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US release: 9th January 2026The fourth movie in the Despicable me series holds onto the North American box office for a second weekend with a gross of $43 Million.
This gives the movie a total US gross after 2 weeks of $210 Million, more than $20 Million more than Despicable Me 3.
Highest debut this weekend is the Nicholas Cage serial killer movie Longlegs which makes its debut at number 2.
Inside Out 2 is the top grossing movie on this weeks chart as the movie sits at number 3 with over $570 Million.
Highest new movie this weekend
The new movie from Nicholas Cage directed by Oz Perkins, Longlegs, has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong violence, gore, threat, horror, language
The movie stars Maika Monroe who has also starred in Greta and At Any Price alongside Nicolas Cage who has starred in movie like Knowing and Captain Corellis Mandolin.
Oz Perkins directs who has also directed movie like February and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives In the House.
Movie Synopsis
a rookie FBI agent must decipher a series of abstruse clues to end the killing spree of a prolific serial killer.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Animated feature The Super Mario Bros. Movie has remained at the top of the US box office for a second weekend and in the process has overtaken Avatar: The Way of Water as the top grossing movie in 2023.
Highest new movie of the weekend comes in at number 2 as Russell Crowe stars in the horror movie The Popes Exorcist while also inside the top 5 at number 4 is the Nicholas Hoult and Nicholas Cage starring Renfield
Making its debut at number 7 is Mafia Mamma which has a gross of $2 Million and Nefarious is new at 9 with $1.3 Million.
Coming in at number 11 is Sweetwater which takes $350,000 on its debut and Beau Is Afraid is new at 13 on limited release with $320,396, the movie goes wide this coming Friday.
Highest new movie this weekend
Animated movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie stays at the top of the UK box office as its total gross goes over £35 Million.
Highest new movie of the weekend is the Nicholas Cage movie Renfield which is new at 5 while one place below is the Japanese animated smash Suzume which takes £469,100 on its debut.
At 10 we have the event movie Der Rosenkavalier: Met Opera 2023 which takes £96,665, and at 11 the event movie Cinderella: ROH London 2023 which takes £94,743 and the final new release of the weekend is One Fine Morning at 12 with £82,447.
THe animated feature video game adaptation remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with a £7.5 Million gross, a 52% drop over last weekend.
Despite a large weekend on weekend drop the movies total gross is up to £35 Million which means it takes over from Avatar: The Way of Water as the top grossing movie of 2023.
Still hanging on at number 2 is the role playing board game adaptation which after 3 weeks takes £1.1 Million, a very slip 27% drop.
Also hanging on at number 3 is the fourth chapter in the John Wick sereis which now has a total gross of £14 Million in the UK.
The Ben Affleck directed movie remains at number 4 with a solid second weekend on the box office with £723,125, a small 38% drop.
Highest new movie this weekend
Coming in at number 5, and on a weekend with little in the way of new releases is the new movie starring Nicholas Hoult and Nicholas Cage.
The movie which has not has the best of reviews from critics makes its debut with £680,661.
This weeks new releases didn't make too much of an impact on the UK box office as Sonic the Hedgehog 2 goes back to the top as Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore doesn't perform as well as expected.
Highest new movie of the weekend is the Nicholas Cage parody movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent which can only manage an entry at 7 with £516,697 while FirebirdHappening is at 14 with £27,702 and finally Jersey enters at 15 with £23,830.
UK box office top 5 weekend breakdown 15th - 18th April 2022
This weekends new releases and the bad performance of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore has given the video game adaptation a chance to go back to the top of the box office and a couple of weeks at number 2 and 3.
The movie took £1.6 Million over the weekend to go back to the top, only a 20% drop over last weekend, which gives it a total gross of £20.2 Million over 4 weeks of release.
It is performing better than Sonic the Hedgehog which at this stage in its run has taken £18 Million, and the movie is the 5th top film of 2022.
The third movie in the Fantastic Beasts series is not performing as well as expected and this weekend remains at number 2 with £1.6 Million, a 40% drop over last weekend.
The movie has taken £16.4 Million in the UK which is well below the previous 2 movies, it is currently the 6th top movie of 2022 in the UK.
Falling to number 3 after a single week at the top where it debuted last weekend the action comedy from directors Adam and Aaron Nee takes £1.3 Million this week, a 50% drop, for a total of £5.6 Million.
Director John Madden's war drama jumps up to number 4 this weekend from its debut of 5 last weekend with £758,698, a small 15% drop, giving the film a £2.6 Million total after 2 weeks of release.
A slim 6% drop for the animated movie gives it a climb to number 5 this weekend with £738,011 for a £9.3 Million total after 4 weeks of release.