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UK Box Office Analysis 17th - 19th January 2020: 1917 holds the top spot with an excellent second weekend gross leaving the Bad Boys to debut at number 2

UK Box Office Analysis 17th - 19th January 2020:  1917 holds the top spot with an excellent second weekend gross leaving the Bad Boys to debut at number 2
1917
Sony release their long awaited sequel movie Bad Boys For Life but it can only make its debut at number 2 as war movie 1917 holds onto the top spot with an excellent second weekend gross.

1917

Sam Mendes war film remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with an excellent hold over gross of £6.2 Million which is a minute drop of £1.25 Million or 15%.

This puts the film total UK gross at £18.4 Million after 2 weeks of release and it is the highest grossing movie of 2020 so far.

Bad Boys For Life

Bad Boys For Life

The re-teaming of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence after 17 years gives the movie a number 2 entry this week with £3.7 Million.

Normally this would have been a number 1 entry except for the fantastic weekend gross of 1917, but with good reviews and great results across the rest of the world the story isn't over yet.

Little Women

Greta Gerwig's movie version of the classic novel falls to 3 this week but holds up well with a weekend gross of £1.4 Million and £16.3 Million in total after 4 weeks.

The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie's London gangster movie falls to 4 this weekend with £1.09 Million on its 3rd weekend for a £7.8 million total.

Jumanji: The Next Level

The sequel movie is at number 5 this weekend with £1.06 Million for a £32.4 Million total after 6 weeks.

The movie has not performed as well as the previous movie which at this point had made £34.1 Million but its not far behind.

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

Falling to number 6 this weekend is the Star Wars saga movie which this week is the highest total grossing movie on the box office with £56.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Frozen II

Disney's sequel movie has been a smash hit in the UK and this week is the longest running film on the chart at 9 weeks, it has taken £51.9 Million.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. 1917 - £6,190,049
  2. Bad Boys For Life - £3,781,233
  3. Little Women - £1,480,139
  4. The Gentlemen - £1,092,084
  5. Jumanji: The Next Level - £1,064,594
  6. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - £901,078
  7. Bombshell - £742,085
  8. Jojo Rabbit - £656,736
  9. Just Mercy - £529,435
  10. Frozen II - £514,468
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