RthDeadWov Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 quick note wkend $lc smurfs2 3.2m (1.78m 3day) TC 2.18 TW 1.82 MU 1.75 TH 1.54 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) Seven films grossed over £1m at the box office this weekend. I make that the first time that's happened since 18 Feb 2011. #ukboxoffice — Tom Linay (@TomLinayDCM) August 5, 2013 Edited August 5, 2013 by Heretic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) Smurfs 2 lands top UK spot Sony’s 3D sequel scores $4.9m (£3.2m) debut, including previews, to lead busy field of new releases and dethrone The Wolverine; eOne’s Now You See Me crosses £10m mark. In one of the busiest release windows of the year to date, The Smurfs 2 outmanoeuvred The Wolverine to top the UK box office on its debut. Sony’s family sequel scored a $4.9m (£3.2m) opening to take the number one spot, including $2.7m (£1.8m) in previews; a decent start in a crowded family field with midweek figures likely to be strong as a result of the summer holidays. Despite this, the opening is below that of its predecessor which took $5.8m (£3.8m) including $2.3m (£1.5m) in previews. That film went on to take $26.5m (£17.25m) in the UK and the sequel’s holdover performance this week will go a long way to seeing if it can challenge that. Without its previews, The Smurfs 2 would have found itself in third place. FOX A preview boost saw Fox’s The Heat chart second on its UK debut with a very respectable $3.8m (£2.49m). The result is however behind director Paul Feig’s best-ever UK opening, Bridesmaids’ $5.4m (£3.5m), with that film going on an excellent run which saw it end up at $35.4m (£23.02m). It is ahead though of Melissa McCarthy’s last main lead role, Identity Thief, which could only manage $2m (£1.3m) on debut. It’s worth noting that the action comedy’s Fri-Sun take of $2.4m (£1.5m) would have seen it chart fifth, without its $1.5m (£955,427) previews. Also for Fox, last week’s UK champion The Wolverine held well in its second weekend, clawing its way to a further $2.8m (£1.8m) for $14.7m (£9.54m) to date. In terms of X-Men outings, it still has a bit to go before topping the lowest grosser of the franchise to date, X-Men’s $23m (£14.98m). DISNEY Crossing the £20m mark in its fourth weekend, Disney’s Monsters University took $2.7m (£1.75m) to climb to $32m (£20.8m). In terms of Pixar features in the UK, the sequel has now surpassed both Cars outings, with Brave ($34.1m/£22.16m), Toy Story ($34.6m/£22.5m) and Wall-E ($35.2m/£22.9m) the next targets in its sights. UNIVERSAL Continuing its march up the all-time animation chart, Despicable Me 2 took an additional $2m (£1.28m) in its sixth weekend to climb to a formidable $59m (£38.44m) to date. The animated sequel is now the fourth biggest animation of all-time in the UK, behind only Toy Story 3, Shrek 2 and Toy Story 2. It won’t catch Toy Story 3’s $113.3m (£73.8m) but could potentially still top the final results of Shrek 2 and Toy Story 2 at $73.9m (£48.1m) and $69.6m (£45.3m), respectively. Either way, it’s likely to become 2013’s biggest hit in the coming weeks, surpassing Les Misérables’ $62.2m (£40.5m) UK haul. Also for Universal, The World’s End dropped 53% in its third weekend, adding $1m (£676,000) for $11.5m (£7.46m) to date. The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy closer has at least now surpassed Shaun of the Dead’s $10.3m (£6.69m), but won’t catch Hot Fuzz’s $32.3m (£20.99m). EONE With such a deluge of new releases, there had to be one affected and that was eOne’s Red 2. The action sequel recorded a somewhat soft $1.6m (£1.02m) UK opening from its 430 sites to chart seventh. That result is behind its predecessor’s $2.6m (£1.66m) debut from less sites (402). Given its older-skewing audience though, Red 2 could prosper midweek. Also for eOne, Now You See Me added $670,000 (£436,292) to cross the £10m mark. The heist thriller is now at a terrific $15.8m (£10.3m), undoubtedly one of the summer’s best performances. :wub: LIONSGATE Nicolas Winding Refn’s controversial Cannes title Only God Forgives enjoyed a sturdy UK debut, slicing its way to $715,000 (£465,000) from its 189 sites at a healthy average of $3,782 (£2,460). However, that result is behind the UK opening of Winding Refn’s previous collaboration with Ryan Gosling, Drive, which took $934,000 (£607,454) on debut from 176 sites. Arguably, Drive was a slightly easier sell though and enjoyed more unanimous critical acclaim. UPCOMING RELEASES In another busy week, this week sees saturation releases for Fox’s Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (opens Aug 7), StudioCanal’s Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (opens Aug 7), Disney’s The Lone Ranger and Sony’s Grown Ups 2. UTV’s Chennai Express receives a wide release, while New Wave’s Silence and Arrow Films’ Looking for Hortense are among the films receiving a limited release. Edited August 5, 2013 by Leyla 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 DM2's run is incredibly impressive. Another $6m+ week. $70m looks to be well within its sights. Over $8m for MU last week, also excellent. $45-50m is doable, which is great considering how big DM2 has been. Very nice for NYSM too. It's had a brilliant run, and will likely end around $17-18m. