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Disney’s Inside Out continues its excellent run to reach $53m (£34.5m); Curzon Artificial Eye’s 45 Years records one of the strongest site averages of the weekend with $508,000 (£331,197) debut from 68 sites.

 

UNIVERSAL

 

Replicating its chart-topping domestic bow, Straight Outta Compton dethroned Paper Towns to debut top of the UK box office.

 

Universal’s biopic scored a strong $3.8m (£2.5m) bow from its 429 sites, marking the distributor’s seventh number one debut of 2015 to date. Including Bank Holiday Monday [Aug 31], Compton stands at $4.9m (£3.22m).

 

Its $3.8m (£2.5m) opening is director F. Gary Gray’s best-ever UK debut, topping The Italian Job’s $3.5m (£2.29m) from 428 sites. Straight Outta Compton will likely challenge that film’s $11.7m (£7.6m) performance as his best-ever result.

 

Also for Universal, Minions fell just 10% in its tenth weekend to take a further $544,000 (£354,092) for a tremendous $69.9m (£45.52m) to date, while Trainwreck is up to $4.45m (£2.9m) after a $386,000 (£251,514) third weekend.

 

DISNEY

 

Falling just 13% in its sixth weekend, Inside Out added $1.8m (£1.2m) as it remained in second.

 

Disney’s latest Pixar outing has now reached $53m (£34.5m) after an excellent run, and will shortly overtake Up ($53.1m/£34.59m) to become the fourth highest grossing original animation of all time in the UK.

 

With school holidays over, Inside Out will now again rely on weekend grosses to see it challenge fellow Pixar releases Finding Nemo ($57.5m/£37.5m) and Monsters Inc ($58.1m/£37.9m).

 

Also for Disney, Ant-Man picked up a further $158,000 (£103,000) for a tally-to-date of $24.7m (£16.1m).

 

CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE

 

One of the strongest performances of the weekend came from Curzon Artificial Eye’s 45 Years with a terrific $508,000 (£331,197) bow, including previews, from its 68 sites.

 

That marks a $7,477 (£4,871) site average for Andrew Haigh’s critically acclaimed drama, the second strongest of the top 15 behind Straight Outta Compton. Including Monday, 45 Years has grossed $739,000 (£481,187).

 

45 Years has already taken over double the final result of Haigh’s previous feature Weekend.

 

FOX

 

Hitman: Agent 47 shot to a $1.5m (£960,475) debut, including $262,000 (£170,897) in previews, from its 453 sites to chart third.

 

Fox’s action reboot is up to $1.9m (£1.22m) as of Monday, still narrowly behind the three-day opening of the 2007 Hitman film which went on to gross $5.5m (£3.6m) in the UK.

 

It’s worth noting that without its previews, Hitman: Agent 47’s Fri-Sun tally of $1.2m (£789,578) would have seen it chart fourth.

 

Also for Fox, last week’s champion Paper Towns posted a $694,000 (£452,822) second weekend for $5.5m (£3.59m) to date, while Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back has taken $7.5m (£4.87m) after 13 weeks of its run.

 

Fantastic Four and Mistress America have amassed $9.3m (£6.07m) and $821,000 (£535,399), respectively.

 

PARAMOUNT

 

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is now the highest grossing outing of the series in the UK.

 

Paramount’s latest mission for Ethan Hunt fell just 15% with a $1.4m (£888,000) fifth weekend and has now grossed $29.4m (£19.13m), overtaking Mission: Impossible’s $28.6m (£18.65m) result.

 

SONY

 

Rounding off this week’s top five was Sony’s Pixels as it dropped a slim 19% on its way to a $1.02m (£665,000) third weekend, with a good Bank Holiday seeing it reach $10.4m (£6.8m).

 

WARNER BROS

 

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. hit the £5m mark in its third week following a $1m (£658,000) weekend.

 

Warner Bros’ spy reboot is now up to $8.1m (£5.31m), and has at least overtaken RocknRolla’s $7.8m (£5.12m) result in terms of Guy Ritchie’s directorial outings in the UK.

 

Also for Warner Bros, Vacation travelled to a $396,000 (£258,000) second weekend for $2.2m (£1.45m) to date.

 

EONE

 

Sinister 2 scared up $874,000 (£569,694) in its second weekend for $4m (£2.6m) to date through eOne, and won’t match Sinister’s $10.1m (£6.6m) UK result barring a surge.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

The Bad Education Movie recorded a $707,000 (£461,045) second weekend through Entertainment for $2.6m (£1.67m) to date.

 

Also for Entertainment, Southpaw has grossed $12.8m (£8.36m) after six weeks in play.

 

STUDIOCANAL

 

We Are Your Friends landed with a soft non-final $400,000 (£260,715), including $78,000 (£50,621) in previews, from its 370 sites through StudioCanal.

 

Including Monday, the music drama is up to $530,000 (£344,905).

 

LIONSGATE

 

In its third weekend of release, Lionsgate’s Absolutely Anything grossed $104,000 (£68,148) for $2.1m (£1.36m) to date.

 

Also for Lionsgate, The Gift has taken $2.8m (£1.83m).

 

UPCOMING RELEASES

 

This week sees saturation releases for Icon Film Distribution’s The Transporter Refuelled, Sony’s Ricki and the Flash and Entertainment’s American Ultra.

 

eOne’s No Escape, Fox’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and Sony’s Dope all receive wide releases, while Dogwoof’s Cartel Land, Trinity Films’ Buttercup Bill and New Wave Films’ Closed Curtain are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

Didn't expect 'Straight Outta Compton' to top the UK box office too tbh, and with over £2m! I never saw the trailer during my many cinema visits and I haven't seen much other advertising but I guess it had it's audience.

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US BOX OFFICE

1 (1) Straight Outta Compton (Universal) Universal Pictures International $13.1m $134m

 

2 (-) War Room (TriStar) $11.4m –

 

3 (2) Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Paramount) Paramount Pictures International $8.2m $170.2m

 

4 (-) No Escape (TWC) Sierra/Affinity $8.1m $10.2m

 

5 (3) Sinister 2 (Focus Features) Blumhouse International $4.7m $18.5m

 

6 (5) The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Warner Bros) Warner Bros Pictures International $4.4m $34.1m

 

7 (4) Hitman: Agent 47 (Fox) Fox International $4.2m $15.6m

 

8 (8) Ant-Man (Disney-Marvel Studios) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International $3.1m $169.2m

 

9 (-) Jurassic World (Universal) Universal Pictures International $3m $642.9m

 

10 (7) The Gift (STX) Universal Pictures International/Blumhouse International $3m $35.8m

 

Flop: We Are Your Friends 1.8M

 

Surprisingly good for No Escape and War Room, utterly horrifying numbers by We Are Your Friends, 3rd or 4th worst wide opening of all time :lol:

UK

 

Disney’s Inside Out remains in second for the fourth straight week.

 

UNIVERSAL

 

In the face of a whole host of new releases, Straight Outta Compton comfortably held the top spot at the UK box office.

