UK Box Office May 3rd – 5th

This is the second week Avengers: Endgame sits as king of the box office. It still out beats all the competition even though three new films came out this weekend and they’re not small films either. The three new films are genuine summer blockbusters with the most successful of them being, The Long Shot, Seth Rogan’s new comedy venture. Not only does Avengers: Endgame still stand victorious in the UK, it is not the second highest grossing film of all time, sinking the Titanic to third and coming up close behind Avatar. Because of Disney’s acquisition of Fox, it means that all the proceeds form Tolkien now go to Disney and they technically have four films in the top ten UK box office.

Eighth Grade, an American indie film by the talented comedian Bo Burnham, has finally had its UK release and you can see why it was put off for about a year after its US release, because it barley holds on at the bottom of the top ten. Although the film has had very high critical appraise and would probably do very well when it hits the streaming circuit, if it has the proper promotion that is.

UK Box Office April 26th – 28th

Avengers: Endgame opened this weekend. This film is defiantly going to be the biggest of the year and possibly of all time. In its first week it reached over £14 million, which is quite unprecedented in the UK. Globally it has already broken 21 records, taking titles from the likes of Star Wars, pervious Avengers films and Jurassic World. A lot of the records are along the lines of most earned on a Thursday etc. some of the big ones are:

It held the heist percentage of movie market share that week with 90%.
Global 4DX format with $15 million, that’s double compared with the previous record holder.
Fastest to $350 million in three days. It took Star Wars: The Force Awakens 5 days to achieve this.
Global IMAX opening at $91.5 million.

This means that Disney have three films in the top ten UK box office, all of which have been at the number one spot at one time or another. And Captain Marvel has been in the top ten since I started keeping track of it, this suggests that Avengers: Endgame will also have a very long run in the cinema and therefore I have come to the conclusion that it will eventually take the number one highest grossing film of all-time record.

UK Weekend Box-office: April 19th – 21st

With DC’s newest film, Shazam! being in the cinema this weekend, it holds its place at the top of the chart and fatigue finally hit the Captain Marvel film. Its clear to see that any and all superhero films are dominating at the box office in this generation. The extent these films achieve is on a scale not seen before in box office history, these universal stories of good verses evil have sprawled to a massive phenomenon where films released theatrically are almost like new episodes to a TV show. The live action re-make of the Disney classic, Dumbo, means that Disney have again got two films in the three at the UK box office. These nostalgia driven re-imaginations always do well in the box office because it reminds one generation of their childhood while simultaneously introducing a wonderful story to a new generation. We have a completely new box office line-up this week apart from Captain Marvel, again show just how well comic book movies do at the box office. Compared to previous weeks, were we saw films hitting the £1 million and over mark, this week has seen relatively low numbers, which is odd because all these films are newer. This is probably a lull before the storm (the storm being Avengers: Endgame).

UK Weekend Box-office: March 22nd – 24th

One of a films most revered key performance indicator is how much they achieve in the Box-office. With at least 90% of a films marketing campaigns designed to drive up the number of attendances at the opening weekend, it is important to keep track of these numbers

This is the third week that Captain Marvel sits at the top of the chart and it seems that the only release coming out that looks to be able to dethrone it is the next Marvel film, Avengers: Endgame. With Jordan Peele’s new thriller, Us’ new release has jumped straight to the number two position. Coming off the back of his last breakthrough thriller, Jordan Peele has many new projects in the works and it’s no surprise that his new film got a lot of attention. With Fisherman’s Friend still holding a strong position among this pedigree competition. With the comedy and kids films still holding their positions on the chart, it goes to show how these genres hold a timeless cinema run. Unlike the new blockbuster that people rush to see it as soon as possible, so that they can be among the first to see how the overarching story progresses and so they can avoid spoilers. With two more new entries on the chart the first; The White Crow is an interesting entry because it’s a smaller film and a drama coming out right before the beginning of the big spring/summer film season. Number ten on the chart is a teenage drama that could have done better, but the marketing very much targeted an American audience.

UK Weekend Box-office: March 15th – 17th

This is Captain Marvel second weekend nothing was really released in direct competition with it. That means there is no surprise that it keeps hold of its place at the top of the UK box office. Although a drop of about 50% from last week is quite large for a Marvel film, especially because this is the film that goes directly into the next massive event that is Avengers: Endgame. Next on the chart is a new entry that did very well to get where it is, especially because the third entry was a new comedy film with a large budget from its Hollywood studio. Its probably because what Men What is targeted towards an African American target market. The Lego Movie holds its fourth position and Fighting with My Family drops below it for the first time, this is a good example of how kids’ film can last quite long in the box office because of how children don’t loose interest in going to the cinema as quickly and because of how busy family life can be. How to Train Your Dragon is in a similar boat of having smaller opening but quite a long run. Green Book is still on the chart and that’s probably because it is looking like it will win the best picture Oscar.

UK Weekend Box-office: March 8th – 10th

With this being Captain Marvel’s opening weekend it’s no surprise the next big Marvel hit would top the box office numbers with £12 million. Its no wonder Disney is one of the words largest production studios with this, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man Far From Home all coming out before the end of June. Fighting with My Family has been knocked down from its number one spot but is still holding on to the second spot. The Lego Movie is in a similar position with it only dropping down one spot within the week. In fact, it is the same fall all the films on the chart, they all dropped down one spot and kicked the foreign film; Kobiety Mafii 2. It’s interesting to how much of a percentage a new Marvel film can take control over the box office.

UK Weekend Box-office: March 1st – 3rd

I created this chart to show the UK box office numbers for the week and can be updated to show how the chart evolves throughout the year.

Fighting with my family is a British comedy film. Which would suggest the reasons why its at the top of the box office this week. With just over £2 million its very impressive for a somewhat smaller film. Second on the list is the sequel to the 2014 summer hit The Lego Movie. The first film was very well received so it’s no surprise here that the Second Part achieved over £1 million this week. The third raking film also got past the £1 million mark and also was a comedy. The third and final instalment to the How to Train your Dragon came in fourth, again being a sequel to a popular franchise helps to raise the box office numbers. Green Book an Oscar nominated film had a lot of attention due to the nomination. The Aftermath, a depiction of a war-torn city with the reunion of lovers, British made period pieces also do quite well for themselves in the box office. The Battle Angle finally gets her dues, after being pushed back from its original December release date due to competition, it’s not a surprise this non-franchise starter had a quick burn out. The Kid Who Would be King is a re-imagination of the King Arthur story and a relatively small film that did quite well for itself. Cold Pursuit is another Liam Neeson action thriller that tend to all blend together and perform lucklessly at the box office. Finally, we have a foreign film that made the chart due to a lack of competition.