the first. That probably means £4-5m for the 5 day. But what's more surprising is that MU was above that. After such a poor opening, it seems like it's actually gonna end up with a respectable total. Number is from Nikki: "I’ve learned that the UK opened Wednesday to £950K which was +21% from the original and that France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Colombia, and Ecuador should be up as well" Edited August 1, 2013 by efialtes76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The first Smurfs did £3.8m five days so over £4m is likely for The Smurfs 2, might be even number 1 unless The Conjuring overperforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Has anybody noticed that The Lone Ranger has IMAX only previews from weds? What are we thinking for this on OW? 2m? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