 

Universal’s biopic enjoyed a $2.1m (£1.37m) second weekend for a ten-day tally of $8.9m (£5.8m) as it attempts to overtake The Italian Job’s $11.6m (£7.6m) result as director F. Gary Gray’s best-ever UK result.

 

The arrival of the likes of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Legend this week will likely see Straight Outta Compton lose its grip on number one, but it should still prosper as counter-programming.

 

Also for Universal, Minions has now amassed $70.1m (£46m) following a $300,000 (£196,963) weekend, while Trainwreck has grossed $4.7m (£3.09m) after four weeks in play.

 

DISNEY

 

The children might be back at school but there’s still no stopping Inside Out as it remained in second for the fourth straight week.

 

Disney’s critically acclaimed animation fell a respectable 40% on its way to a $1.1m (£724,000) seventh weekend for $54.9m (£36.02m) to date. It’s currently the fourth highest grossing original animation of all time, and is well-placed to overtake Finding Nemo ($57.2m/£37.5m) and Monsters Inc ($57.8m/£37.9m) by the end of its run.

 

Indicative of how strong 2015 has been at the UK box office, Inside Out currently ranks as the fifth biggest release of the year to date. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was 2014’s fifth biggest release with $49.9m (£32.7m).

 

Also for Disney, Ant-Man has taken $24.7m (£16.22m).

 

EONE

 

The week’s highest new entry came in the form of No Escape in third.

 

eOne’s action thriller shot to $973,000 (£637,630), including just over $46,000 (£30,000) in previews from its 427 sites, a solid performance in the context of this week’s market.

 

It missed out on being director John Erick Dowdle’s best-ever UK bow though, which remains Devil’s $1.2m (£807,292) from 338 sites.

 

Also for eOne, Sinister 2 added $372,000 (£244,000) in its third weekend and has now scared up $4.9m (£3.2m).

 

PARAMOUNT

 

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation crossed the £20m mark at the UK box office in its sixth week in play.

 

Paramount’s latest mission for Ethan Hunt continued its excellent run with $774,000 (£508,000) to reach $30.5m (£20.04m), and is the first Mission: Impossible outing to achieve the feat.

 

FOX

 

Rounding off this week’s top five was Fox’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl with a $652,000 (£431,726) debut, including previews, from its 432 sites. It will hope that its overall positive reviews will see a healthy return mid-week to sustain its run.

 

Also for Fox, Hitman: Agent 47 posted a $450,000 (£295,195) second weekend after a hefty drop to reach $2.9m (£1.9m), while Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back crossed the £5m mark to stand at $7.9m (£5.2m).

 

Paper Towns has grossed $6.3m (£4.1m) after three weeks in play.

 

SONY

 

Outgrossing most of this week’s newcomers was Sony’s Pixels with a $603,000 (£395,000) fourth weekend for a decent $11.6m (£7.58m) to date.

 

Also for Sony, Ricki and the Flash was off-key with a $336,000 (£220,000) opening from its 354 sites, while Dope also suffered on its UK bow as it grossed $61,000 (£40,000) from its 103 sites.

 

ICON FILM DISTRIBUTION

 

In one of Icon Film Distribution’s widest releases since its relaunch, The Transporter Refuelled stalled with a soft non-final $533,000 (£350,438) from its 377 sites.

 

The action franchise reboot did manage to avoid being the lowest opening of the series which remains The Transporter’s $515,000 (£338,420) bow, though it’s worth noting that came from significantly less sites at 208.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

Nestled narrowly behind The Transporter Refuelled was another new release in the form of American Ultra.

 

Entertainment’s action comedy recorded a $530,000 (£347,401) debut, falling short of director Nima Nourizadeh’s debut feature Project X which landed with $858,000 (£561,655) from 332 sites.

 

Also for Entertainment, Southpaw and The Bad Education Movie have taken $13.1m (£8.6m) and $3m (£1.96m), respectively.

 

WARNER BROS

 

In its fourth weekend of release, Warner Bros’ The Man from U.N.C.L.E. added $497,000 (£325,625) for $9.1m (£5.96m) to date.

 

Also for Warner Bros, Vacation has now travelled to $2.5m (£1.64m) after three weeks in play.

 

CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE

 

45 Years followed up its excellent opening with a non-final $351,000 (£229,933) second weekend for $1.4m (£917,145) to date through Curzon Artificial Eye.

 

SODA PICTURES

 

Including its Somerset House preview of $41,000 (£27,136), Soda Pictures’ The Second Mother opened with a non-final $64,000 (£41,966) from its 12 sites.

 

DOGWOOF

 

Receiving a SuperTicket release in the UK, Dogwoof’s Cartel Land posted a UK bow of $37,000 (£24,478), including $6,100 (£4,021) in previews, from its 27 sites.

 

STUDIOCANAL

 

Following its soft opening, StudioCanal’s We Are Your Friends unsurprisingly fell heavily on its way to a $33,000 (£21,465) second weekend for $801,000 (£524,714) to date.

 

MUNRO FILMS

 

With two sites still to report, Munro Films’ Miss Julie recorded a UK opening of $8,500 (£5,557), including previews, from its 16 sites, rising to $11,000 (£6,971) when including its three Irish sites which opened last week.

 

NEW WAVE FILMS

 

Released in seven sites through New Wave Films, Jafar Panahi’s Closed Curtain posted a UK debut of $3,300 (£2,167).

 

UPCOMING RELEASES

 

This week sees saturation releases for StudioCanal’s Legend (opens Sept 9), Fox’s Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (opens Sept 10) and Universal’s The Visit.

 

Warner Bros’ Irrational Man receives a wide release, while Picturehouse Entertainment’s How to Change the World, BFI Distribution’s Pasolini and eOne’s La Famille Belier are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

Inside Out soon to overtake Finding Nemo & Monsters Inc, not entirely sure how to feel about that.

UK

 

StudioCanal’s biopic posts biggest ever September opening at the UK box office and distributor’s biggest ever debut.

 

STUDIOCANAL

 

First they ruled London and now the Krays are ruling the UK box office as Legend posted a stunning record-breaking debut.

 

StudioCanal’s biopic took a confirmed $8.01m (£5.19m) from its 522 sites, including $2.3m (£1.49m) in previews, to dethrone Straight Outta Compton.

 

It is worth noting that even without previews, its Fri-Sun tally of $5.7m (£3.7m) would have seen it land the top spot.

 

The debut marks the biggest ever September opening at the UK box office and the biggest British 18 certificate opening, as well as being the third biggest bow for an 18 certificate film of all time behind Fifty Shades of Grey and Hannibal.

 

From the distributor’s widest ever release, Legend also achieved StudioCanal’s best-ever UK opening ahead of Paddington’s $8m (£5.18m) from 518 sites. However, Paddington’s bow was without previews, so it remains the distributor’s biggest Fri-Sun tally.

 

With strong reviews, Legend could be set for a healthy run at the UK box office and will aim to at least top Trainspotting’s $19.2m (£12.43m) as the biggest ever British 18 certificate film of all time.

 

FOX

 

As a result of Legend’s big opening, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials had to settle for second on its UK bow.

