The Disney sequel movie Moana 2 has stormed the United Kingdom box office as it debuts at the top with a weekend gross of £12 Million.
This is about £10 Million more than the original Moana movie which took in 2016 when it made its debut a the same time of year.
Any other weekend Wicked~2024 would have stayed at the top of the box office with a second weekend gross of £8.3 Million, but the Disney sequel was just too strong.
Still the musical adaptation only falls to number 2 and the weeks ahead look to be strong and a battle between this and Moana 2 over the holiday period could be on the cards.
THe whole of the top 5 this weekend took over £1 Million each something which is still quite rare in the UK and hasn't happened since the weekend of August 16th 2024.
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Wicked~2024 tops the North American box office on its debut weekend release with a gross of $112 Million.
The stage show adaptation has been strong word of mouth and is set to be the holiday favourite movie of 2024.
Released the same day and hoping to ride the wave of hype is the sequel movie Gladiator II.
Take a very respectable $55 Million over the weekend the movie enters the box office chart at number 2.
Last weeks top movie, Red One falls to number 3 this weekend and has taken $52.8 Million to date.
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Horror movie based at set during the Christmas festivities Terrifier 3 has been given an 18 age rating for strong gory violence, injury detail
The movie stars Lauren LaVera who has previously been seen in Christmas Romance Al Dente and Terrifier 2, it also stars David Howard Thornton who has starred in The Mean One and Terrifier.
the movie is directed by Damien Leone who directed both Terrifier and Terrifier 2 and also directed All Hallows Eve.
Movie Synopsis
After surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother struggle to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. However, just when they think they're safe, Art returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare.
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The largest memorial day weekend opening and the highest opening of one of the biggest stars in the world isn't a bad claim for this weekends US box office as Top Gun Maverick makes its debut at the top.
Also inside the top 5 is the animated feature The Bobs Burgers Movie which is new at number 3 while the Indian sequel movie F3 Fun and Frustration is new at 10 with a debut of just over a $1 Million.
Veteran actor Tom Cruise made came to the attention of most people in the 1986 movie Top Gun and despite a number of attempts to bring a sequel to the big screen it has taken 36 years to make it.
The movie opens over memorial weekend which is often considered the start of the summer season for movies and takes an incredible $124 Million on its debut.
This is not only the top grossing movie over the holiday weekend but incredibly the top debut for Tom Cruise.
The movie has instantly become the 6th top movie in North America for 2022 but will most likely finish at least top 3.
The MCU movie from Disney has been around now for 4 weeks and gets push from the top after a successful 3 week run where it grossed an amazing $370 Million at the US box office.
This weekend the Sam Raimi directed movie take $16.4 Million, a 49% drop over last weekend, it does take over from The Batman as the top movie of 2022.
Like The Simpsons before them, Bob's Burgers makes the leap from television to the big screen and lands at number 3 this weekend.
The movie take a respectable $12.6 Million over the memorial day holiday, and with good reviews and school holidays on the horizon, like The Bad Guys this could hang around for a while.
The sequel movie based on the British Aristocracy falls to number 4 on its second weekend of release with $5.9 Million, a big 63% drop over last weekend, giving the movie a $28.4 Million total.
Falling to 3 this weekend is the animated former number 1 movie which takes $4.6 Million on its 6 weekend of release, a small 25% drop, giving the movie a total of $81.3 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Video game adaptation Uncharted makes its debut a the top of the North American box office this week as Tom Holland set a trend and proves he's one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood today.
Dog starring Channing Tatum is the second top debuting movie at number 2 while Eight For Silver is also new at number 9 with $1.7 Million.
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US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 18th - 20th February 2022
Tom Holland is on set to prove he is the most bankable star in Hollywood at the moment as is second film in succession takes its place at the top of the US box office on its debut weekend.
The movie hits the top on its first weekend of release over the American Presidents Day holiday weekend with a 3 day gross of $44 Million, its 4 day gross including the holiday Monday is $51.3 Million.
The movie instantly becomes the 5th top movie of 2022 in the US.
Channing Tanum returns to box office glory with his latest movie about a war vet and a dog who also served for his country.
The movie lands at number 2 this weekend with $14.8 Million and it just creeps into the top movies of 2022 at number 10.
There is no stopping the Sony/Marvel Spide-Man multiverse move as it spends its 10th weekend on the box office and climbs a place to number 3 this week.
Taking $7.4 Million over the weekend the movie in fact jumps 4% over last week as its total gross jumps to $770 Million.
It is still the top grossing movie of 2022 in North America with $156 Million taken this year, and it is the 3rd top movie ever having now taken over Avatar, a former top movie.
Kenneth Branagh's retelling of the Agatha Christie novel drops to number 4 this weekend from its debut at the top with $6 Million, a 49% drop on its second weekend.
The movie has a $29 Million total so far in North America and is the 6th top movie of 2022.
The Jackass crew drop to number 5 this weekend with $5 Million over the weekend, a 35% drop, pushing its 3 week total gross to $46 Million and making its the 4th top film of 2022.