Posted March 9, 20241 yr With the 'Anyone But You' hype finally slowing down and 'Wonka' too far behind to climb any higher, I think we can finally determine the EOY box office for 2023 in the UK. It's hard to find totals for any of the films (outside of the top 10) in GBP so most of these figures are slight estimations but the order should be right. I've discounted the re-release of 'Titanic' as it was originally released in 1997 but that would be #75 if it was included. Here are some of the notable positions outside of the top 100: 101. The Old Oak 102. Missing 104. Women Talking 106. Till 107. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. 108. Champions 112. Dream Scenario 114. Joy Ride 121. Scrapper 125. Polite Society 129. Bottoms 132. How To Have Sex 134. Sisu 136. Rise Of The Footsoldier: Vengeance 137. The Blackening 138. 80 For Brady 155. Eurovision: Grand Final Live 157. Beau Is Afraid 159. Big George Foreman 167. Pearl 173. May December 175. Theatre Camp 180. Marcell The Shell With Shoes On 186. Blackberry It's unfortunate that the final film of one of Britain's most legendary directors, Ken Loach, just misses out at #101.
March 9, 20241 yr Author Top 100 1. Barbie - £95,712,694 (estimated) 2. Wonka - £63,518,580 (estimated) 3. Oppenheimer - £59,550,750 (estimated) 4. The Super Mario Bros. Movie - £54,900,000 (estimated) 5. Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 3 - £36,800,000 (estimated) 6. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - £30,800,000 (estimated) 7. The Little Mermaid - £27,448,310 (estimated) 8. Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One - £26,600,000 (estimated) 9. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish - £26,100,000 (estimated) 10. Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny - £20,388,019 (estimated) 11. Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania - £19,300,000 (estimated) 12. Elemental - £18,600,000 (estimated) 13. The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes - £18,100,000 (estimated) 14. John Wick: Chapter 4 - £17,600,000 (estimated) 15. Trolls Band Together - £15,700,000 (estimated) 16. Fast X - £15,300,000 (estimated) 17. Napoleon - £14,458,530 (estimated) 18. Creed III - £14,300,000 (estimated) 19. Dungeon & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves - £13,700,000 (estimated) 20. Wish - £13,200,000 (estimated) 21. Meg 2: The Trench - £13,082,223 (estimated) 22. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour - £12,200,000 (estimated) 23. Anyone But You - £11,600,000 (estimated) 24. Five Nights At Freddy's - £10,600,000 (estimated) 25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - £10,300,000 (estimated) 26. Killers Of The Flower Moon - £9,900,000 (estimated) 27. A Haunting In Venice - £9,828,388 (estimated) 28. Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom - £9,726,598 (estimated) 29. The Flash - £8,856,170 (estimated) 30. The Equalizer 3 - £8,600,000 (estimated) 31. Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts - £8,250,000 (estimated) 32. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie - £8,100,000 (estimated) 33. Insidious: The Red Door - £8,000,000 (estimated) 34. Scream VI - £7,700,000 (estimated) 35. The Marvels - £7,204,734 (estimated) 36. M3GAN - £7,200,000 (estimated) 37. The Creator - £7,084,748 (estimated) 38. The Nun II - £6,500,000 (estimated) 39. The Exorcist: Believer - £6,200,000 (estimated) 40. Saw X - £6,050,000 (estimated) 41. Shazam! Fury Of The Gods - £6,000,000 (estimated) 42. Magic Mike's Last Dance - £5,680,002 (estimated) 43. Cocaine Bear - £5,650,000 (estimated) 44. Saltburn - £5,627,212 (estimated) 45. Evil Dead Rise - £5,405,332 (estimated) 46. The Great Escaper - £5,318,899 (estimated) 47. A Man Called Otto - £5,150,000 (estimated) 48. The Boy And The Heron - £5,100,000 (estimated) 49. Asteroid City - £4,923,619 (estimated) 50. Air - £4,850,000 (estimated) 51. What's Love Got To Do With It? - £4,811,341 (estimated) 52. Blue Beetle - £4,600,000 (estimated) 53. Haunted Mansion - £4,350,000 (estimated) 54. Pathaan - £4,280,000 (estimated) 55. Ferrari - £4,175,000 (estimated) 56. No Hard Feelings - £3,920,000 (estimated) 57. Babylon - £3,900,000 (estimated) 58. Empire Of Light - £3,839,708 (estimated) 59. Allelujah - £3,659,343 (estimated) 60. Plane - £3,636,029 (estimated) 61. The Fabelmans - £3,359,565 (estimated) 62. The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry - £3,357,529 (estimated) 63. 