 

Fox’s sequel unlocked a healthy non-final $4.3m (£2.77m), including around $541,000 (£350,000) in previews, from its 522 sites. That’s up on its predecessor’s $3.2m (£2.04m) debut from 491 sites, including $173,000 (£112,078) in previews.

 

The Scorch Trials will hope to also improve on The Maze Runner’s final tally of $13.7m (£8.89m) in the weeks to come.

 

Also for Fox, Secret Cinema’s production of The Empire Strikes Back is up to $8.5m (£5.51m) as it enters the final weeks of its run, while Me and Earl and the Dying Girl added a preliminary $160,000 (£103,492) for $1.1m (£730,039) to date.

 

Paper Towns and Hitman: Agent 47 have grossed $6.5m (£4.23m) and $3.3m (£2.1m), respectively.

 

UNIVERSAL

 

The Visit moved into third spot at the UK box office after scaring up $1.6m (£1.03m), including $324,000 (£209,482) in previews, from its 413 sites through Universal.

 

In terms of M. Night Shyamalan’s outings, that ranks as one of the lowest UK bows for the director, only ahead of Lady in the Water’s $699,000 (£452,744) from 287 sites.

 

The Sixth Sense technically opened with $398,000 (£257,479) from nine sites, but its first weekend of saturation release saw it grab $7.4m (£4.79m) from 430 sites.

 

Also for Universal, Straight Outta Compton fell over 50% with a $971,000 (£628,321) third weekend for a strong $11m (£7.1m), and should still end its run as director F. Gary Gray’s best-ever UK result.

 

Minions is up to a superb $71.3m (£46.16m) and will likely fall just short of Despicable Me 2’s $73.1m (£47.3m) result.

 

DISNEY

 

With a drop of just 17% in its eighth weekend, Inside Out rounded off this week’s top five with $939,000 (£608,000).

 

Disney’s critically acclaimed animation is up to an impressive $56.9m (£36.8m) as it attempts to track down Finding Nemo ($57.9m/£37.5m) and Monsters Inc ($58.6m/£37.9m) to become the second biggest original animation of all time at the UK box office.

 

PARAMOUNT

 

Having hit £20m last week, Paramount’s Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation added an extra $462,000 (£300,000) for $31.6m (£20.5m).

 

SONY

 

Falling a slim 31% in its fifth weekend, Sony’s Pixels gobbled up a further $433,000 (£280,000) for $12.2m (£7.92m) to date.

 

Also for Sony, Ricki and the Flash unsurprisingly fell heavily on its way to a $62,000 (£40,000) second weekend for a ten-day tally of $664,000 (£430,000).

 

EONE

 

Dropping 58% in its second weekend was eOne’s No Escape with $391,000 (£254,000) for $1.8m (£1.2m) after ten days in play.

 

Also for eOne, La Famille Belier posted a UK debut of $12,000 (£8,000) from its two sites.

 

WARNER BROS

 

Ranking as one of the lowest recent UK debuts for Woody Allen, Warner Bros’ Irrational Man landed with a somewhat soft $303,000 (£192,000) from its 162 sites, including $17,000 (£11,000) in previews.

 

That’s ahead of To Rome with Love’s $218,000 (£141,008) from 107 sites, but behind the $424,000 (£273,998) bow of Allen’s previous effort, Magic in the Moonlight, from 178 sites.

 

Also for Warner Bros, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is up to $9.6m (£6.2m) following a $202,000 (£131,000) fifth weekend.

 

CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE

 

Having become the first-ever day-and-date release to hit £1m, Curzon Artificial Eye’s 45 Years grossed an extra non-final $204,000 (£132,276) for a terrific $1.9m (£1.23m) to date.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

Falling almost 70% in its second weekend, Entertainment’s American Ultra mustered up $140,000 (£90,673) for a ten-day tally of $980,000 (£636,456).

 

ICON FILM DISTRIBUTION

 

Suffering in its second weekend, Icon Film Distribution’s The Transporter Refuelled added just $106,000 (£68,712) for $944,000 (£611,077) and looks set to end its run as the lowest grossing Transporter outing of the series.

 

UPCOMING RELEASES

 

This week sees saturation releases for Universal’s Everest (following IMAX and PLF previews since Sept 11) and Vertigo Releasing’s Bill.

 

eOne’s A Walk in the Woods receives a wide release, while Peccadillo Pictures’ A Girl at My Door, Sony’s The D Train and Axiom Films’ Tangerines are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

Impressive for Legend, even putting previews aside :o

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UK (x2)

 

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 (£3.16m) from its 567 sites, including $1m (£657,959) in previews. It’s worth noting that its Fri-Sun tally of $3.86m (£2.50m) 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 Martian comes 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), while Straight 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’s Pixels 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 Killing recorded 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.

 

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

 

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, surpassing Trainspotting’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 [sept 27], adding $448,000 (£294,775) for a final total of $9.6m (£6.32m).

 

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, Pixels gobbled 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.

 

I'd hoped for a bigger opening for Everest after seeing what Legend managed to do the weekend before, but at least it had a great second weekend hold!

US BOX OFFICE:

Box Office Mojo have finally got a new writer and they are good so I can finally start posting the articles again as they aren't full of mistakes!

 

The Drac Pack appears to be the new owner of the September box office as Hotel Transylvania 2 has followed in the footsteps of its 2012 predecessor and set a new September opening weekend record. In fact, it was a pretty good weekend all around for newcomers as Nancy Meyers has another solid opening on her hands, Eli Roth and BH Tilt scored good numbers with The Green Inferno and a selection of limited releases managed strong numbers on just a few screens. Overall the weekend was up 29.8% from last year, but when you're breaking records that will happen.

 

Hotel Transylvania 2 topped its predecessor, and previous September opening weekend record holder, by almost $5 million with an estimated weekend haul totaling $47.5 million. From Friday to Sunday the animated film, featuring the voice of Adam Sandler as Dracula, bested its predecessor every day and, with an "A-" CinemaScore (same as the first film), it will likely enjoy a similar week-to-week drop-off. This means good things for the animated sequel's immediate future as the first film didn't drop more than 36.4% until its sixth week in release.

 

In second was The Intern, the new Nancy Meyers film starring Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro, which scored an "A-" CinemaScore and an estimated $18.2 million for the weekend. The result is the second best opening for a Meyers film out of her last four, topped only by 2009's It's Complicated ($22.1m). It does, however, fall well short of the $33.6 million opening for What Women Want back in 2000.

 

The expansion of Universal's Everest wasn't nearly what I predicted. Universal pushed the film from its limited IMAX and premium large format release last week into an additional 2,461 theaters this weekend where it made an estimated $13 million. The result was enough for a fourth place finish, but not nearly the result that was expected after that stellar, limited opening.

 

One expansion that did end positively was the limited expansion of Lionsgate's Sicario. Adding only 53 theaters after opening in six last weekend, the cartel thriller scored an estimated $1.7 million this weekend, enough for a tenth place finish and strong $30,000 per theater average. Sicario expands nationwide next weekend.