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 So The Conjuring won the weekend, Wolverine had a decent drop, there's no kids competition this week so MU should be able to hold its own as should The Smurfs and DM2, MU has had very good legs so far and summers still ongoing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Another very busy week for openers. Percy Jackson I doubt will do more than £2m 5 day, and TLR probably a similar amount, considering how hard it has bombed elsewhere. Grown Ups 2 will probably be around the £2m mark aswell. As for Alan Partridge, it has a 5 day opening but I have no idea how it'll do. The Conjuring should have a good hold, and MU and DM2 will continue their strong weekly performances. This afternoon they are both still looking busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htall90 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Hope alan partridge film does well big fan of original tv show but don't if it's that popular. DM 2 could win year only Hobbit 2 could make more then it IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Alan Partridge is a BIG wildcard. It could be absolutely anywhere between Keith Lemon and The Inbetweeners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Inbetweeners!? I wouldn't go that far lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 What can Chennai Express do? ShahRukh Khan is teaming up with Rohit Shetty for the first time, and it is releasing on Eid, should be huge in India, but don't know the UK potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) Bollywood films sometimes do relatively quite well in the UK because of the large Indian population, so maybe a few million, but I can't say I have much of a clue. Edited August 5, 2013 by Heretic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 A few have been top 5 for the weekend so I wouldn't be surprised if Chennai Express is, with Bollywood films its the per site average which is the best indicator rather than the gross as they tend not to have a huge number of sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Inbetweeners!? I wouldn't go that far lol Obviously not, it's more me just saying I have no clue what it's going to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Films Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 At my cinema on FridayAlan partridge has loads of showing timesChennai express has more showings than the Lone Ranger and grown ups 2Percy Jackson only has 4 showings altogether (2D & 3D)At westfields LondonGrown ups 2 11 showingsLone Ranger 9 showingsAlan partridge 7 showingsPrcy Jackson 5 showings (2D & 3D)- less showings than OGF, NYSM & DM2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Alan Partridge is doing REALLY well this evening for Orange Wednesday. The Conjuring too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Saw Alan Partridge tonight in a crowded screening. Don't be surprised it scores big numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RthDeadWov Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Alan Partridge is doing REALLY well this evening for Orange Wednesday. The Conjuring too. Wed was its 3rd biggest day so far after fri/sat about 700k, then Smurfs, MU/PJ around 500k then TW/AP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 That's brilliant. But very surprised about AP, so far down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) Thought AP would be better but I think it'll be number 1 as I can't see Lone Ranger or GU2 doing better. PJ did okay but not great. Edited August 8, 2013 by Jonwo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipJ2001 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 surprised Alan Partridge is so low - a guy I work with went to see it last night and said it was sold out.. I think people are underpredicted The Lone Ranger a bit - even Dark Shadows opened up to £2.5m and that was far less mainstream than TLR. I'd expect between £3m and £4m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
