Disney release the third movie in the TRON franchise, a franchise which started in 1982 and then spawned a sequel, TRON Legacy in 2010.
The movie takes over $33 Million on its debit, which much be concerning the Disney executives as I after the hype the movie has generated the expectation may have been a little higher.
Last weeks top movie, Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, disappears this week due to it being a single weekend release promoting the singers new album.
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As we roll into the middle of October we get another sequel movie trying to revive an aging franchise, this time is a sequel to the 80's movie TRON as the third movie in the series TRON Ares makes its debut at the tp of the UK box office.
The Disney movie was expected to blast into cinemas on a wave of hype, but instead it sort of whimpers in with a £1.2 Million debut, less than the previous movie in the series.
The series which apart from the 3 live action movies has a number of animated shorts created to expand the series is struggling to make a mark in cinemas despite have a large fan base.
Last weeks top movie from Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl drops from the chart completely as it was only showing for a single weekend but it did take an amazing £4,679,450 that single week!
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Chinese release The Volunteers: Peace At Last tops the global box office due to an early in the week release and takes a very respectful over $51 Million at the Chinese box office on its debut.
Dominating the global box office though is Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl which tops the box office in many countries and takes $46 Million from its weekend only release to promote the launch of the superstar singers new album.
Last weeks top movie, One Battle After Another, falls to number 4 this week and has taken just over $100 Million globally, and is the only hold over movie on the top 5 this week.
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Superstar popstar Taylor Swift takes her movie Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl to the top of the North American box office on its limited weekend release with a gross of just over $34 Million.
The movie follows in the footsteps of her cinematic event movie from 2023 Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
Last weeks top movie, One Battle After Another, drops to second place this weekend but has taken a reasonable $42 Million in 2 weekends.
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Superstar Taylor Swift releases an extended trailer for her latest album and it becomes the top grossing movie of the weekend as Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl takes £3.4 Million on limited release this weekend.
The movie which includes behind the scenes footage from the making of the album and interviews with the pop star follows in the footsteps of her live concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour from 2023.
After making its debut at the top last week One Battle After Another falls to number 2 this week and has taken just over £6 Million to date.
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