The latest animated movie from
Illumination which has brought classics like
Despicable Me and
The Super Mario Bros Movie hits the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend.
Migration takes an excellent £3.5 Million on its debut which is the 10th highest debut for the studio.
The new Matthew Vaughn movie Argylle makes a good attempt at the box office top spot but falls just short ending up at number 2 this weekend.
The movie which stars Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard enters at number 2 with a gross of just over £2 Million.
Last weeks top movie Mean Girls falls to number 3 this weekend after 2 weeks at the top with a total gross of £6.8 Million.
UK box office QuickView
- Number 1 - Migration (1st Weekend)
- Highest debut - Migration (@1)
- Longest run - Wonka (9 weeks)
- Highest total gross - Wonka (£60,535,781)
- Best Percentage change week on week - Anyone But You (-30%)
- Total UK top 15 this weekend - £11,111,321
- Also new this weekend
- Check out the full UK box office.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th February 2024
Migration
- The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £3,577,676 over its debut weekend
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of February
- The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2024
Argylle
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
- It grosses £2,014,521 over its debut weekend
- The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2024
Mean Girls~2024
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £843,601 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £6,831,950 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
All of Us Strangers
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £797,004 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £2,756,602 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2024
The Zone of Interest
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Migration - £3,577,676
- Argylle - £2,014,521
- Mean Girls - £843,601
- All of Us Strangers - £797,004
- The Zone of Interest - £585,855
- Anyone But You - £572,885
- Wonka - £567,825
- Poor Things - £429,715
- The Holdovers - £394,566
- American Fiction - £389,375
See full chart
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The Cinema Roots
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