65 - £3,211,909 (estimated) 64. Mummies - £3,096,154 (estimated) 65. Knock At The Cabin - £3,017,709 (estimated) 66. Jawan - £2,778,156 (estimated) 67. Gran Turismo - £2,662,023 (estimated) 68. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken - £2,533,636 (estimated) 69. Talk To Me - £2,480,208 (estimated) 70. Tár - £2,465,000 (estimated) 71. The Pope's Exorcist - £2,463,742 (estimated) 72. Sumotherhood - £2,450,330 (estimated) 73. Past Lives - £2,446,499 (estimated) 74. The Whale - £2,347,780 (estimated) 75. Godzilla Minus One - £2,344,545 (estimated) 76. Sound Of Freedom - £2,275,000 (estimated) 77. Animal - £2,250,000 (estimated) 78. Epic Tails - £2,200,000 (estimated) 79. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani - £2,182,564 (estimated) 80. Anatomy Of A Fall - £2,000,000 (estimated) 81. The Miracle Club - £1,935,942 (estimated) 82. The Boogeyman - £1,855,758 (estimated) 83. Strays - £1,810,000 (estimated) 84. Expend4bles - £1,803,675 (estimated) 85. Renfield - £1,712,263 (estimated) 86. Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé - £1,679,778 (estimated) 87. Dunki - £1,584,513 (estimated) 88. Greatest Days - £1,538,272 (estimated) 89. Next Goal Wins - £1,500,000 (estimated) 90. Tiger 3 - £1,469,196 (estimated) 91. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 - £1,450,000 (estimated) 92. A Little Life - £1,432,612 93. Leo - £1,417,017 (estimated) 94. Dumb Money - £1,320,000 (estimated) 95. Thanksgiving - £1,300,000 (estimated) 96. Rye Lane - £1,260,000 (estimated) 97. National Theatre Live: Good - £1,254,831 98. Jailer - £1,194,480 (estimated) 99. Book Club: The Next Chapter - £1,134,878 (estimated) 100. André Rieu’s White Christmas - £1,001,095
March 9, 20241 yr Author 100. André Rieu’s White Christmas - £1,001,095 For many people, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. This year the Christmas joy starts early with the cinema special André Rieu’s White Christmas. It will be a party you will never forget. André Rieu’s White Christmas is a filmed Christmas concert performance by the musician and his orchestra. From the first melody, you will be immersed in the incomparable Christmas atmosphere of André's winter world. Bemazed by the magnificently decorated Christmas palace, complete with snow, two ice rinks, beautiful winter settings, romantic lighting, red carpet, countless lights, 150 beautiful chandeliers and more than 50 Venetian chandeliers. Director: Michael Wiseman Cast: André Rieu Release Date: 2nd December 2023 Distributor: Piece of Magic Certification: PG Genre: Concert Rotten Tomatoes: n/a IMDb: 9.0 Top 15 Chart Run: 5-x (1 week) Opening Weekend: £1,001,095 (#5) In the year where event cinema really took off, we start the Top 100 with a concert film. Of course, André Rieu has already been a cinema-concert originator and this was the final of 3 releases from him in 2023 and also the most popular, as his other two '2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around' and 'Dublin 2023' just missed out on the top 100 (#113 & #115). This was only in cinemas for 1 week, so did well to sneak in.
March 9, 20241 yr Author 99. Book Club: The Next Chapter - £1,134,878 (estimated) SLIGHTLY SCANDALOUS. TOTALLY FABULOUS. Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls’ trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure. Director: Bill Holderman Cast: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen Release Date: 12th May 2023 Distributor: Universal Certification: 12A Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 46% IMDb: 5.6 Top 15 Chart Run: 4-6-14 (3 weeks) Opening Weekend: £299,370 (#4) Lighting didn't quite strike twice for the geriatrics-on-holiday sequel to the 2018 smash-hit. This time they went to Italy but the film couldn't match the £4.2 million total of the original.
