UK Box Office Thread

[terrestrial]

Ian Sandwell ‏@ian_sandwell

Untitled New Line Horror Film is still apparently coming out on Oct 30 in the UK. Catchy title.

 

Earnestly?

[juni78ukr]

Top10 in USD.

 

http://www.kinobusiness.com/news/velikobritaniya-kassovye-sbory-za-uik-end-11-13-sentyabrya-2015/

[Rthmessiah]

WE 3 days Leg/Ever lc2.5m, MRSC 1.5m

[SchumacherFTW]

Dat Tom Hardy. Wish Everest were doing better though. Will still claim a win thanks to the early IMAX release though right?

[Purple Minion]

UK top five: Everest (£3.15m); Legend (£2.43m); Scorch Trials (£1.5m); The Visit (£485k); Inside Out (£436k) - http://t.co/aKuHiydnCu

— Ian Sandwell (@ian_sandwell)

September 21, 2015

[Heretic]

 

StudioCanal’s Legend edges towards £10m as Disney’s Inside Out is primed to become the second highest grossing original animation of all time.

 

UNIVERSAL

Boosted by a week of IMAX and PLF (Premium Large Format) previews, Everest reached the summit of the UK box office.

Universal’s real-life disaster thriller landed with $4.9m (£3.15m) from its 567 sites, including $1m (£657,959) in previews. It’s worth noting that its Fri-Sun tally of $3.86m (£2.49m) would have also seen it narrowly take the top spot ahead of Legend.

It marks the distributor’s eighth number one bow of 2015 to date, and also director Baltasar Kormákur’s best-ever UK opening. Everest will also shortly become his highest grossing outing, currently 2 Guns’ $6.7m (£4.3m) result.

Everest stands a great chance of repeating at the top of the chart this coming weekend, before The Martiancomes into orbit on Sept 30.

Also for Universal, The Visit dropped over 50% (as expected with genre films) on its way to a $752,000 (£484,855) second weekend for $3.1m (£1.99m), whileStraight Outta Compton hit $12m (£7.73m) with a $462,000 (£298,022) fourth weekend.

Minions has now amassed a terrific $71.8m (£46.25m).

STUDIOCANAL

Legend will hit £10m at the UK box office today [sept 21].

StudioCanal’s Krays biopic fell just over 30% (excluding previews) as it enjoyed a $3.78m (£2.43m) second weekend with 11 of its 547 sites still to report.

That lifted Legend to $15.5m (£9.96m) and there’s every chance that its final weekend results could already have pushed it past the £10m mark.

FOX

Falling a respectable 35% (excluding previews), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials unlocked a further $2.3m (£1.5m) as it dropped to third.

Fox’s sequel is now up to $8.1m (£5.2m) in the UK and is tracking ahead of its predecessor, which stood at $6.8m (£4.4m) at the same stage in its run before going on to take $13.8m (£8.89m).

Also for Fox, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl stands at $1.3m (£814,126) after three weeks in play.

DISNEY

Inside Out will shortly become the second highest grossing original animation of all time at the UK box office.

Disney’s latest Pixar outing fell a slim 27% on its way to a $676,000 (£436,000) ninth weekend for $57.9m (£37.36m) to date, hot on the heels of Finding Nemo($58.2m/£37.5m) and Monsters Inc ($58.8m/£37.9m).

Surpassing those would also make Inside Out the third biggest Pixar film behind Toy Story 2 ($68.7m/£44.31m) and Toy Story 3 ($114.7m/£73.97m).

EONE

Achieving the fourth best site average of the top ten, eOne’s A Walk in the Woods journeyed to a $387,000 (£249,332) opening from its 194 sites.

That’s ahead of $233,000 (£149,796) debut of director Ken Kwapis’ previous UK release, Big Miracle, from 269 sites, and A Walk in the Woods will hope its older-skewing audience can lead to solid midweek returns.

VERTIGO FILMS

Despite relatively strong reviews, Bill landed with a soft $343,000 (£221,387) from its 294 sites through Vertigo Films.

It’s unlikely to prosper midweek, so will hope for a solid hold this coming weekend to have any chance of a longer run.