 

Now it's time to talk The Green Inferno, the cannibal horror film from Eli Roth that was delayed a year after some distribution trouble. BH Tilt picked up the rights and boldly experimented with a targeted release in 1,540 theaters. Using a variety of metrics the release depended largely on digital marketing and theaters that were "historically frequented by die-hard horror fans". As a result, the film opened to an estimated $3.49 million.

 

In an email on Thursday, Tilt said a weekend in the $4-5 million range would be considered successful. While this weekend's estimates come up a bit short, given the subject matter, this seems to prove their marketing strategy worked and it very well could serve as a launching point for a new way of looking at the theatrical release of independent cinema in the future. The question mark for Inferno, budgeted at $5 million, will be the holdover numbers as they clearly managed to find an audience. However, the opening day audience didn't seem entirely impressed as the film earned a "C-" CinemaScore, which doesn't exactly bode well for its future prospects.

 

In limited release this weekend we first come across Well Go USA Entertainment's release of Xu Zheng's Lost in Hong Kong. Opening in 27 theaters, the sequel to 2012's Lost in Thailand scored an estimated $558,900 ($19,961 per theater). On two screens, Ramin Bahrani's 99 Homes, starring Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon, brought in $32,807.

 

Things weren't quite as rosy for Roland Emmerich's Stonewall, which has endured a bit of controversy on its way to theaters. The film opened in 129 theaters this weekend and brought in an estimated $112,414 for an $871 per theater average.

 

Holding over from last weekend, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials dropped 53.8% for an estimated $14 million and Black Mass dropped a shade under 50% for an estimated $11.5 million sophomore session.

 

Next weekend will be led by the release of Ridley Scott's The Martian, which is likely looking at big numbers thanks to strong reviews out of the Toronto Film Festival and a heavy marketing campaign. TriStar will release Robert Zemeckis' The Walk into IMAX and premium large format theaters on Wednesday before going wide on October 9 and it enjoyed a heavy dose of positive reviews out of the New York Film Festival this weekend. On top of those two titles, Sicario is going nationwide, Lionsgate is releasing Freeheld in two theaters and a few other titles are releasing in limited theaters. For a full look at the release schedule click here.

 

Fantastic for Hotel Transylvania 2, was expecting it to drop a bit like how Cloudy 2 did from the 1st one. This is also Sony's first gigantic hit in like a year!

Also very strong opening for The Intern but pretty disappointing for Everest :(

UK

 

Fox’s sci-fi adaptation posts best-ever UK bow for Ridley Scott; StudioCanal’s Legend becomes distributor’s third biggest release.

 

FOX

 

Repeating its chart-topping domestic bow, The Martian landed top of the UK box office as it dethroned Everest.

 

Fox’s sci-fi adaptation grossed an excellent non-final $9.9m (£6.5m), including just over $2.4m (£1.6m) in previews, from its 585 sites. Its Fri-Sun tally of $7.4m (£4.9m) would have also seen it comfortably debut at number one.

 

That marks director Ridley Scott’s best-ever UK opening, topping Hannibal’s $9.7m (£6.4m) debut from 421 sites. However, it’s worth noting that Hannibal achieved that without previews so it remains Scott’s best Fri-Sun tally.

 

The Martian opened ahead of recent notable sci-fi outings Gravity ($9.5m/£6.2m from 539) and Interstellar ($8.2m/£5.4m from 574). Time will tell if it ends up closer to Gravity’s $49.7m (£32.7m) result or Interstellar’s $31.3m (£20.6m).

 

Also for Fox, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials fell 40% with a $913,000 (£600,633) fourth weekend for $12m (£7.9m) to date, as it attempts to overtake The Maze Runner’s $13.5m (£8.89m).

 

STUDIOCANAL

 

Legend remained in second with a $1.6m (£1.05m) fourth weekend.

 

StudioCanal’s well-received Krays biopic is now up to a strong $23.3m (£15.37m), making it the distributor’s third biggest release ever behind Paddington ($57.5m/£37.9m) and The Imitation Game ($24.9m/£16.4m).

 

Also for StudioCanal, Macbeth charted fourth with a solid, if unspectacular, $1.13m (£746,642) debut from its 399 sites.

 

The good weather this weekend might have impacted it, but Macbeth will hope to draw in the crowds midweek due to its older-skewing audience.

 

UNIVERSAL

 

Last week’s champion Everest fell to third after around a 40% drop in its third weekend.

 

Universal’s real life disaster thriller hiked to an extra $1.3m (£849,634) for $13.3m (£8.73m), and should be on the cusp of £10m by the end of this coming weekend.

 

Also for Universal, The Visit scared up $162,000 (£106,761) for $4.3m (£2.8m) after four weeks in play, as Straight Outta Compton reached $12.4m (£8.15m).

 

WARNER BROS

 

Clocking in at fifth on its UK box office bow was Warner Bros’ The Intern with $1.11m (£732,000) from its 431 sites.

 

That marks the lowest opening for Nancy Meyers since her directorial debut, The Parent Trap, grossed $754,000 (£496,161) from 357 sites back in 1998.

 

The Intern will hope to at least hold well to surpass The Parent Trap’s $7.6m (£5m) result, currently Meyers’ lowest grossing outing.

 

EONE

 

Falling just over 40% (excluding previews), eOne’s Miss You Already recorded a non-final $307,000 (£201,890) second weekend for $1.7m (£1.1m) to date.

 

DISNEY

 

Inside Out is starting to slow down after its excellent UK run. Disney’s critically acclaimed animation fell 58% to take $273,000 (£180,000) for $58m (£38.15m) after 11 weeks in play.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

Posting a hefty drop of over 70% in its second weekend, Entertainment’s Solace took just $95,000 (£62,513) for a ten-day tally of $928,000 (£610,872).

 

SONY

 

With the IMAX release of The Walk and the previews of Hotel Transylvania 2 counted towards their official releases on Oct 9 and 16, respectively, Sony’s only chart entry was Pixels with $64,000 (£42,000) for $12.8m (£8.4m) to date.

 

VERTIGO

 

In its third weekend, Vertigo Films’ Bill added $60,000 (£39,629) for $768,000 (£505,468). Given the success of Horrible Histories, it’s likely to fare better on its home entertainment release.

 

DOGWOOF

 

Released in eight sites through Dogwoof, 3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets posted a UK debut of $12,000 (£7,938), including $7,200 (£4,769) in previews.

 

UPCOMING RELEASES

 

This week sees saturation releases for Lionsgate’s Sicario (opens Oct 8), Entertainment’s Regression and Sony’s The Walk.

 

Altitude’s The Nightmare, Curzon Artificial Eye’s Red Army and Soda Pictures’ Zarafa are among the films receiving a limited release.

US BO Report from Jo-Blo.

 

Matt Damon's drama on the red planet remained the biggest box office draw, keeping THE MARTIAN at #1 for a second weekend with an estimated $37 million!

 

The space survival thriller from director Ridley Scott dropped only 32% from its opening last week for a 10-day domestic total of $108.7 million (which is its approximate reported cost).

