
US release: 17th February 2017
China release: 16th December 2016
Greece release: 29th December 2016
£4.2 Million
$45.5 Million
$334.6 Million Director Chris Sanders brings us a new animated tale called The Wild Robot which has been given a U age rating in the UK for very mild threat, violence, language, rude humour.
The movie stars the voice talent of Lupita Nyong'o who has previously starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Black Panther, it also stars Pedro Pascal who has been in Materialists and The Great Wall.
The movies director Chris Sanders has previously directed How to Train Your Dragon and The Call of the Wild.
Movie Synopsis
A robot's programming is challenged by the natural world when it crash lands on an island rich in wildlife.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
A very quiet weekend on the UK box office which has The Lego Batman Movie holding onto the top spot for a third consecutive week.
There is a virtually static top 6 with the Mark Wahlberg starring Patriots Day the top new film at 7.
On its third weekend at the top Lego Batman takes £2.8 million which brings its total gross in the UK to £23 million, compared to The Lego Movie this is still running a shade under.
The film took over £5 million for the period Monday - Sunday which made it the top film for the week as well.
A third weekend at number 2 is therefore in order for Fifty Shades Darker with £1.5 million for the weekend and £20.3 million in total.
With Sing, John Wick Chapter 2, Hidden Figures and The Great Wall all holding tight in the top 6 the highest new film is Patriots Day at number 7.
As mentioned, Patriots Day about the Boston Marathon bombing is the top new film and took £843,380 for the weekend and is one of the actors lowest debuting movies.
La La Land, which had a good, if confusing night at the Oscars this year, takes the honour of being the top total grossing movie this weekend with a total gross of £29 million and the longest running movie with a 7 week run.
Five years ago - Spending a third week at the top was The Woman in Black while the top new film was The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which made its debut at number 2.
Ten years ago - Remaining at the top was Hot Fuzz while the top new film was The Number 23 staring Jim Carey which entered at number 3.
Fifteen years ago - Monsters, Inc. spent its third week at the top and with a strong top 5 the highest new film was Don’t Say A Word down at number 6.
Twenty years ago - On its third weekend of release Ransom remained at the top while top new film was Michael starring John Travolta at number 3.
Twenty five years ago - The Prince of Tides made its debut at the top of the box office knocking off Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country after only a week at the top.
It may have a been a close call last weekend with The Lego Batman Movie winning but this week the movie with bricks is the clear winner of the week.
Beating out Fifty Shades Darker for a second weekend The Lego Batman Movie takes $34 million on the Friday to Sunday chart which boosts its total to $53 million.
This is behind The Lego Movie from 2014 but is still a great total and the film should end up as one of the top grossing of the year.
Highest new film of the week is The Great Wall which enters at number 3 this week with a gross of $16.5 million over the weekend.
The Matt Damon starring movie has had plenty of hype on the build up to its release but this will be considered a relatively low opening for the big budget movie.
Also new this week is Fist Fight which lands at number 5 with an opening gross of $12 million.
With a global release in 55 countries Rogue One: A Star Wars Story completely dominates the global box office on it debut weekend of release.
Rogue One rules the box office in every country it was released in and in some countries even gave the highest opening ever.
The UK has the best opening outside of America where the film took £16 million over a 4 day opening period.
Globally the film took $290.5 million which was split $135 million international and $155 million in America.
As expected Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them fell from the top where it has dominated for 4 weeks to number 4 with a global gross of $19.5 million from 67 countries bringing its total to $717 million.
Also new this week is The Great Wall which took $57 million from just one territory and is at number 2 this week.
Fantastic beasts is the highest total grossing film and is still the film with the widest release.