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UK Box Office Weekend Report 17th - 19th July 2020: Onward goes back to the top of the UK box office with The Empire Strikes Back dropping to second

UK Box Office Weekend Report 17th - 19th July 2020:  Onward goes back to the top of the UK box office with The Empire Strikes Back dropping to second
Onward
With cinemas in the UK opening very slowly, and with little in the shape of new releases Pixar's Onward goes back to the top of the box office replacing the 40 year old The Empire Strikes Back.

Here is a rundown of the top 6 movies 17th - 19th July 2020

Onward

It gave up the number 1 spot last weekend to allow the Star Wars sequel a week of glory but the Pixar movie goes back to the top this week with £49.2K.

The movie has seen 6 weeks on the box office now and has a total UK gross of £5.4 Million.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

After making a glorious return to the top of the box office (I wonder if it would have done it under normal circumstances?) and the Star Wars sequel falls to number 2 this week with £33.3K.

The movie has now spent 41 weeks on the box office and taken £22.9 Million.

Trolls World Tour

The animated sequel is at number 3 this week with £23.4K for a £115.3K over 3 weeks.

Black Water: Abyss

Highest new film last week falls to number 4 this week with £16K and a £60K total.

Dirty Dancing

30 years on and the popular dance movie is at number 5 this week with £14.3K, with 15 weeks on the chart over that time the movie has taken a total of £3.9 Million.

Dreambuilders

Dreambuilders

Highest new film of the week is an animated feature at number 6, directed by Kim Hagen Jensen and Tonni Zinck the movie takes £12.4K on its debut weekend.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Onward - £49,271
  2. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - £33,343
  3. Trolls World Tour - £23,454
  4. Black Water: Abyss - £16,093
  5. Dirty Dancing - £14,398
  6. Dreambuilders - £12,406
  7. Knives Out - £11,624
  8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - £11,130
  9. A Star Is Born - £10,936
  10. Sonic the Hedgehog - £10,910
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