 

In second place once again was Adam Sandler's monster 'toon HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 with $20.3 million. The sequel has been doing solid business with a $116 million domestic total on its third weekend in theaters.

 

Opening in third was the new fantasy-adventure PAN with $15.5 million. Initially scheduled for a June release, the $150 million origin spin on J.M. Barrie's classic tale came from director Joe Wright (HANNA, PRIDE & PREJUDICE) and star Hugh Jackman. The PG spectacle didn't impress critics (23% on Rotten Tomatoes), while moviegoers gave it a 'B+' CinemaScore.

 

The Anne Hathaway/Robert De Niro comedy THE INTERN was in fourth with $8.6 million as it gets close to a $50 million domestic total. The Emily Blunt/Josh Brolin/Benicio Del Toro drug war thriller SICARIO came in fifth with $7.3 million, down 40% on its second weekend in wide release.

 

MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS was in sixth with $5.2 million. The young-adult post-apocalyptic thriller doesn't seem likely to reach the $102 million domestic finish of the first movie, but the sequel is now up to $239 million worldwide so far.

 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's high-wire act THE WALK expanded to wide release from its large-screen premiere and placed seventh with $3.6 million. The vertigo-inducing Robert Zemeckis film now has a $6.3 million domestic total (on a reported cost of $35 million).

 

Closing out the Top 10 was the Johnny Depp mobster drama BLACK MASS, followed by the mountain adventure EVEREST and M. Night Shyamalan's horror movie THE VISIT.

 

Outside the chart, WAR ROOM and THE PERFECT GUY disappeared while Pixar's INSIDE OUT has now passed $800 million worldwide. The limited release of STEVE JOBS earned a remarkable $130k per-screen average along with strong reviews (89% on Rotten Tomatoes) before it adds more screens next weekend.

 

Next week has Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg collaborating again on the espionage thriller BRIDGE OF SPIES, director Guillermo del Toro opens his haunted house with CRIMSON PEAK, and Jack Black tries to frighten the kiddies in the big-screen version of R.L. Stine's GOOSEBUMPS.

OUCH for 'Pan' and 'The Walk'! Kind of expected it for 'Pan', but I didn't expect 'The Walk' to do quite that drastically! :(

 

Great to see 'Inside Out' reach $800m WW! Also, it's a nice hold and steady run for 'Maze Runner'!

 

1. The Martian $37 M $108.7 M

2. Hotel Transylvania 2 $20.3 M $116.8 M

3. Pan $15.5 M NEW

4. The Intern $8.6 M $49.5 M

5. Sicario $7.3 M $26.7 M

6. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials $5.2 M $70.6 M

7. The Walk $3.6 M $6.3 M

8. Black Mass $3.1 M $57.5 M

9. Everest $3 M $38.2 M

10. The Visit $2.4 M $61 M

UK

 

Lionsgate’s Sicario is the week’s highest new entry with $2.5m (£1.6m) as Legend becomes StudioCanal’s second biggest release ever with $25.7m (£16.75m).

 

FOX

 

Falling just 19% (excluding previews), The Martian remained docked at the top of the UK box office for the second straight week.

 

Fox’s sci-fi adaptation enjoyed a strong $5.9m (£3.84m) second weekend for $20.3m (£13.2m), already making it director Ridley Scott’s fifth biggest UK release with Robin Hood’s $23.6m (£15.4m) shortly to be overtaken.

 

In comparison to recent notable sci-fi outings, The Martian is tracking ahead of Interstellar ($18.7m/£12.2m at same stage) but has fallen behind Gravity, which stood at $22.5m (£14.67m).

 

The Martian is unlikely to record a hat-trick at the top of the UK chart given the preview-boosted opening of Hotel Transylvania 2 and the seven-day Suffragette opening this coming weekend. However, it is well placed to hit £20m and potentially beyond.

 

Also for Fox, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is up to $12.9m (£8.38m) following a $492,000 (£320,656) fifth weekend, and will likely end up with a similar tally to The Maze Runner’s $13.6m (£8.89m).

 

LIONSGATE

 

The week’s highest new entry came in the form of Sicario as it landed second.

 

Lionsgate’s crime drama scored an excellent $2.5m (£1.6m) UK debut from its 434 sites, including $337,000 (£219,737) in previews.

 

That marks director Denis Villeneuve’s best-ever opening ahead of Prisoners’ $2.1m (£1.37m) from 400 sites, and that film’s $11.2m (£7.3m) result will now be Sicario’s target.

 

SONY

 

The Walk stumbled a touch with an uninspiring UK debut of $1.2m (£800,000) from its 481 sites through Sony.

 

That opening includes $427,000 (£278,000) from its IMAX and PLF previews since Oct 2, and overall it marks one of the lowest ever UK debuts for director Robert Zemeckis, behind Contact’s $1.4m (£932,114) from 282 sites.

 

STUDIOCANAL

 

Legend is now StudioCanal’s second biggest release of all time at the UK box office.

 

The well-received Krays biopic added $1.1m (£708,937) for $25.7m (£16.75m) after five weeks in play, taking it past The Imitation Game’s $25.2m (£16.4m).

 

It also means that it’s now the eighth biggest 18-rated film and looks well set to become the seventh biggest, currently The Silence of the Lambs’ $26.3m (£17.12m) result.

 

Also for StudioCanal, Macbeth fell around 30% (excluding previews) as it posted a second weekend of $711,000 (£463,068) for $2.8m (£1.84m) to date, a somewhat disappointing result so far given the marketing push for the film.

 

WARNER BROS

 

The Intern dropped a respectable 25% (excluding previews) on its way to a $777,000 (£506,000) second weekend.

 

Warner Bros’ dramedy is now up to $2.8m (£1.82m) and will likely end its run as director Nancy Meyers’ lowest grossing UK outing, currently The Parent Trap’s $7.7m (£5m).

 

UNIVERSAL

 

Now in its fourth weekend, Universal’s Everest is on the cusp of £10m after trekking to an extra $764,000 (£497,869) for $15m (£9.77m) to date.

 

Also for Universal, Minions and The Visit have amassed $71.4m (£46.5m) and $4.6m (£3m), respectively.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

Regression started its UK run with an underwhelming $329,000 (£214,489) from its 270 sites through Entertainment.

 

DISNEY

 

Rising 2% in its 12th weekend, Disney’s Inside Out added a further $284,000 (£185,000) for an excellent $59m (£38.4m) to date.

 

EONE

 

In its third weekend, eOne’s Miss You Already took $89,000 (£57,644) for $2.1m (£1.36m) to date.

 

CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE

 

Released in seven sites through Curzon Artificial Eye, Red Army recorded a UK bow of $9,800 (£6,388), including previews.

 

UPCOMING RELEASES

 

This week sees saturation releases for Fox’s Suffragette (opens today, Oct 12), Universal’s Crimson Peak, Warner Bros’ Pan and Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 2.

 

StudioCanal’s The Program receives a wide release, while Picturehouse Entertainment’s The Lobster, Dogwoof’s Censored Voices and Metrodome’s Howl are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

Very disappointed that 'The Walk' couldn't even get to £1m, after having previews too. :(

'Pan' is looking to LOSE about $150m! :o I think we have the 'John Carter' of this year!

