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Matilda

Matilda
1996
 102 minutes (1 hrs 42 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Mara Wilson · Danny DeVito · Rhea Perlman · Embeth Davidtz · Pam Ferris · Paul Reubens

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 2nd August 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 20th Dec '96
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 17

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 2nd Aug '96
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $8.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

20 Dec, 1996
2
27 Dec, 1996
2
3 Jan, 1997
3
10 Jan, 1997
2
17 Jan, 1997
3
24 Jan, 1997
4
31 Jan, 1997
7
7 Feb, 1997
8
14 Feb, 1997
12
21 Feb, 1997
14
28 Feb, 1997
15
7 Mar, 1997
15
21 Mar, 1997
15
4 Apr, 1997
15

US box office

2 Aug, 1996
3
8 Aug, 1996
5
16 Aug, 1996
7
23 Aug, 1996
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £16.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $28.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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This weekend, Friday 15th November 2024, there are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Paddington In Peru, for the number 1 spot?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Gladiator II
  • Christmas Eve In Miller's Point
  • Joy

Gladiator II

  • The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 33rd movie.
  • Ridley Scott also directed Black Hawk Down in 2002 which grossed £5.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $173 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Pedro Pascal who also starred in Sisters (2005).
  • The film also stars Denzel Washington who's last movie was The Equalizer 3 (2023).
  • They also appeared together in The Equalizer 2 in 2018.
  • Ridley Scott directed Denzel Washington in and American Gangster
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Christmas Eve In Miller's Point

  • The movie is from director Tyler Taormina.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Matilda Fleming who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Maria Dizzia who's last movie was My Old Ass (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Joy

  • The movie is directed by Ben Taylor, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Ben Taylor also directed Raised By Wolves in 2017.
  • It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Eileen (2023).
  • The film also stars James Norton who's last movie was Bob Marley: One Love (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

  • Standing On the Shoulders of Kitties - Monday, 18th November
  • The Piano Lesson - Friday, 22nd November
  • Spellbound - Friday, 22nd November - streaming
  • Cbeebies Panto 2024: Beauty and the Beast - Friday, 22nd November
  • Blitz - Friday, 1st November - streaming
  • Wicked~2024 - Friday, 22nd November

As the box office summer season moves into the next gear sequel movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes gets its UK release and top the UK box office.

The movie takes £3.8 Million on its debut, which in recent times is not a terrible opening weekend but it is half that of War For the Planet of the Apes £7.1 Million from 7 years ago.

Last weeks top movie The Fall Guy takes a hard tumble from the top this week with a weekend gross of £948,970, a 74% drop from last week.

Only 1 movie this weekend took over a million, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and with a total 15 combines gross of £6.3 Million this of the lowest box office total since December 6th 2022 when Matilda The Musical spent its 3rd weekend at the top.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (@1)
  • Longest run - Dune: Part Two (11 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Dune: Part Two (£39,466,555)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - National Theatre Live: Nye (93%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £6,249,770
  • Also new this weekend
    • La Chimera
    • Madama Butterfly: Met Opera 2023/24
    • Shinda Shinda No Papa
    • Big Banana Feet
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th May 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £3,802,189 over its debut weekend
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
  • The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took £7,195,773 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.
  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £948,970 over the weekend, a 74% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £948,970 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £333,281 over the weekend, a 66% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £4,699,043 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £211,408 over the weekend, a 73% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £11,300,178 over 5 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2024

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £140,983 over the weekend, a 72% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £923,013 over 2 weeks of release

This weekend, Friday 5th May 2023, there are 6 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
  • Zombie Traveler
  • What's Love Got to Do With It?
  • This Is Us
  • 1976
  • Love Again

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

Zombie Traveler

What's Love Got to Do With It?

  • The movie is directed by Shekhar Kapur, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Shekhar Kapur also directed Mr. India in 1987.
  • It stars Lily James who also starred in Darkest Hour (2018).
  • The film also stars Emma Thompson who was last seen in Matilda: The Musical (2022).
  • They also appeared together in Burnt in 2015.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

This Is Us

  • The movie is directed by Jerry J. White III, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Jerry J. White III also directed 0:22:43 in 2010.
  • It stars Amelia Brantley who also starred in This Is Us (2023).
  • The film also stars Raymond Creamer who was last seen in Autumns End (2016).
  • Jerry J. White III directed Raymond Creamer in Autumns End
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.