March 9, 20241 yr Author 98. Jailer - £1,194,480 (estimated) ஜெயிலர் Muthuvel Pandian, a retired, stern yet compassionate jailer lives a peaceful life with his family, but trouble knocks his door when his cop son’s tryst with an antique mafia gang goes awry and forces Muthu to step back into a dark world he had voluntarily took a break from. Director: Nelson Dilipkumar Cast: Rajinikanth, Jackie Shroff, Shivarajkumar Release Date: 10th August 2023 Distributor: Big Films Certification: 12A Genre: Thriller Rotten Tomatoes: 50% IMDb: 7.1 Top 15 Chart Run: 7-14 (2 weeks) Opening Weekend: £727,742 (#7) 2023 was a good year for Indian cinema in the UK with this being the first of 8 in the top 100.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 97. National Theatre Live: Good - £1,254,831 PROFESSOR JOHN HALDER IS A ‘GOOD’ MAN. BUT ‘GOOD’ MEN MUST ADAPT TO SURVIVE. As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences. Director: Dominic Cooke Cast: David Tennant, Elliot Levey, Sharon Small Release Date: 20th April 2023 Distributor: National Theatre Certification: 15 Genre: Theatre Rotten Tomatoes: n/a IMDb: 8.3 Top 15 Chart Run: 14 (1 week) Opening Weekend: £117,421 (#14) One of two live theatre releases in the top 100 this year is 'Good'. This only had one week in the top 15 at the box office, but that is because most of it's grosses actually came from midweek showings that don't count towards the weekend totals. Well over half of it's total actually came from it's opening day (Thursday) where it got off to a very strong start.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 96. Rye Lane - £1,260,000 (estimated) Tag along with two young Londoners recovering from breakups Two twenty-somethings, both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an eventful day in South London – helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance. Director: Raine Allen-Miller Cast: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Poppy Allen-Quarmby Release Date: 17th March 2023 Distributor: Disney Certification: 15 Genre: Rom-Com Rotten Tomatoes: 98% IMDb: 7.2 Top 15 Chart Run: 7-10-10-12 (4 weeks) Opening Weekend: £258,997 (#7) 'Rye Lane' brought back the Rom-Com 9 months before 'Anyone But You'. One of the best reviewed British films of 2023, this is the debut from director Raine Allen-Miller and received a lot of love for having a black-led cast in a genre that hasn't always been very diverse. A rare modern film that's under 90 minutes, what's not to love? It doesn't seem to have an official tagline so I just had to copy a headline from a promotional post about the film. The last confirmed figure I could find was actually slightly less than 'Good' so I had to go with an estimate that ranks it above that film.
March 10, 20241 yr Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Bottoms, The Blackening, Theatre Camp & particularly How To Have Sex and Marcel The Shell... all deserved to be a lot, LOT higher </3 'Anatomy of A Bore' that low down isn't surprising. I feel like those kind of award-baity dramas never do too well anyway.
March 10, 20241 yr Author Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Bottoms, The Blackening, Theatre Camp & particularly How To Have Sex and Marcel The Shell... all deserved to be a lot, LOT higher </3 'Anatomy of A Bore' that low down isn't surprising. I feel like those kind of award-baity dramas never do too well anyway. I definitely agree that 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' deserved better! It's just a really nice film and Rachel McAdams was great in it. 'Bottoms' and 'The Blackening' are two that I'm planning on catching up with soon.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 95. Thanksgiving - £1,300,000 (estimated) THERE WILL BE NO LEFTOVERS. After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan. Director: Eli Roth Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Ty Olsson, Addison Rae Release Date: 16th November 2023 Distributor: Sony Certification: 18 Genre: Horror Rotten Tomatoes: 84% IMDb: 6.3 Top 15 Chart Run: 6-8-13 (3 weeks) Opening Weekend: £486,198 (#6) The third film to be made that started as one of the fake trailers attached to Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's 'Grindhouse', Eli Roth's 'Thanksgiving' was a surprise critical hit. Fully embracing it's B-movie roots, Addison Rae gets her biggest role yet. We're always bombarded with new Christmas hits so it was nice to see a film based around another holiday, albeit one we don't celebrate here in the UK.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 94. Dumb Money - £1,320,000 (estimated) WHEN WALL STREET RIGGED THE GAME, HE CHANGED IT. Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down. Director: Craig Gillespie Cast: Paul Dano, America Ferrera, Pete Davidson Release Date: 22nd September 2023 Distributor: Black Bear Certification: 15 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 84% IMDb: 6.9 Top 15 Chart Run: 5-10-14 (3 weeks) Opening Weekend: £506,095 (#5) Despite a stacked cast (Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley and Vincent D'Onofrio are amongst the other actors not named above), 'Dumb Money' ended up being a bit of a flop at the worldwide box office compared to its reported $30 million budget. In the same vein as 'The Big Short', it tries to turn a potentially dry financial scandal into something fun and digestible and the reviews suggest it was successful in that aim. It's definitely one on my too-watch list.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 93. Leo - £1,417,017 (estimated) BLOODY SWEET! A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, but it brings forth consequences with connection to a dangerous world, one which will shake his carefully constructed life to its very core. Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj Cast: Joseph Vijay, Kamal Haasan, Sanjay Dutt Release Date: 19th October 2023 Distributor: Ahimsa Entertainment Certification: 18 Genre: Action Rotten Tomatoes: 82% IMDb: 7.2 Top 15 Chart Run: 4-15 (2 weeks) Opening Weekend: £1,157,367 (#4) Not to be confused with the Adam Sandler animated-Lizard Netflix comedy of the same name last year, 'Leo' is instead our 2nd Indian release of the top 100 so far. It's the first film to appear that has a £1 million+ opening weekend, but that's just because it dropped like a brick after a great start.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 92. A Little Life - £1,432,612 UTTERLY COMPELLING THEATRE. Following four college friends in New York City: aspiring actor Willem, successful architect Malcolm, struggling artist JB, and prodigious lawyer Jude. As ambition, addiction, and pride threaten to pull the group apart, they always find themselves bound by their love for Jude and the mysteries of his past. But when those secrets come to light, they finally learn that to know Jude St Francis is to understand the limitless potential of love in the face of life. Director: Ivo van Hove & Nick Wickham Cast: James Norton, Luke Thompson, Omari Douglas Release Date: 19th October 2023 Distributor: Trafalgar Certification: 18 Genre: Theatre Rotten Tomatoes: n/a IMDb: 8.5 Top 15 Chart Run: 6-9 (2 weeks) Opening Weekend: £317,703 (#6) The biggest live-theatre release of the year is 'A Little Life'. James Norton leads the cast from this play adapted from the novel by American author Hanya Yanagihara.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 91. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 - £1,450,000 (estimated) IT’S MORE THAN A JOURNEY. IT’S MORE THAN A PROMISE. IT’S THE EVENT THAT BRINGS EVERYONE TOGETHER. Following the death of their patriarch Gus, the Portokalos family travels to Greece for a family reunion, and to deliver Gus’ journal to his old friends. Director: Nia Vardalos Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Elena Kampouris Release Date: 8th September 2023 Distributor: Universal Certification: 12A Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 29% IMDb: 5.2 Top 15 Chart Run: 7-8-14 (3 weeks) Opening Weekend: £411,191 (#7) The original 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' has been credited as being the highest-grossing Rom-Com of all-time but that was 22 years ago now and it seems like the audience just isn't there anymore. The 2nd film made about £4.2 million in 2016. This was was written and directed by franchise-star 'Nia Vardalos' in what must have been a huge passion project.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 90. Tiger 3 - £1,469,196 (estimated) THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL. Following the events of Tiger Zinda Hai, War, and Pathaan, Avinash Singh Rathore returns as Tiger but this time the battle is within. He has to choose between his country or family as an old enemy is after his life, who claims that his family was killed by Tiger. He holds Tiger captive in Pakistan as the Indian agent’s loyalty towards his country faces its biggest test. Director: Maneesh Sharma Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi Release Date: 12th November 2023 Distributor: Yash Raj Certification: 12A Genre: Action Rotten Tomatoes: 55% IMDb: 5.8 Top 15 Chart Run: 3-9 (2 weeks) Opening Weekend: £1,184,001 (#3) Another film out of India, this is actually the 5th film in YRF Spy Universe, with the 4th of those actually still to come. This was the highest grossing Hindi-language of 2023 worldwide.