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Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire
2008
 120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Starring

Dev Patel · Saurabh Shukla · Anil Kapoor · Raj Zutshi · Jeneva Talwar · Freida Pinto

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 25th December 2008
Italy release date Italy release: 5th December 2008
Australia release date Australia release: 18th December 2008

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 9th Jan '09
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 23

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 14th Nov '08
  • Debut position: 24
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $360 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 22

Chart position history

UK box office

9 Jan, 2009
2
16 Jan, 2009
1
23 Jan, 2009
1
30 Jan, 2009
1
6 Feb, 2009
3
13 Feb, 2009
2
20 Feb, 2009
3
27 Feb, 2009
1
6 Mar, 2009
2
13 Mar, 2009
4
20 Mar, 2009
7
27 Mar, 2009
11
3 Apr, 2009
11

US box office

21 Nov, 2008
11
28 Nov, 2008
11
5 Dec, 2008
12
12 Dec, 2008
11
19 Dec, 2008
8
26 Dec, 2008
13
2 Jan, 2009
10
9 Jan, 2009
11
16 Jan, 2009
10
23 Jan, 2009
5
30 Jan, 2009
6
6 Feb, 2009
7
13 Feb, 2009
9
22 Feb, 2009
5
27 Feb, 2009
3
6 Mar, 2009
4
13 Mar, 2009
6
20 Mar, 2009
8
27 Mar, 2009
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £31.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $141.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $378.4 Million

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News from around the web

This week there are 12 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, How to Train Your Dragon, for the number 1 spot?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe 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 the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • 28 Years Later
  • Elio
  • High Five
  • Dangerous Animals
  • Clown In a Cornfield
  • Bride Hard
  • The Penguin Lessons
  • Kneecap
  • The Friend
  • Novocaine

28 Years Later

  • The movie is directed by Danny Boyle, it is the directors 15th movie.
  • Danny Boyle also directed Slumdog Millionaire in 2008 which grossed $378.4 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jack O'Connell who also starred in Little Fish (2020).
  • The film also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who's last movie was Nosferatu (2024).
  • They also appeared together in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple in 2026.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Israel / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Elio

  • The movie is directed by Adrian Molina and Madeline Sharafian, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Adrian Molina and Madeline Sharafian also directed Coco in 2018 which grossed $807.1 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Yonas Kibreab who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Emilia Pérez (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Ecuador / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

High Five

  • The movie is directed by Kang Hyoung-chul, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Kang Hyoung-chul also directed Sunny in 2011.
  • It stars Park Jin-young who also starred in The Taste of Money (2012).
  • The film also stars Oh Jung-se who's last movie was Swing Kids (2018).
  • Kang Hyoung-chul directed Oh Jung-se in Tazza: The Hidden Card, and Swing Kids
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Canada / Hong Kong / Macau / New Zealand / Taiwan / United States

Dangerous Animals

  • The movie is directed by Sean Byrne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Sean Byrne also directed The Loved Ones in 2009.
  • It stars Hassie Harrison who also starred in Fat Camp (2017).
  • The film also stars Jai Courtney who's last movie was Runt (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Japan / Singapore / South Korea

Clown In a Cornfield

  • The movie is directed by Eli Craig and Eli Craig, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Eli Craig and Eli Craig also directed Little Evil in 2017.
  • It stars Katie Douglas who also starred in Clown In a Cornfield (2025).
  • The film also stars Aaron Abrams who's last movie was Code 8 (2019).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Kazakhstan / Russia

Bride Hard

  • The movie is directed by Simon West, it is the directors 13th movie.
  • Simon West also directed Skyfire in 2019 which grossed $20.5 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Rebel Wilson who also starred in Small Apartments (2013).
  • The film also stars Anna Camp who's last movie was Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022).
  • Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp have starred in 3 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Pitch Perfect in 2012, Pitch Perfect 3 in 2017 and Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Taiwan / United States

The Penguin Lessons

  • The movie is directed by Peter Cattaneo, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Peter Cattaneo also directed The Rocker in 2008 which grossed $8.8 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Tropic Thunder (2008).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Brazil / Russia

Kneecap

  • The movie is directed by Rich Peppiatt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Rich Peppiatt also directed One Rogue Reporter in 2024.
  • It stars Moglai Bap who also starred in Kneecap (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      France / South Korea

The Friend

  • The movie is directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Scott McGehee and David Siegel also directed Bee Season in 2005.
  • It stars Bill Murray who also starred in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021).
  • The film also stars Naomi Watts who's last movie was Emmanuelle (2024).
  • They also appeared together in St Vincent in 2014.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      Germany

