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UK Box Office Analysis Weekend 8th - 10th March 2019:  Captain Marvel dominates the UK box office with a 12 million pound debut

UK Box Office Analysis Weekend 8th - 10th March 2019: Captain Marvel dominates the UK box office with a 12 million pound debut

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Captain Marvel
As with any super hero film, especially from Marvel, Captain Marvel dominates the box office on its debut weekend of release with the highest debut for a new franchise in the 21 film franchise.

Fighting With My Family

Captain Marvel

The first of this years Marvel films takes over at the top of the UK box office with ease this week and a £12.7 million debut weeeknd.

This is the 51st highest debut for a movie in the UK and is the already the 5th highest grossing film of 2019.

The last Marvel movieAvengers Infinity Warwent on to gross just why of £30 million, and with the sequel to that film just around the corner that could put this films total gross in the £25 million region.

Fighting With My Family

Falling to number 2 this week the Stephen Merchant direct film takes £1.03 million on its follow up weekend pushing is 10 day cume to £3.6 million.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The follow up brick movie is having a harder time on the box office in comparison to its predecessor and this week takes £816,200 pushing its 5 week cume to £16.7 million.

Instant Family

The Mark Wahlberg starring film has done well in the UK and this week falls to 4 with £673,286 which pushes its 4 week cume to £9.05 million.

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Finally in the top 5 the threequel dragon movie takes £655,248 on its 6th week of release taking its total UK gross to £18.09 million.

The film is still the highest grossing film released in the UK in 2019 althoughMary Poppins Returnsis the highest grossing film of the year so far despite its 2018 release date.

Summary

In a week when there in a Marvel movie on the release schedule it will dominate and the top 5 this week has only 2 films grossing over a million pound which reflects that.

At number 14 this week isBohemian Rhapsodywhich has now been around for an incredible 20 weeks and has taken £54.4 million.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Captain Marvel - £12,750,000
  2. Fighting With My Family - £1,026,797
  3. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part - £816,200
  4. Instant Family - £673,286
  5. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - £655,248
  6. Green Book - £510,848
  7. The Aftermath - £261,294
  8. The Kid Who Would Be King - £180,376
  9. Bolshoi Ballet: 18/19 Sleeping Beauty - £176,849
  10. Alita: Battle Angel - £169,459
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