UK

 

LFF opener Suffragette lands with non-final $4.5m (£2.93m) from seven days; Warner Bros’ Pan sails to $4.2m (£2.73m) from 506 sites, including previews.

 

SONY

 

Winning the battle of the extended openings, Hotel Transylvania 2 has repeated its domestic success by debuting top of the UK box office.

 

Sony’s animated sequel opened with $9.7m (£6.3m) from its 542 sites, including $5.4m (£3.5m) from two previous weekends of previews totalling four days. It’s worth noting that its Fri-Sun tally of $4.3m (£2.8m) would have also seen it chart first.

 

The result means that Hotel Transylvania 2 is already more than two-thirds of the way to its predecessor’s final result of $12.5m (£8.1m). With the school holidays coming up, it’s well placed to achieve at least double that tally.

 

Also for Sony, The Walk suffered with a $209,000 (£135,000) second weekend for $1.9m (£1.25m) to date, meaning it’ll end its run as one of the worst UK performances for director Robert Zemeckis.

 

FOX

 

London Film Festival opener Suffragette enjoyed a promising start in the UK, charting second after its seven-day opening.

 

The Pathe release (distributed by Fox in the UK) grossed an overall non-final $4.5m (£2.93m) from its 530 sites, including $2.2m (£1.39m) from Mon-Thurs. Based solely on Fri-Sun, Suffragette’s $2.4m (£1.54m) would have seen it chart fourth.

 

Given its older-skewing audience, Suffragette should enjoy healthy midweek returns and maybe even prosper at the weekend as counter-programming to the current family-friendly market.

 

Also for Fox, The Martian dropped a highly respectable 35% with a $3.7m (£2.4m) third weekend for a strong $27m (£17.5m) to date. That makes it Ridley Scott’s fourth biggest release, with Hannibal’s $33.4m (£21.6m) next in its sights.

 

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials stands at $13.4m (£8.7m) following a $265,000 (£171,419) sixth weekend.

 

WARNER BROS

 

Pan sailed into third on its UK bow, following last weekend’s previews.

 

Warner Bros’ fantasy prequel took $4.2m (£2.73m) from its 506 sites, including $1.6m (£1.06m) in previews. Based solely on Fri-Sun totals, Pan would have also charted third.

 

That marks the best opening for director Joe Wright in the UK, topping Pride & Prejudice’s $3.9m (£2.5m) from 397 sites. However, that film still achieved his best Fri-Sun result at $3.5m (£2.26m).

 

Also for Warner Bros, The Intern added $414,000 (£268,000) for $3.7m (£2.4m) after three weeks in play.

 

UNIVERSAL

 

Rounding off this week’s top five was another new entry in the form of Crimson Peak.

 

Universal’s gothic horror scared up $1.5m (£967,030) from its 420 sites, marking one of Guillermo del Toro’s lowest UK debuts for an English-language films, ahead of only Mimic’s $755,000 (£487,821) from 274 sites.

 

However, based solely on Fri-Sun totals, Crimson Peak opened ahead of Hellboy’s $1.43m (£926,142) from 393 sites.

 

Also for Universal, Everest grossed an extra $337,000 (£217,638) to lift it to $15.6m (£10.26m) after five weeks in play.

 

Its performance means Universal has had eight £10m+ films in 2015, only the third time a studio has achieved the feat, following Fox last year and Paramount in 2011.

 

LIONSGATE

 

Following its strong opening, Lionsgate’s Sicario held well with just a 36% drop (excluding previews) in its second weekend.

 

The crime drama added $1.36m (£877,236) for $5.18m (£3.34m) to date, but is now tracking narrowly behind Prisoners which stood at $5.24m (£3.39m) at the same stage in its run.

 

Prisoners fell just 13% in its third weekend, so Sicario faces a tough challenge to keep up.

 

STUDIOCANAL

 

In its sixth weekend, StudioCanal’s Legend fell just over 30% to take a further $694,000 (£448,466) for $27.2m (£17.58m), making it the seventh biggest 18-rated film of all time.

 

Seven’s $30.2m (£19.52m) result may prove a step too far for the Krays biopic, however.

 

Also for StudioCanal, Macbeth posted a $264,000 (£170,583) third weekend for $3.6m (£2.3m) to date, while The Program struggled to a $223,000 (£144,181) UK debut, including previews, from its 150 sites.

 

That opening marks one of director Stephen Frears’ lowest-ever UK openings, behind Dirty Pretty Things’ $219,000 (£141,865) from just 50 sites but ahead of Lay the Favourite’s $174,000 (£112,706) from 284.

 

PICTUREHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT

 

Yorgos Lanthimos’ English-language debut The Lobster recorded a decent UK debut of $355,000 (£229,350), including around $15,000 (£10,000) in previews, from its 74 sites through Picturehouse Entertainment.

 

That marks a healthy site average of $4,791 (£3,099) for what is undoubtedly a tricky sell, and is a sign that the film is well positioned to be the most notable arthouse offering over the coming weeks.

 

Also for Picturehouse, NT Live’s production of Hamlet had some encore screenings over the weekend following its strong opening on Thursday (Oct 15) and currently stands at $2.9m (£1.9m).

 

DOGWOOF

 

Released in three sites through Dogwoof, Censored Voices posted a UK debut of $1,200 (£805).

 

UPCOMING RELEASES

 

This week sees saturation releases for eOne’s The Last Witch Hunter (opens Oct 21) and Paramount’s Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (opens Oct 21), as Universal’s Back to the Future trilogy gets a one-day re-release on Oct 21.

 

Lionsgate’s Paper Planes and eOne’s Mississippi Grind both receive wide releases, while Metrodome’s Brand: A Second Coming and Picturehouse Entertainment’s Listen to Me Marlon are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

Can't get over how poorly The Walk has done.

 

As for Pan, I thought it could've gone a lot worse.

Wow, an 83% drop for the walk in onky its second week - it's actually a really good movie :(

 

Very pleased with Suffragette's performance there, higher than I expected, hopefully Carey's Oscar hype starts to increase with the US release coming up. Also hoping the Martian gets close to $700mil by the end of its run worldwide.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weeke...PN20&p=.htm

 

Oops despite only 2 films entering this top 5 in the last 3 years, it looks we could have 2 films entering the top 5 this weekend! Rock The Kasabh and Jem And The Holograms have completely bombed with opening days between 450k-600k at over 2,000 theatres and will probably finish around 1.5M :lol:

 

Actually everything is bombing in America judging by the Friday numbers unless something drastically changes! The Last Witch Hunter will open just over 10M probably and has a 90M budget, Paranormal Activity 6 (?) will do about 7-8M for the weekend because of most of the cinema chains boycotting it (though it has the lowest average of the franchise so far so would have still done badly without the boycotting!) and Steve Jobs did less on Friday than Ashton Kutcher's Jobs movie. Awful all round!