SONY

Crossing the £8m mark in its sixth weekend was Sony’sPixels as a $310,000 (£200,000) weekend saw it reach $12.6m (£8.15m).

Also for Sony, The D Train managed to gross just $16,000 (£10,000) on its UK bow in 106 sites.

PARAMOUNT

In its eighth weekend, Paramount’s Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation shot to an extra $222,000 (£143,000) for a strong $32.3m (£20.82m).

WARNER BROS

Falling over 50% in its second weekend, Warner Bros’Irrational Man took $126,000 (£81,000) for a lacklustre $636,000 (£410,000) to date.

Also for Warner Bros, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is almost at the end of its run and stands at $9.8m (£6.33m).

DARTMOOR KILLING

The self-distributed UK thriller Dartmoor Killingrecorded a non-final debut of $19,000 (£12,413), including $16,000 (£10,552) in previews, from its 16 sites with eight still to report.

Of its opening sites, four showed the film just once over the weekend while the preview figures came from four screenings across two sites.

PECCADILLO PICTURES

Released in six sites through Peccadillo Pictures, A Girl at My Door posted a UK bow of $5,300 (£3,418).

UPCOMING RELEASES

This week sees saturation releases for eOne’s Miss You Already and Entertainment’s Solace.

eOne’s Life, Curzon Artificial Eye’s Mia Madre, StudioCanal’s 99 Homes, Altitude’s Narcopolis and Paramount’s Captive are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

Solid for Everest, and great for Legend, £15m will happen.

 

Inside Out has had an extraordinary run.. 2nd biggest original animation of all time...Never saw that coming.

[Jonwo]

Can't believe how close Everest and Legend were from Friday-Sunday. Next weekend is a bit of a dud so I expect it'll either Everest or Legend next weekend. 

 

The Martian has a mid week opening next week, I'm thinking £4-5m for the five days. 

Edited September 21, 2015 by Jonwo

[druv10]

Which movie has the original animation record?

[SchumacherFTW]

Which movie has the original animation record?

Let it go man, you'll never find out.

[The Dark Alfred]

Which movie has the original animation record?

Has to be Mars Needs Moms.

[Quigley]

Which movie has the original animation record?

Frozen?

[BenedictL11]

Frozen?

I believe so.

[terrestrial]

Maybe someone has the possibility to go to that event?

 

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[juni78ukr]

Top10 in USD.

 

http://www.kinobusiness.com/news/velikobritaniya-kassovye-sbory-za-uik-end-18-20-sentyabrya-2015/

[The Dark Alfred]

Everest narrowly edging out Legend, both having decent holds. Respectable drop for MR at third too, but will fall behind Everest in tally. Miss You Already and Solace are tanking as expected, Inside Out still #4, pretty impressive.

[SchumacherFTW]

Solace had one of the worst trailers I've ever seen so is no wonder it tanked.

[Jonwo]

Everest narrowly edging out Legend, both having decent holds. Respectable drop for MR at third too, but will fall behind Everest in tally. Miss You Already and Solace are tanking as expected, Inside Out still #4, pretty impressive.

 

Pretty awful weekend, The Martian cannot come soon enough,

[The Dark Alfred]

I think it's not a bad weeknd for the holdovers. Martian should do decent numbers, not quite Gravity or Interstellar, but for the 5-day it should do good business for sure.

[Jonwo]

I think it's not a bad weeknd for the holdovers. Martian should do decent numbers, not quite Gravity or Interstellar, but for the 5-day it should do good business for sure.

 

I'm thinking £4-5m five days, lower than Gravity but on par with Interstellar. 

[Heretic]

 

StudioCanal’s Legend becomes biggest British 18-rated film of all time, as Disney’s Inside Out becomes second biggest original animation.

 

Further distributor results to come…

UNIVERSAL

Everest led an unchanged top three as it remained at the peak of the UK box office.

Universal’s real-life disaster thriller fell just 20% (excluding previews) as it enjoyed a $3m (£2m) second weekend for $10.4m (£6.83m). Before the weekend, it had become director Baltasar Kormákur’s best-ever UK result, topping 2 Guns’ $6.5m (£4.3m).