1976

  • The movie is from director Manuela Martelli.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Aline Kuppenheim who also starred in 1976 (2022).
  • The film also stars Nicolas Sepulveda who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Love Again

  • The movie is directed by Jim Strouse, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Jim Strouse also directed People Places Things in 2015.
  • It stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas who also starred in Love Story 2050 (2008).
  • The film also stars Sam Heughan who was last seen in SAS: Red Notice (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 4 new movies released

  • Book Club 2: The Next Chapter - Friday, 12th May
  • Fools Paradise - Friday, 12th May
  • Still: A Michael J Fox Movie - Friday, 12th May - streaming
  • Knights of the Zodiac - Friday, 12th May

UK Box Office Weekend Report 10th - 12th March 2023: Scream 6 is the top new movie and makes its debut with £3 Million over the weekend Scream VI makes its debut a the top of the UK box office with a £3 Million debut when including Thursday previews, on the Friday to Sunday chart it enters at 2 with £2,4 Million leaving Creed III at the top.

Also making its debut this weekend is 65 which is new at number 3 while outside the top 5 is Champions~2023 at number 9 with £376,816 and Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar at 9 with £194,217.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Scream VI (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Scream VI (@1)
  • Longest run - Matilda: The Musical (16 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Avatar: The Way of Water (£76,922,252)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £10,808,093

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th March 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

A year after the previous installment of the long running Scream~1997 franchise comes the sixth release in the series which makes its debut with £3 Million which is the second highest of the series.

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £3,043,922 on its debut weekend
  • The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Scream~2022 which took £2,468,510 at the box office after 1 week in cinemas.

The sequel movie from the Rocky franchise falls to number 2 this weekend with £2.7 Million giving the movie a nearly £10 Million total.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £2,705,980 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £9,371,993 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Creed II which took £5,990,120 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

The latest movie from Star Wars actor Adam Driver makes its debut at 3 with a debut gross of £1.2 Million.

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,270,409 on its debut weekend

The Puss In Boots sequel is still doing well on the UK box office and 6 weeks on the movie is at number 4 with a weekend gross of £902,867.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £902,867 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £23,223,621 over 6 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took £12,993,569 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

Starting its decent down the charts is the Ant-Man sequel movie from the greater MCU which is now 4 weeks on the box office and has a total gross of £18 Million.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £722,885 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £18,357,719 over 4 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which took £15,470,066 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

Continuing the legacy of the Rocky movies, Creed III tops the UK box office this weekend as it makes its debut in cinemas.

Also making its debut on this weeks box office chart is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village which comes in at number 6 with just over £500,00 and Heaven In Hell at number 10 with £146,318 and finally Close~2022 at number 11 with £128,208.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Creed III (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Creed III (@1)
  • Longest run - Matilda: The Musical (15 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Avatar: The Way of Water (£76,725,041)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £11,292,539

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th March 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

Making its debut at the top of the UK box office is the third installment of the Creed franchise of movie, which itself is a spin off from the Rocky series of movies.

The series has got better and better with each movie and this one which is a directorial debut for star Micheal B Jordan makes its debut with kist over £5 Million.

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £5,003,452 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Creed II which took £2,991,509 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

Dropping to number 2 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top is the sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which adds £1.4 Million to its UK total.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,435,619 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £17,214,114 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which took £13,597,140 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

5 weeks on and the Puss in Boots sequel falls to number 3 with a weekend gross of £1.1 Million giving the movie a fantastic total of £22 Million.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,151,520 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £22,143,133 over 5 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took £12,153,259 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

Dropping to number 4 this week after making its debut at number 3 is the Elizabeth Banks directed movie about a bear who accidentally takes an overdose of cocaine.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,090,419 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £3,639,103 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023

The British romantic comedy starring Lily James and directed by Shekhar Kapur falls to number 5 this weekend after making its debut last weekend at number 4.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £845,838 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £2,710,717 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2023