It was a tight contest this weekend for the top of the box office with
IF taking over at the top of the UK box office by about £300,000.
The Ryan Reynolds starring movie took over at the top of the box office with a debut gross of £2.4 Million.
The last movie directed by John Krasinski A Quiet Place Part II made its debut at the top with £3.4 Million in June 2021.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes falls to number 2 this weekend but it put up a fight to keep the crown and only just lost out.
The movie has taken a very good £7.6 Million to date.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 also makes its debut on the UK box office top 5 at number 4 with £452,506.
The UK box office top 15 took a little more than last weekend which was a big low but the numbers a still no where near past movie summer seasons which is a worrying sign for the cinema industry.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th May 2024
IF~2024
- The movie is a new entry at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £2,435,054 over its debut weekend
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £2,185,572 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £7,684,708 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2024
- The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took £12,667,484 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
The Fall Guy
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £876,184 over the weekend, a 8% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £8,246,320 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2024
The Strangers: Chapter 1
Challengers
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £291,416 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £5,345,554 over 4 weeks of release
- The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2024
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- IF - £2,435,054
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - £2,185,572
- The Fall Guy - £876,184
- The Strangers: Chapter 1 - £452,506
- Challengers - £291,416
- Guruvayoorambala Nadayil - £250,347
- Back to Black - £168,212
- 42nd Street: The Musical - £119,585
- Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event - £109,469
- Kung-Fu Panda 4 - £101,935
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