Despicable Me 4 remains at the top of the UK box office this weekend for a second week despite the challenge from new movie
Twisters which lands at number 2.
The fourth movie in the Despicable Me series stays on top of the box office with a second weekend gross of nearly £5 Million which takes its total gross to £17 Million.
This is very much in the ballpark of the series and should end up with a similar total gross.
Twisters, which is a spiritual sequel to the 1996 movie Twister lands at number 2 this weekend with just over £4 Million.
Comparing this to Twister it is above that movies £3 Million debut in 1996, adjusted for inflation Twister would have made nearly £6.5 Million.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st July 2024
Despicable Me 4
- The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £4,925,773 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £17,438,373 over 2 weeks of release
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of July
- The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2024
- The movie is a sequel to Despicable Me 3 which took £19,578,208 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
Twisters
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
- It grosses £4,149,210 over its debut weekend
- The movie is a sequel to Twister which took £3,044,033 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.
Inside Out 2
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,547,817 over the weekend, a 30% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £47,239,957 over 6 weeks of release
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024
- The movie is a sequel to Inside Out which took £33,718,635 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.
Longlegs
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,309,011 over the weekend, a 5% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £3,957,945 over 2 weeks of release
A Quiet Place: Day One
- The movie Remains At Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £447,907 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £9,019,395 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
- Despicable Me 4 - £4,925,773
- Twisters - £4,149,210
- Inside Out 2 - £1,547,817
- Longlegs - £1,309,011
- A Quiet Place: Day One - £447,907
- Fly Me to the Moon - £191,736
- Bad Newz - £165,463
- To the End - £147,981
- Bad Boys: Ride Or Die - £140,811
- Present Laughter: NT Live 2019 - £108,735
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