Novocaine

  • The movie is directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Dan Berk and Robert Olsen also directed Body in 2015.
  • It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
  • The film also stars Amber Midthunder who's last movie was Opus (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Japan

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

Next week there are 18 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details
  • F1 - From Wednesday, 25th June
  • M3GAN 2.0 - From Wednesday, 25th June
  • Elio - From Wednesday, 25th June
  • 28 Years Later - From Wednesday, 25th June
  • Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 27th June
  • One to One: John & Yoko - From Thursday, 26th June
  • Shadow Force - From Thursday, 26th June
  • Sorry Baby - From Friday, 27th June
  • The Ritual - From Thursday, 26th June
  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 26th June
  • The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Friday, 27th June
  • Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Friday, 27th June
  • Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback - From Wednesday, 25th June
  • Bride Hard - From Thursday, 26th June
  • Novocaine - From Friday, 14th March
  • Hot Milk - From Friday, 27th June
  • Sneaks - From Friday, 18th April
  • Chicken Town - From Friday, 27th June

The Green Knight is a fantasy drama based around the legend of King Arthur which depicts the story of his nephews journey to prove his courage by confronting the legendary Green Knight.

The movie stars Dev Patel who is probably still most known for his role in Slumdog Millionaire and Lara Croft herself Alicia Vikander.

The movie is directed by David Lowery who directed Disney's remake of Pete's Dragon in 2016.

Movie Synopsis

King Arthur's headstrong nephew embarks on a daring quest to confront the Green Knight, a mysterious giant who appears at Camelot. Risking his head, he sets off on an epic adventure to prove himself before his family and court.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: The Green Knight
  • BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
  • Reason: strong sex references, bloody images
  • Release date: 6th August 2021
  • Runtime: 130m (2 hour 10 minutes)
  • Director: David Lowery
  • Starring: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton

The strength of Toy Story 4 was too much for newcomer Yesterday this week as the Pixar movie remains at the top and the Beatles inspired film enters the box office at number 2.

Toy Story 4

Remaining at the top for a second weekend the animated hit takes £8.3 Million, down less than 50% from last week.

This takes the films total gross in the UK to £27 Million, compared to Toy Story 3 which is the highest grossing film in the series this is £10 Million lower at the same stage of release.

Yesterday

The Beatles inspires hit directed by Danny Boyle and written by Richard Curtis makes its debut at number 2 this week with £2.2 Million.

The Diretors highest grossing film in the UK to date is Slumdog Millionaire from 2009 who's debut was very similar to this, that film went on to gross £31.6 Million.

Richard Curtis biggest hit to date is LoveActually from 2003 which had a far bigger debut and went on to gross £36.2 Million in the UK with out the Oscar glory Slumdog had.

Aladdin

Disney's live action movie is still going strong in the UK and this week takes £694,716 for a total UK gross of £33.8 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Men In Black: International

Sinking fast but still with its neck above the water a weekend take of £515,506 keeps it in the top 5 at 4 and pushes its total to £6 Million.

There is no doubt this has not been the revival of the series that was hoped and it must be in question if we will see any more Men In Black films going forward.

Casino Royale

Daniel Craigs first outing as James Bond is currently getting the Secret Cinema treatment and this has pushed in film back into the top 5 this week with a weekend gross of £515,506.

This now pushes the films total UK gross to £57.2 Million since its original release in December 2006, it is the 19th highest grossing movie ever in the UK.

Avengers: Endgame

The Marvel smash hit is still doing very well in the UK and this week it is at number 6 after 10 weeks of release and has an incredible UK gross of £88.3 Million.

Directed by Oscar winning director Danny Boyle this is loosely based on the fames Apple founder Steve Jobs biography release soon after his death

The film is out on 13th November 2015 and is much anticipated from the director who has brought us classics like Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting.

Check out the trailer below.

All change this week as The Logo Movie starts it's decent down the box office chart and is taken over by the slightly more adult 300 Rise of an Empire.

The sequel to 2007's 300 takes £2.7 million during it's debut weekend of release, taking over from The Lego movie which sinks just one place to number 2 this week.

Also worth a mention is The Grand Budapest Hotel which debut's at 3 this week.

This time last year Oz The Great and Powerful was the highest new film which debuted at the top knocking Wreck-It Ralph down to 3.

Five years ago Watchmen was the top film in the country which debuted at the top, in the process it knocked Slumdog Millionaire into 2nd place.

Ten years ago Along Came Polly was still the top film with the highest new film coming from 21 Grams at 2. Fifteen years ago A Bugs Life was still at the top holding off everything else. There was no new films to speak of with the highest coming outside the top 10, Beloved entered at 12.