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US release: 9th January 2026With a new Marvel movie come little else, and so this weekend Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness totally dominated the North American box office and makes its debut at number 1.
There was one other new release at number 15, Happening from director Audrey Diwan took $34,000 over its debut weekend.
US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 6th - 8th May 2022
As Marvel movies tend to do these days Doctor Strange 2 has entered the box office at the top, and although its not a record breaking entry it is a danm good one.
The movie took an amazing $90 Million (including previews) on Friday alone and went on to take $185 Million by the end of the weekend.
The only movie to have done better in recent times is its spiritual predecessor Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The movie took a massive 85% of this weeks North American box office total taking, and it is already 3rd top movie of 2022.
After spending a couple of weeks at the top the animated feature falls to number 2 this weekend with a gross of $9.7 Million, down 40% over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total US gross of $57.5 Million after 3 weeks of release.
The video game adaption falls to number 3 this weekend with $6.2 Million, a 46% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total US gross of $169.9 Million after 5 weeks of release and its the 4th top movie of 2022.
This third in the Fantastic Beasts series falls to number 4 this weekend with $3.9 Million, a big 52% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total North American gross of just $86 Million after 4 weeks of release, and with the movie being considered a flop the question must be asked as to the continuation of the series, it was supposed to be a 5 movie series!
The movie is the 7th top film of 2022 so far.
The surprise hit of the spring holds its position at number 5 this weekend as the Michelle Yeoh starring movie takes $3.3 Million on its 7th weekend of release, a 40% drop over last weekend.
The movie has now taken an incredible $41 Million over its box office run, amazing when you think it started as a small independent movie in a handful of cinemas and has grown in critical response and will be a cult classic going forward.
Sequel movie Downton Abbey: A New Era makes its debut at the top of the UK box office knocking Sonic the Hedgehog down to the runner up spot.
With no other blockbusters released this weekend there is a new entry for Acharya at number 10 with £92,624, then there is a string of new release at the tail end of the top 15, Jana Gana Mana is new at 13 with £53,478, Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal is new at 14 with £43,570 and finally at number 15 is Runway 34 with £41,243.
UK box office top 5 weekend breakdown 29th April - 1st May 2022
Director Simon Curtis takes over duties from Michael Engler in the sequel to the aristocratic TV show turned movie series.
Taking £3 Million over the weekend the movie easily takes over from Sonic the hedgehog 2 which returned to the top last weekend.
The movie has not had as good a debut at its predecessor which was released in September 2019 and hit the top with a £5 Million debut, and went on to stay there for 3 weeks, there is a strong suspicion this will be de-throned this coming weekend.
Popularity for the series has waned over the years since the TV show ended but a £10 - 15 Million run is possible for this sequel.
The video game adaptation sequel this week became the top grossing movie based on a video game of all time, taking over from its predecessor Sonic the Hedgehog.
This weekend the movie falls from the top to number 2 with a gross of £1.3 Million, an 18% drop, taking its gross to £21 Million after 5 weeks of release.
It is the 5th tp grossing movie of 2022 so far.
The action comedy starring Sandra Bullock Spends a third weekend inside the top 3 as it refuses to move from its position on last weeks chart and takes £1.2 Million on its 3rd weekend of release.
This is a 12% drop over last weekend and gives the movie a UK total gross of £7.4 Million.
Falling from 2 down to this weeks 4 is the third movie in the Fantastic Beasts series which takes £1.1 Million on its 4th weekend, a 25% drop.
This gives the movie a total UK gross of £18 Million and it is the 6th top movie of 2022.
Remaining at 5 this weekend is the smash hot animated series from Dreamworks Animated Studios which takes £723,039 on its 5th weekend, a small 2% drop over last weekend.
5 weeks on and the movie has taken £10.1 Million and is the 8th top movie of 2022.
The box office is waiting for the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness this coming weekend so we have an almost static top 5 with The Bad Guys remaining at the top for a solid second weekend.
The top new movie of the weekend is the formulaic Lian Neeson movie Memory~2022 which makes its debut at 8 with $3.1 Million.
US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 29th April - 1st May 2022
After making making its debut at the top last weekend the animated smash hit from Dreamworks Animated Studio remains at the top with a weekend gross of $16.1 Million, a 33% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total North American gross of $44,444,400 over its 2 weeks of release.
The highest grossing video game adaptation of all time remains at number 2 on this weeks North American box office with a gross of $11.3 Million, a small 27% drop over last weekend.
The movie has taken a total of $160.9 Million is North American over its 4 weeks of release and is the 3rd top movie of 2022.
The third in the Fantastic Beasts is at 3 this weekend with $8.3 Million, a 41% drop over last weekend, giving it a total of $79.5 Million over its 3 weeks of release.
It will end up the lowest grossing move in the franchise, to date, although it is the 6th top grossing movie of 2022 so far.
Robert Eggers Nordic action drama remains at 4 this weekend with $6.3 Million, a 49% drop, for a $22,8 Million total after 2 weeks of release.
Going back into the top 5 is directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert mind bending drama which takes $5.5 Million on its 6th weekend of release, a 2% increase.
The movie has been increasing its screen count in North America over its release as well as its popularity, it has currently taken $35.4 Million over its 6 weeks of release.
With movie distributers slowing down their release schedules until after Marvel release their highly anticipated Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness this coming weekend it gave Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore a chance to spend a fourth weekend at the top.
The rest of the top 5 was basically the same with The Northman moving back up into the top 5, the highest new movie of the weekend was the British aristocracy sequel Downton Abbey: A New Era which entered the box office at 6 with $9.2 Million from 33 countries.
Also new at number 7 is the Chinese movie Stay with Me which took $8.3 Million from a single country release.
Global box office top 5 weekend breakdown 29th April - 1st May 2022
A fourth weekend at the top for the third in the Fantastic Beasts series as the movie take $34 Million from a massive 74 countries, a 35% drop over last weekend.
The movie has managed to become a sizeable hit for Warner Bros. despite being the lowest grossing of the Wizarding World movies, its total gross is currently $329.5 Million.
It is the 6th top grossing movie of 2022 to date, it may struggle to stay in the top 10 looking at the rest of the years releases.
The video game sequel movie this week became the highest grossing video game adaptation of all time, taking over from Sonic the Hedgehog from 2018.
This weekend the movie took $35.8 Million from 62 countries, a 24% drop over last weekend, for a total global gross of $323.5 Million which makes it the 7th to grossing movie of 2022.
the smash hit animated tale from Dreamworks Studios remains at number 3 this weekend with $25 Million, a 16% drop over last weekend, from 63 countries.
This gives the movie a global gross of $118.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Remaining at number 4 is the action comedy starring Sandra Bullock which takes $14.4 Million over the weekend, a 33% drop, from 62 countries, giving the movie a total gross of $148 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Director Robert Eggers's Nordic action drama jumps back up the box office to number 5 this weekend with $10.7 Million, a 41% drop over last weekend, from 46 countries giving it a total global gross of $41.6 Million after 3 weeks.
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.