The new movie from the DC Universe is this weeks top new movie as
Blue Beetle makes its debut at number 3, but with a fairly disappointing £1.18 Million gross.
Barbie retains its hold on the top of the UK box office as its total gross nears £85 Million it has now entered the top 10 of the top grossing movies in the UK of all time at number 8.
The two movies seems almost inseparable with Oppenheimer holding its position at number 2 having taken over £50 Million, the two movies combined will take over £150 Million at the UK box office.
The not for kids dogs movie Strays makes its debut at 5 this weekend with £598,619.
UK box office QuickView
- Number 1 - Barbie (5th Weekend)
- Highest debut - Blue Beetle (@3)
- Longest run - Elemental (7 weeks)
- Highest total gross - Barbie (£84,790,946)
- Best Percentage change week on week - Elemental (-12%)
- Total UK top 15 this weekend - £10,514,296
- Also new this weekend
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th August 2023
Barbie
- The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £2,697,820 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £84,790,946 over 5 weeks of release
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of August
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
- The movie is the 8th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.
Oppenheimer
- The movie Remains At Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £2,045,953 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £50,054,877 over 5 weeks of release
- The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
Blue Beetle
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
- It grosses £1,189,812 over its debut weekend
Meg 2: The Trench
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £972,512 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £9,754,037 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2023
- The movie is a sequel to The Meg which took £11,734,530 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.
Strays~2023
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Barbie - £2,697,820
- Oppenheimer - £2,045,953
- Blue Beetle - £1,189,812
- Meg 2: The Trench - £972,512
- Strays - £598,619
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - £589,037
- Haunted Mansion - £517,253
- Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 - £393,105
- Elemental - £387,731
- Gran Turismo - £314,539
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