£16.4 Million 
$47.1 Million 
$123.3 Million Based on the stage show musical of the same name, Matilda The Musical is given a PG rating in the UK for mild threat, comic violence
The movie stars Andrea Riseborough as Mrs. Wormwood who was previously seen in Amsterdam~2022 and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, it also stars veteran British actor Emma Thompson who is known for the likes of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Nanny McPhee
The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus who is known for directing Pride in 2014 as well as many event movie stage productions.
Movie Synopsis
Matilda, an extraordinary girl armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand against her oppressive parents and head teacher to change her story with miraculous results.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Cinema closures still effect the UK box office in 2020 so we take a look at past box office weeks over the last 30 years.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Jumanji: The Next Level starring Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black and directed by Jake Kasdan
Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 27 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Frozen II which had taken £38.3 Million after 4 weeks of release.
No.1 movie: - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which had been at the top for 4 weeks.
Highest debut: - directed by and starring which entered the box office at number 5.
Top total grossing and longest run: - Spectre which had taken £92 Million over 7 weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut: - TRON Legacy starring Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund and directed by Joseph Kosinski
Longest run: - Due Date which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 which had taken £44.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - King Kong starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black and directed by Peter Jackson
Longest run: - Nanny Mcphee which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire which had taken £42.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Meet The Parents starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller and directed by Jay Roach
Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £16.6 Million over 12 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Babe starring Christine Cavanaugh and Miriam Margolyes and directed by Chris Noonan
Longest run: - Crimson Tide which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Goldeneye which had taken £16 Million after 4 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: - Home Alone which had been at the top for 1 weeks and with a total gross of £4.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Miami Blues directed by George Armitage and starring Fred Ward and Alec Baldwin which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run: - Betsys Wedding which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
No. 1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £46.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Terminator: Dark Fate directed by Tim Miller and starring Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Downton Abbey which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
No.1 movie: - Hotel Transylvania 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut: - Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension directed by Gregory Plotkin and starring Chris J. Murray and Brit Shaw which entered the box office at number 3.
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Minions which had taken £46.7 Million over 15 weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut: - Paranormal Activity 2 starring David Bierend and Brian Boland and directed by Tod Williams
No. 1 and top total grossing: - The Other Guys which had taken £8 Million over 6 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £16.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Nanny Mcphee directed by Kirk Jones and starring Emma Thompson and Colin Firth which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Pride And Prejudice which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
No. 1 and highest debut: - What Lies Beneath starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Katharine Towne and directed by Robert Zemeckis
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Snatch which had taken £12.1 Million over 8 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Nine Months starring Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore and directed by Chris Columbus
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £20.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: - Ghost which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £21.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta which entered the box office at number 4.
Longest run: - Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
Making its debut at the top was John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum starring Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry and directed by Chad Stahelski
The film with the longest run was Dumbo which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £84 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Also making its debut at the top was Pitch Perfect 2 starring Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson and directed by Elizabeth Banks
The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had taken £43.3 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett and directed by Ridley Scott
The film with the longest run was Nanny Mcphee And The Big Bang which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Clash Of The Titans which had taken £20.1 Million after 7 weeks of release.
The number one film was Kingdom Of Heaven which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Monster In Law directed by Robert Luketic and starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Robots which had taken £12.1 Million over 9 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Gladiator starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Ridley Scott
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was American Beauty which had taken £21.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Circle Of Friends starring Chris O'Donnell and Minnie Driver and directed by Pat O'Connor
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Trek Generations which had taken £20.2 Million over 14 weeks of release.
The number one film was The Hunt For Red October which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Shooting Stars directed by Chris Bernard and starring Helmut Griem and Sharon Duce which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was The War Of The Roses which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10.1 Million after 7 weeks of release.
A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
Making its debut at the top was Pokémon Detective Pikachu starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith and directed by Rob Letterman
The film with the longest run was Dumbo which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £80.4 Million after 3 weeks of release.
The number one film was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £40.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was [spooks] The Greater Good directed by Bharat Nalluri and starring Kit Harington and Tuppence Middleton which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The number one film was Iron Man 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Furry Vengeance directed by Roger Kumble and starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Nanny Mcphee And The Big Bang which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Clash Of The Titans which had taken £19.9 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Kingdom Of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson and directed by Ridley Scott
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Hitch which had taken £17.3 Million over 9 weeks of release.
The number one film was Kevin And Perry Go Large which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Man On The Moon directed by Milos Forman and starring Jim Carrey and Gerry Becker which entered the box office at number 6.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was American Beauty which had taken £21.2 Million over 15 weeks of release.
The number one film was Outbreak which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Milk Money directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Melanie Griffith and Ed Harris which entered the box office at number 3.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Trek Generations which had taken £20.1 Million over 13 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was The Hunt For Red October starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin and directed by John McTiernan
The film with the longest run was Honey I Shrunk The Kids which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10 Million after 6 weeks of release.