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| The Grinch steals ahead of Bohemian Rhapsody at UK box office | The Grinch steals ahead of Bohemian Rhapsody at UK box office |
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| The winner: The Grinch | The winner: The Grinch |
| Knocking Bohemian Rhapsody off the top of the UK box office after its two-week reign is The Grinch, the latest from Despicable Me animation house Illumination Entertainment. The Dr Seuss adaption begins with a solid if unspectacular £5.02m. In the US it performed better, with a $67.6m (£52.3) debut. | |
| Dr Seuss has never been as popular outside the US as within it, and The Grinch is especially beloved in America – many grew up watching the 1966 animated short How the Grinch Stole Christmas on television every festive season. The 2000 live-action film starring Jim Carrey grossed $260m in North America and $85m from the rest of the world. The UK total for the film (released as The Grinch) was £15.2m – just over half the box office you might expect going purely by the American number. | Dr Seuss has never been as popular outside the US as within it, and The Grinch is especially beloved in America – many grew up watching the 1966 animated short How the Grinch Stole Christmas on television every festive season. The 2000 live-action film starring Jim Carrey grossed $260m in North America and $85m from the rest of the world. The UK total for the film (released as The Grinch) was £15.2m – just over half the box office you might expect going purely by the American number. |
| As for the release date, family films during the festive season tend to release early, gain a foothold and then play steadily all the way until Christmas. The Grinch’s opening number compares with a debut of £6.29m and £10.5m including previews for Illumination’s Sing in late January 2017 – but The Grinch surely has a whole load of riches ahead of it in December, so Universal won’t be sweating just yet. | As for the release date, family films during the festive season tend to release early, gain a foothold and then play steadily all the way until Christmas. The Grinch’s opening number compares with a debut of £6.29m and £10.5m including previews for Illumination’s Sing in late January 2017 – but The Grinch surely has a whole load of riches ahead of it in December, so Universal won’t be sweating just yet. |
| The runner-up: Bohemian Rhapsody | The runner-up: Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Despite losing its position at the top of the UK chart, Bohemian Rhapsody came in a close second with third-weekend takings of £4.56m. After 19 days, the Queen biopic has clocked up a mighty impressive £28.9m. Only three films this year have grossed a bigger number in their third session than Bohemian Rhapsody did: Peter Rabbit, Avengers: Infinity War and Incredibles 2. Even Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again failed to match Bohemian Rhapsody’s third-weekend takings of £4.56m. The Abba musical remained in the UK top five for eight straight weeks – the kind of success Bohemian Rhapsody will need to achieve if it is to reach box-office heights. So far, it’s the ninth biggest hit of 2018. | Despite losing its position at the top of the UK chart, Bohemian Rhapsody came in a close second with third-weekend takings of £4.56m. After 19 days, the Queen biopic has clocked up a mighty impressive £28.9m. Only three films this year have grossed a bigger number in their third session than Bohemian Rhapsody did: Peter Rabbit, Avengers: Infinity War and Incredibles 2. Even Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again failed to match Bohemian Rhapsody’s third-weekend takings of £4.56m. The Abba musical remained in the UK top five for eight straight weeks – the kind of success Bohemian Rhapsody will need to achieve if it is to reach box-office heights. So far, it’s the ninth biggest hit of 2018. |
| The auteur contender: Widows | The auteur contender: Widows |
| Landing in a creditable third place is Widows, Steve McQueen’s reinvention of the 1980s Lynda La Plante crime TV series of the same name. Widows has begun with £1.65m from 570 cinemas, and £2.41m including previews. That’s below the debut of McQueen’s Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave in January 2014. On that occasion, his film went out into a relatively tight 207 cinemas, grossing £2.51m including negligible previews. 12 Years a Slave kept expanding, reaching its widest point in week five of release, and achieved a £20m UK total. Awards attention could see a sustained run for Widows, but the thriller is unlikely to achieve 12 Years a Slave’s nine Oscar nominations and three wins. | Landing in a creditable third place is Widows, Steve McQueen’s reinvention of the 1980s Lynda La Plante crime TV series of the same name. Widows has begun with £1.65m from 570 cinemas, and £2.41m including previews. That’s below the debut of McQueen’s Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave in January 2014. On that occasion, his film went out into a relatively tight 207 cinemas, grossing £2.51m including negligible previews. 12 Years a Slave kept expanding, reaching its widest point in week five of release, and achieved a £20m UK total. Awards attention could see a sustained run for Widows, but the thriller is unlikely to achieve 12 Years a Slave’s nine Oscar nominations and three wins. |
| The reprise: They Shall Not Grow Old | The reprise: They Shall Not Grow Old |
