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UK Box Office Analysis Weekend 2nd - 4th November 2018: Bohemian Rhapsody stays top with a 5 million pound second weekend

UK Box Office Analysis Weekend 2nd - 4th November 2018:  Bohemian Rhapsody stays top with a 5 million pound second weekend
Bohemian Rhapsody
The power of Bohemian Rhapsody was too strong for any new comers as the Queen film stays at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend.

The Nutcracker And The Four Realms

Bohemian Rhapsody

After the excellent £9 million debut last weekend there is no surprise that it manages a second weekend at the box office summit.

Posting a second weekend gross of £5.7 million the Bryan Singer directed film may not have been a hit with the critics but is proving to be popular with the paying public.

The films total UK gross now sits at an incredible £20.4 million after 10 days of release.

A Star Is Born

The Lady Gaga starring film is proving to be a bigger hit in the UK than many other parts of the world as the film spends another week at number 2 taking £1.8 million after 5 weeks of release.

The film which currently has the number single in the UK and the number 1 album has now taken £22.9 million.

The Nutcracker And The Four Realms

Disney gets Christmas stared with the release of the popular story often performed as a ballet this time of year and it snaggs the highest new film at number 3.

The film takes a reasonable £1.7 million on its debut weekend of release.

Smallfoot

The animated family film stays at number 4 this weekend £1.1 million which brings its total UK gross to £10.1 million.

Johnny English Strikes Again

Still holding strong at number 5 this week the film has a 5th weekend gross of just over £1 million which brings its total to £16.3 million.

Hotel Transylvania 3 Summer Vacation

Still hanging onto the charts as we enter the holiday season the film has notched up 15 week on the UK box office.

Slaughterhouse Rulez

Further down the chart at number 9 is the new Simon Pegg starring movie which makes its debut this weekend with a £400,00 gross.

Peterloo

Another film worth mentioning makes its debut at number 3 this week in the shape of Mike leigh's latest which opens with £350,000.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Bohemian Rhapsody - £5,750,267
  2. A Star Is Born - £1,821,004
  3. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms - £1,733,235
  4. Smallfoot - £1,145,377
  5. Johnny English Strikes Again - £1,041,621
  6. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween - £867,848
  7. Halloween - £790,143
  8. Venom - £509,204
  9. Slaughterhouse Rulez - £397,792
  10. Peterloo - £348,697
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