 

 

Goosebumps did well last week and Bridge of Spies did quite good but both should have great legs looking at their projected holds this week! Crimson Peak struggled in it's opening and Pan will probably already be out of the top 10 after 2 weeks :(

How bad for Steve Jobs! But hey, not like Oscar buzz and Box office performance always go hand in hand :lol:

 

UK

 

Fox’s The Martian and Suffragette record slim drops, as Paramount’s Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension is the week’s highest new entry with non-final $2.25m (£1.47m), including previews.

 

Further distributor results to come…

 

SONY

 

As the market prepares for the launch of Spectre tonight [Oct 26], Hotel Transylvania 2 enjoyed a second straight week at the top of the UK box office.

 

Sony’s animated sequel dropped a slim 19% (excluding previews) to add $3.5m (£2.3m) for $14.4m (£9.4m), meaning it has already surpassed its predecessor’s $12.4m (£8.1m) lifetime UK haul.

 

With the school holidays kicking off today, Hotel Transylvania 2 looks set to prosper over the coming week as counter-programming to Spectre.

 

On the subject of Spectre, Sony will release it in 647 sites tonight which marks the widest-ever release in the UK. Skyfall did $57.3m (£37.33m) over its first seven days, although it was released more traditionally on a Friday and played in 587 sites.

 

Also for Sony, The Walk has grossed $2.1m (£1.35m) after three weeks in play.

 

FOX

 

The Martian continued its excellent UK run as it fell just 27% in its fourth weekend and climbed up to second.

 

Fox’s sci-fi adaptation crossed the £20m mark with $2.6m (£1.7m) for $31.3m (£20.4m) to date. It will likely be affected by the arrival of Spectre, but should still soon overtake Hannibal’s $33.1m (£21.6m) as Ridley Scott’s third biggest UK outing.

 

Also for Fox, Suffragette dropped a slim 14% (excluding previews) as it enjoyed a $2.1m (£1.34m) second weekend for $8.9m (£5.8m) to date. The Pathe release effectively repeated its opening seven days of $4.5m (£2.93m), which bodes well for a sustained run.

 

Bollywood rom-com Shaandaar landed with $254,000 (£165,717), including previews, from its 59 sites, while Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials has now amassed $13.5m (£8.81m) after seven weeks in play.

 

PARAMOUNT

 

The week’s highest new entry came in the form of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension as it charted third.

 

Paramount’s latest instalment in the found footage series scared up a non-final $2.25m (£1.47m), including $536,000 (£349,000) in previews, from its 405 sites. That marks the lowest ever opening for the franchise, behind spin-off The Marked Ones’ $2.43m (£1.58m) from 335 sites.

 

However, based on Fri-Sun tallies, The Ghost Dimension’s $1.72m (£1.12m) is ahead of The Marked Ones’ $1.55m (£1.01m).

 

EONE

 

Roundinf off this week’s top five on its UK bow was eOne’s The Last Witch Hunter with $1.9m (£1.24m) from its 366 sites, including $410,000 (£267,148) in previews.

 

That debut means it narrowly missed out being director Breck Eisner’s best-ever UK opening, which remains Sahara’s $2.1m (£1.37m) from 399 sites.

 

The Last Witch Hunter has, however, already outgrossed the entire run of Vin Diesel’s last standalone lead outing, Babylon A.D.’s $1.8m (£1.2m).

 

Also for eOne, Mississippi Grind rolled to a $30,000 (£19,314) debut from its 19 sites.

 

WARNER BROS

 

Pan sail to an extra $1.8m (£1.2m) over its second weekend, having set director Joe Wright’s best-ever UK opening.

 

Warner Bros’ fantasy prequel is now up to $7m (£4.6m) as the school holiday kicks off, but is unlikely to match Wright’s best-ever UK performance which currently remains Pride & Prejudice’s $22.3m (£14.57m).

 

Also for Warner Bros, The Intern is up to $4.1m (£2.7m) after four weeks in play.

 

LIONSGATE

 

Falling a respectable 38% in its third weekend, Lionsgate’s Sicario shot to a further $842,000 (£548,742) for a solid $6.7m (£4.4m) to date.

 

Also for Lionsgate, The Little Penguin: Pororo’s Racing Adventure posted a UK bow of $73,000 (£47,439) from 50 sites, while Paper Planes could only manage a $6,700 (£4,381) debut from its 68 sites.

 

UNIVERSAL

 

Crimson Peak fall almost 50% on its way to a $767,000 (£500,091) second weekend for a ten-day tally of $3.1m (£1.99m).

 

Also for Universal, Everest climbed to an extra $186,000 (£121,067) for $16.1m (£10.5m), while The Queen of Ireland grossed $43,000 (£28,348), including previews, from its opening in 23 Republic of Ireland sites.

 

STUDIOCANAL

 

Hitting £18m in its seventh weekend, StudioCanal’s Legend continued its strong run with $437,000 (£284,844) for $27.7m (£18.06m) to date.

 

Also for StudioCanal, Macbeth took a further $177,000 (£115,591) for $3.9m (£2.56m) after four weeks in play, while The Program expectedly suffered following its soft opening as it added $71,000 (£46,167) for $455,000 (£296,649).

 

PICTUREHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT

 

Rising 10% (excluding previews), Picturehouse Entertainment’s The Lobster grabbed a non-final $371,000 (£241,794) from its 82 sites for a decent $999,000 (£651,584) to date.

 

Also for Picturehouse Entertainment, Listen to Me Marlon opened to $14,000 (£9,117) from its nine sites, playing mostly split performances.

 

DOGWOOF

 

Released in 13 sites through Dogwoof, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution recorded a UK bow of $29,000 (£19,085), including $15,000 (£9,561) in previews.

 

UPCOMING RELEASES

 

Sony’s Spectre lands in cinemas tonight [Oct 26] as, unsurprisingly, most other films avoid opening this week.

 

Dogwoof’s Fresh Dressed, Vertigo Releasing’s Black Souls and Metrodome’s Under Milk Wood are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

Wonder if we'll see any numbers for the Ed Sheeran concert documentary..

 

And very excited to see the Spectre numbers once they start coming in!! £37m in seven days for the previous movie sounds so :mellow:

This next week is going to be a bit dead apart from Spectre, have a feeling that's going to take a big bite out of the Martian too like the article says. Good news for Suffragette though, shocked at how well that's doing so far actually :o HT2 slaying it's prequel as well, looks very promising for another sequel yay.
This next week is going to be a bit dead apart from Spectre, have a feeling that's going to take a big bite out of the Martian too like the article says.

 

Tell me about it, given my lack of interest in Bond I don't think there's anything I want to see until Brooklyn/Burnt/Kill Your Friends arrive on November 6th now. :lol:

 

Sam Mendes’ sophomore outing at the helm of a 007 pic hit a jackpot at the UK box office in its opening previews last night. Spectre loomed large with $6.4M in 647 locations after starting showings at 8:15PM local, just a quarter of an hour after the world premiere began at London’s Royal Albert Hall. That didn’t beat Skyfall‘s opening day in local currency (£4.1M for Spectre, £6.2M for Skyfall), but that 2012 film saw its first shows on a full Friday. Spectre had about two screenings per location yesterday.