| Arriving in 11th place in the chart with £271,000 from 378 cinemas is They Shall Not Grow Old, a film commemorating 100 years since the end of the first world war. The title’s status as a new entry is confusing for those who recall that the Peter Jackson film already had a run in UK cinemas, courtesy of distributor Trafalgar, grossing over £860,000 since October 12. The new release, which comes with a Peter Jackson Q&A, is courtesy of Warner Bros. The film aired on BBC Two on Sunday night, Armistice Day, and is now playing theatrically on significantly reduced showtimes. | Arriving in 11th place in the chart with £271,000 from 378 cinemas is They Shall Not Grow Old, a film commemorating 100 years since the end of the first world war. The title’s status as a new entry is confusing for those who recall that the Peter Jackson film already had a run in UK cinemas, courtesy of distributor Trafalgar, grossing over £860,000 since October 12. The new release, which comes with a Peter Jackson Q&A, is courtesy of Warner Bros. The film aired on BBC Two on Sunday night, Armistice Day, and is now playing theatrically on significantly reduced showtimes. |
| The market | The market |
| The second weekend of November didn’t quite match the equivalent session from 2017, which benefited from the arrival of Paddington 2. Box office is 8% down on that weekend a year ago. Cinema operators now have a lot of hopes pinned on one new release in particular this coming weekend, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The original Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them grossed a mighty £54.7m two years ago, and stakeholders in this five-picture franchise will be hoping for a similar number this time. | The second weekend of November didn’t quite match the equivalent session from 2017, which benefited from the arrival of Paddington 2. Box office is 8% down on that weekend a year ago. Cinema operators now have a lot of hopes pinned on one new release in particular this coming weekend, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The original Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them grossed a mighty £54.7m two years ago, and stakeholders in this five-picture franchise will be hoping for a similar number this time. |
| Also in the mix: Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria. Distributor Trafalgar has high hopes for two music events this week: Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams, which plays tomorrow (November 14) in 321 UK cinemas and more than 2,650 worldwide; and especially Burn the Stage: The Movie, featuring K-pop phenomenon BTS, which is the day after and playing in 656 UK cinemas and more than 6,850 worldwide. | Also in the mix: Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria. Distributor Trafalgar has high hopes for two music events this week: Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams, which plays tomorrow (November 14) in 321 UK cinemas and more than 2,650 worldwide; and especially Burn the Stage: The Movie, featuring K-pop phenomenon BTS, which is the day after and playing in 656 UK cinemas and more than 6,850 worldwide. |
| Top 10 films 9-11 November | Top 10 films 9-11 November |
| 1. The Grinch, £5,019,677 from 559 cinemas (new)2. Bohemian Rhapsody, £4,559,647 from 682 sites. Total: £28,907,411 (three weeks)3. Widows, £2,409,112 from 570 sites (new)4. A Star Is Born, £1,248,295 from 550 sites. Total: £25,464,451 (six weeks)5. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, £1,115,243 from 579 sites. Total: £3,414,557 (two weeks)6. Overlord, £677,844 from 421 sites (new)7. Thugs of Hindostan, £497,663 from 175 sites (new)8. Johnny English Strikes Again, £477,937 from 463 sites. Total: £17,081,899 (six weeks)9. Sarkar, £387,417 from 55 sites (new)10. Smallfoot, £360,893 from 533 sites. Total: £10,649,144 (five weeks) | 1. The Grinch, £5,019,677 from 559 cinemas (new)2. Bohemian Rhapsody, £4,559,647 from 682 sites. Total: £28,907,411 (three weeks)3. Widows, £2,409,112 from 570 sites (new)4. A Star Is Born, £1,248,295 from 550 sites. Total: £25,464,451 (six weeks)5. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, £1,115,243 from 579 sites. Total: £3,414,557 (two weeks)6. Overlord, £677,844 from 421 sites (new)7. Thugs of Hindostan, £497,663 from 175 sites (new)8. Johnny English Strikes Again, £477,937 from 463 sites. Total: £17,081,899 (six weeks)9. Sarkar, £387,417 from 55 sites (new)10. Smallfoot, £360,893 from 533 sites. Total: £10,649,144 (five weeks) |
| Other openers | Other openers |
| They Shall Not Grow Old, £271,302 from 378 sitesSquadron 303, £120,640 from 90 sitesLa Sylphide – Bolshoi Ballet, £100,005 from 154 sitesMarnie – Met Opera, £82,109 from 191 sitesWildlife, £67,968 from 59 sitesExhibition on Screen: Degas Passion for Perfection, £50,085 from 8 sites (including £46,025 previews)Bros: After the Screaming Stops, £13,428 from 26 sitesKin, £1,526 from 21 sitesWon’t You Be My Neighbor?, £908 from 11 sites | They Shall Not Grow Old, £271,302 from 378 sitesSquadron 303, £120,640 from 90 sitesLa Sylphide – Bolshoi Ballet, £100,005 from 154 sitesMarnie – Met Opera, £82,109 from 191 sitesWildlife, £67,968 from 59 sitesExhibition on Screen: Degas Passion for Perfection, £50,085 from 8 sites (including £46,025 previews)Bros: After the Screaming Stops, £13,428 from 26 sitesKin, £1,526 from 21 sitesWon’t You Be My Neighbor?, £908 from 11 sites |
| Thanks to Comscore. All figures relate to takings in UK and Ireland cinemas. | Thanks to Comscore. All figures relate to takings in UK and Ireland cinemas. |
| Thanks to Comscore. All figures relate to takings in UK and Ireland cinemas. | Thanks to Comscore. All figures relate to takings in UK and Ireland cinemas. |
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