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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
 122 minutes (2 hrs 02 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Dev Patel · Maggie Smith · Danny Mahoney · David Strathairn · Judi Dench · Bill Nighy

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 6th March 2015
Australia release date Australia release: 26th February 2015
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 26th February 2015

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 27th Feb '15
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £3.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 16

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 6th Mar '15
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $8.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 16

Chart position history

UK box office

27 Feb, 2015
1
6 Mar, 2015
1
13 Mar, 2015
1
20 Mar, 2015
3
27 Mar, 2015
6
3 Apr, 2015
10

US box office

6 Mar, 2015
3
13 Mar, 2015
6
20 Mar, 2015
7
27 Mar, 2015
9
3 Apr, 2015
10
10 Apr, 2015
13

Global box office

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Certificates

US
PG

G

0

M/12

Btl

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £15.6 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $33.1 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $86 Million

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A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019)

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The number one film was Captain Marvel which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £23.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Fisherman's Friends directed by Chris Foggin and starring Tuppence Middleton and James Purefoy which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Green Book which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Run All Night directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson and Ed Harris which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was The Theory Of Everything which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Fifty Shades Of Grey which had taken £33.8 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Alice In Wonderland which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £89.9 Million over 13 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Hitch starring Will Smith and Eva Mendes and directed by Andy Tennant.

The film with the longest run was Million Dollar Baby which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet The Fockers which had taken £27.9 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 5 weeks and with a total gross of £38.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Insider directed by Michael Mann and starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe which entered the box office at number 7.

The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 19 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Disclosure which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Nell directed by Michael Apted and starring Jodie Foster and Liam Neeson which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Forrest Gump which had taken £16.4 Million over 23 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was The War Of The Roses which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Weekend At Bernies directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 17 weeks of release.

A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £54.5 Million over 20 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Chappie directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Sharlto Copley and Dev Patel which entered the box office at number 4.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Paddington which had taken £37.2 Million over 14 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Alice In Wonderland starring Johnny Depp and Michael Sheen and directed by Tim Burton.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £88.7 Million over 12 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Boogeyman starring Barry Watson and Emily Deschanel and directed by Stephen Kay.

The film with the longest run was Million Dollar Baby which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet The Fockers which had taken £27.3 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £36.5 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Three Kings directed by David O. Russell and starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 18 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Disclosure starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore and directed by Barry Levinson.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Forrest Gump which had taken £16.4 Million over 22 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was The War Of The Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner and directed by Danny DeVito.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 16 weeks of release.

A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Fighting With My Family starring Dwayne Johnson and Thomas Whilley and directed by Stephen Merchant.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £54.2 Million over 19 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring Maggie Smith and Richard Gere and directed by John Madden.

The film with the longest run was The Theory Of Everything which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Fifty Shades Of Grey which had taken £30.3 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Avatar which had been at the top for 9 weeks and with a total gross of £86.8 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Crazies directed by Breck Eisner and starring Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £86.8 Million over 11 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Hide And Seek starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning and directed by John Polson.

The film with the longest run was The Aviator which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet The Fockers which had taken £26.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £32.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Talented Mr. Ripley directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 17 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Natural Born Killers starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis and directed by Oliver Stone.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Forrest Gump which had taken £16.3 Million over 21 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Born On The Fourth Of July starring Tom Cruise and Raymond J. Barry and directed by Oliver Stone.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 15 weeks of release.

King Fu Panda 3 stays on top of the UK box office for a second week as not much of a challenge enters the market in preparation for an explosion this coming weekend. Panda 3 only needed £1.7 over the weekend in order to stay on top, although the threequel is behind the other 2 in the series at this point.

After 10 days of play the film has a total gross of just over £7 million, the easter holidays are next week so it could hold up well again, although Zootopia will bring major competition.

Highest new film of the week enters at number 2, 10 Clover Field Lane is an odd successor to Cloverfield, but not a sequel.

£1.6 million for the weekend is not a bad entry although opened to £3 million+, this will struggle to meet even that.

Also new this week is: The boy at number 5, High-Rise at number 6 and Kapoor and Sons at number 10.

Highest total grossing film of the week is Deadpool at number 7 with £36 million over a 6 week run.

Historical charts

A year ago - Home had a great first week and debuted at the top knocking The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel down to number 3.

Five years ago - Rango stayed at the top and in a very quiet week of new releases Chalet Girl entered highest at number 4.

Ten years ago - The Pink Panther was the highest new film of the week at number 1 knocking chicken little down to number 4.

Fifteen years ago - Enemy At The Gates entered at the top and it knocked Chocolat down to number 2 after a week at the top.

Twenty years ago - Get Shorty was the top new film of the week entering at the top while Trainspotting fell to number 3.

Twenty five years ago - The Godfather Part III remained at the top of the box office while Awakenings was the top new film making its debut at number 2.

Stopping London Has Fallen in its tracks after only one week at the top King Fu Panda 3 flies in with a high kick that no one could stop.

Taking a reasonable £4.7 million from the weekend this is the lowest debuting film for the series to date.

Kung Fu Panda 2 and the original broth managed to gross in the region of £6 million on their debuts.

With Disney's Zootopia just round the corner and getting great reviews Kung Fu Panda 3 could well struggle to bring in decent numbers.

Falling from the top spot to number 3 after its debut at the top is London Has Fallen, a second week gross of £1.8 million brings its total to £6.4 million after 10 days.

Highest total grossing movie on the box offie this week is Deadpool which after 5 weeks has taken £35.7 million.

Historical charts

A year ago - The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was still at the top of the box office leaving Liam Neeson's Run All Night to enter highest at 2.

Five years ago - Battle: Los Angeles made its debut at the top of the UK box office while Rango fell into second place.

Ten years ago - Horror remake The Hills Have Eyes entered at the top of the chart knocking Date Movie down to number 2.

Fifteen years ago - Hannibal stayed at the top of the box office leaving the highest new entry to debut at number 7 in the shape of The Watcher.

Twenty years ago - Trainspotting remained at the top of the box office and in a quiet week for new releases there was nothing entering the box office this week.

Twenty five years ago - The Godfather Part III made its debut at the top knocking Dances With Wolves down to number 2 after a four weeks at the top