The arrival of The Martian means Everest is unlikely to achieve a hat-trick at the summit, and it’ll also have to contend with competition from The Walk in IMAX screens as it attempts to scale £10m.

Also for Universal, The Visit scared up an extra $473,000 (£310,988) for $3.9m (£2.57m) after three weeks in play, while Straight Outta Compton hit $12.2m (£8.04m) with a $230,000 (£151,104) fifth weekend.

Minions has amassed $70.5m (£46.35m) as the third biggest film of the year to date.

STUDIOCANAL

Legend continued its excellent run with another strong hold as it became the highest grossing 18-rated British film of all time.

StudioCanal’s biopic enjoyed a $2.7m (£1.8m) third weekend for $20.2m (£13.27m) to date, surpassingTrainspotting’s $18.9m (£12.43m) result.

Legend is also currently the 12th highest grossing 18-rated film of all time.

Also for StudioCanal, 99 Homes opened with $60,000 (£39,559) from its 25 sites.

FOX

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials remained rooted in third after just a 24% drop in its third weekend.

Fox’s sequel added $1.8m (£1.15m) to reach $10.5m (£6.9m) as it attempts to chase down The Maze Runner’s $13.5m (£8.89m) result, which it should easily overcome in the next few weeks.

Also for Fox, Secret Cinema production of The Empire Strikes Back finished last night with figures still to be confirmed. Ahead of the weekend, it stood at just over $9.1m (£6m).

EONE

Miss You Already was the highest new entry in a tough week for new releases as it charted fourth.

eOne’s dramedy took $741,000 (£486,745), including just under $30,000 (£20,000) in previews, from its 437 sites. That marks director Catherine Hardwicke’s third highest UK opening, behind Red Riding Hood’s $1.3m (£842,398) from 403 sites.

Also for eOne, Anton Corbijn’s Life posted a UK debut of $55,000 (£36,000) from its 48 sites for his lowest-ever opening, though it’s worth noting Life also received his smallest release in terms of sites.

DISNEY

As expected, Inside Out is now the second biggest original animation of all time at the UK box office.

Disney’s critically acclaimed Pixar outing dropped just 2% on its way to a $654,000 (£430,000) tenth weekend for a terrific $57.7m (£37.91m) haul. The run has seen it gross over five times its opening weekend.

Also for Disney, McFarland landed with an unsurprisingly soft $20,000 (£13,000) from its 113 sites.

ENTERTAINMENT

Charting sixth was Entertainment’s Solace with a $517,000 (£340,515) UK debut from its 332 sites, an opening that’s likely to see it struggle to hold onto sites this coming weekend.

SONY

Continuing its solid run with a slim 14% drop, Pixelsgobbled up a further $251,000 (£165,000) for $12.7m (£8.34m) to date through Sony.

VERTIGO FILMS

Falling a respectable 27% in its second weekend, Vertigo Films’ Bill took $243,000 (£159,734) for $680,000 (£446,821) after ten days in play.

PARAMOUNT

Nearing the end of its strong run, Paramount’s Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation added $144,000 (£94,849) to be on the cusp on $32m (£21m).

Also for Paramount, Captive failed to grab audiences as it posted a UK bow of just $79,000 (£52,227) from its 126 sites.

CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE

Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre recorded a UK opening of $55,000 (£36,306), including $1,800 (£1,152) in previews, from its 27 sites through Curzon Artificial Eye.

That’s up on the $26,000 (£16,918) bow of his previous outing, We Have a Pope, although that was released in fewer sites at 14.

ARROW FILMS

Playing in ten sites on one matinee a day, Arrow Films’Lessons in Love grossed $4,700 (£3,117) on its UK debut with one site still to report.

UPCOMING RELEASES

This week sees saturation releases for Fox’s The Martian(opens Sept 30), Warner Bros’ The Intern and StudioCanal’s Macbeth.

 

Sony’s The Walk opens in IMAX cinemas ahead of a nationwide release on Oct 9, while Soda Pictures’ By Our Selves and Peccadillo Pictures’ Dressed as a Girl are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

Another excellent week for Legend and Inside Out.