 

This bodes well for Daniel Craig’s Bond which will continue previews this week while kids are off from school. The bar to hit at the weekend will be £20.1M which Skyfall achieved in its initial Friday-Saturday-Sunday rollout three years ago.

 

Rival distributors have been predicting that Spectre will have an overall take in the range of £35M ($54M) after the first full Monday through Sunday. Many believe Spectre could dip at the coming weekend making that Skyfall number hard to beat for the FSS. But this superspy-sized Monday number portends a strong week with full days’ worth of showings.

 

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Latest Bond mission also takes more than Skyfall did over first seven days as records tumble.

 

SONY

 

As expected, having posted a record-breaking Tuesday and Wednesday, Spectre has now officially recorded the biggest opening of all time at the UK box office.

 

Sony’s latest Bond mission took a whopping confirmed $63.9m (£41.3m) from its 651 sites, including $33m (£21.32m) from Mon-Thurs, taking it past Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’s long-standing $36.91m (£23.88m) record from 535 sites, also from a seven-day opening.

 

In terms of opening Fri-Sun tallies, Spectre’s $30.88m (£19.98m) ranks third behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’s $36.71m (£23.75m) from 582 sites, and narrowly behind Skyfall’s $31.19m (£20.18m) from 587 sites.

 

Skyfall opened more traditionally on a Friday and did also hold the record for the biggest first seven days at the UK box office with $57.71m (£37.33m), a record that now belongs to Spectre and technically it did it in even less time given it only opened on Monday night.

 

Another Skyfall record that will be firmly within Spectre’s sights is that of being the fastest film to £50m at the UK box office, a feat Skyfall achieved in 10 days. Spectre has three days to make $13.45m (£8.7m) and, difficult though it seems, you wouldn’t yet bet against it.

 

Now all that remains to be seen is if Spectre can showcase the same extraordinary legs that Skyfall did on its way to $159m (£102.88m), including a stunning $24.9m (£16.11m) second weekend which currently ranks as the highest ever.

 

Not content with Bond setting every record going, Sony also dominated the children’s market over this past week as Hotel Transylvania 2 boosted 14% on its way to a $3.7m (£2.4m) third weekend.

 

The animated sequel is now up to an excellent $24.8m (£16.03m) after it added over $6.2m (£4m) over Mon-Thurs as it took full advantage of being the main (and newest) animation out over the school holidays.

 

WARNER BROS

 

Sailing to a further $1.2m (£784,000) in its third weekend was Warner Bros’ Pan which also prospered despite the arrival of Spectre.

 

The fantasy prequel added around $2.8m (£1.8m) over Mon-Thurs and has now taken a solid $11.1m (£7.16m) in the UK. Barring a late surge, it will likely end its run as director Joe Wright’s third best performer.

 

PARAMOUNT

 

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension held well in its second weekend dropping just 27% (excluding previews) as it scared up $1.1m (£705,000).

 

Paramount’s latest instalment in the found footage series is now up to $4.6m (£2.96m) and while it won’t come close to any of the first three’s £10m-£11m tallies, it has avoided being the lowest grossing outing of the series, surpassing The Marked Ones $4.5m (£2.9m).

 

FOX

 

Rounding off this week’s top five was Suffragette with a non-final $915,000 (£590,800) third weekend.

 

Fox’s drama is now up to a sturdy $11.5m (£7.44m) and is still pulling in healthy midweek numbers, taking just over $1.5m (£1m) over the past Mon-Thurs. If it keeps that going, it has a great chance of cracking £10m.

 

Also for Fox, The Martian recorded its first big drop with the arrival of Spectre as it posted a non-final $913,000 (£589,684) fifth weekend for a strong $33.7m (£21.8m) to date. It is now Ridley Scott’s third biggest UK result.

 

Shandaar and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials have grossed $399,000 (£257,599) and $13.8m (£8.89m), respectively.

 

EONE

 

Posting a hefty drop of almost 60% (excluding previews), The Last Witch Hunter struggled in its second weekend. eOne’s action fantasy took $597,000 (£385,670) for $3.4m (£2.2m) to date.

 

DISNEY

 

Leaping back into the top ten in its 15th weekend, Disney’s Inside Out had a considerable boost over the half term, grossing $241,000 (£156,000) to lift its UK tally to a mighty $60.2m (£38.91m).

 

UNIVERSAL

 

Crimson Peak suffered another big drop in its third weekend on its way to $237,000 (£153,312) for $3.6m (£2.34m) to date through Universal, one of Guillermo del Toro’s lowest results for an English-language film.

 

Also for Universal, Minions is still hanging around with a $151,000 (£97,365) 19th weekend for a terrific $73m (£47.19m) to date, while Everest has now scaled $16.3m (£10.56m) as it nears the end of its run.

 

PICTUREHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT

 

Edging towards the £1m mark, Picturehouse Entertainment’s The Lobster clawed its way to a further $166,000 (£107,116) from its 59 sites for $1.4m (£881,363) to date, an impressive performance for what is undoubtedly a tricky sell.

 

LIONSGATE

 

In its fourth weekend, Lionsgate’s Sicario shot to an extra $157,000 (£101,646) for $7.1m (£4.62m) to date.

 

STUDIOCANAL

 

For StudioCanal, Legend and Macbeth have amassed $28.1m (£18.2m) and $4.1m (£2.65m), respectively, after weekends of $92,000 (£59,351) and $49,000 (£31,579).

 

NEW WAVE FILMS

 

Jafar Panahi’s Taxi Tehran posted a decent $43,000 (£27,892) UK bow from its 18 sites through New Wave Films.

 

VERTIGO FILMS

 

Released in four sites through Vertigo Films, Black Souls recorded a UK debut of $3,000 (£1,934).

 

UPCOMING RELEASES

 

This week sees saturation releases for Paramount’s Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (following previews on Oct 31), Lionsgate’s Brooklyn and Entertainment’s Burnt.

 

StudioCanal’s Kill Your Friends and Fox’s He Named Me Malala both receive wide releases, while High Fliers’ The Runner and Park Circus’ re-release of Brief Encounter are among the films receiving a limited release.

 

These numbers are a thing of wonder (and will the records all be shattered again come Star Wars??), it's lovely to see something that can draw so many people to the cinema. :D

 

I don't think Pan has been much of a disaster in the UK after all tbh.

Yay for excellent Spectre numbers, you'll be very lucky to get a quarter-full screenin of any film in my local cinema so it was so nice to see some showings of it actually get sold out and see the foyer actually busy - really massive numbers, would love to get another WW billion dollar movie again this year although not sure it'll make that.

 

Yay at HT2 being more successful than the first by so much, surely a sequel announcement is not far away, and it hopefully they'll keep on getting better.

 

On a side note so happy my local cinema is showing all four big new releases, it's only a six screen cinema so was a bit worried but yay, it's gonna be a busy week :D

Poor 'Spectre'. If only 'Star Wars' held back a little. Lol. It's weird that it took so long for a film to break the previous record, but then we are likely to get two in the space of two months! Lol.

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