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 89. Next Goal Wins - £1,500,000 (estimated) BE HAPPY. Dutch coach Thomas Rongen attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA World Cup qualifying match they lost 31-0, from perennial losers into winners. Director: Taika Waititi Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kaimana, Oscar Kightley Release Date: 26th December 2023 Distributor: Disney Certification: 12A Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 45% IMDb: 6.5 Top 15 Chart Run: 7-12 (2 weeks) Opening Weekend: £844,604 (#7) Released on a busy Boxing Day that spawned 4 films in the top 100, 'Next Goal Wins' is adapted from a 2014 documentary that told the story of the American Samoa team that lost 31-0 to Australia in 2001. After the disappointing reaction to 'Thor: Love And Thunder', the Waititi hype seems to have subsides as this became the first flop of his career.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 88. Greatest Days - £1,538,272 (estimated) NEVER FORGET. Based on the Take That musical, five best friends have the night of their lives seeing their favourite boy band in concert. Twenty-five years later, their lives have changed in many different ways as they reunite for one more epic show by their beloved band, to relight their friendship and discover that maybe their greatest days are ahead of them. Director: Coky Giedroyc Cast: Aisling Bea, Matthew McNulty, Amaka Okafor Release Date: 16th June 2023 Distributor: Elysian Film Group Certification: 12A Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 75% IMDb: 5.7 Top 15 Chart Run: 5-7-14 (3 weeks) Opening Weekend: £536,955 (#5) Aisling Bea leads the cast for the film adaptation of 'The Band' that incorporates the music of 'Take That'. A bit of a crowd-pleaser, the film was a moderate hit over the summer of last year.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 87. Dunki - £1,584,513 (estimated) A SOLDIER’S JOURNEY TO KEEP A PROMISE Four friends from a sleepy little village in Punjab share a common dream: to go to England. Their problem is that they have neither the visa nor the ticket. A soldier alights from a train one day, and their lives change. He gives them a soldier’s promise: He will take them to the land of their dreams. What follows is a hilarious and heartwarming tale of a perilous journey through the desert and the sea, but most crucially through the hinterlands of their mind. Director: Rajkumar Hirani Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Vikram Kochhar Release Date: 21st December 2023 Distributor: Yash Raj Certification: 15 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 48% IMDb: 6.8 Top 15 Chart Run: 3-11-15 (3 weeks) Opening Weekend: £707,495 (#3) The fourth Indian film so far and the first that isn't an actioner. This is instead a comedy/drama about immigration and is largely set in the UK which must have helped it's fortunes over here.
March 10, 20241 yr Author 86. Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé - £1,679,778 (estimated) A FILM BY BEYONCÉ Accentuates the journey of Renaissance World Tour, from its inception, to the opening in Stockholm, Sweden, to the finale in Kansas City, Missouri. It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard work, involvement in every aspect of the production, her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy, and master her craft. Received with extraordinary acclaim, Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour created a sanctuary for freedom, and shared joy, for more than 2.7 million fans. Director: Beyoncé, Mark Ritchie, Ed Burke Cast: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z Release Date: 1st December 2023 Distributor: Trafalgar Certification: 15 Genre: Concert Rotten Tomatoes: 98% IMDb: 8.6 Top 15 Chart Run: 4-7-15 (3 weeks) Opening Weekend: £1,082,080 (#4) The other big concert film of the year, Beyoncé's version is actually half concert-film and half-documentary with the story of the Worldwide Tour being intersected with the concert footage. With 'TEXAS HOLD 'EM' currently smashing the charts, will we get a sequel?
March 11, 20241 yr Author 85. Renfield - £1,712,263 (estimated) SUCKS TO BE HIM. Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula’s lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy. Director: Chris McKay Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina Release Date: 14th April 2023 Distributor: Universal Certification: 15 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 58% IMDb: 6.4 Top 15 Chart Run: 5-7-12 (3 weeks) Opening Weekend: £680,661 (#5) There seemed to be a fair bit of pre-release hype going into this one, we are in a bit of a Cage-aissance with 'Mandy, 'Pig' and 'The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent' getting lots of plaudits over the past few years and the opportunity to see him in one of his dream roles playing Dracula with such a fun premise seemed like a must-see. But then the middling reviews came in and all hype seemed to disappear. I though it was pretty decent when I saw it but maybe more suited to a streaming release.
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