As the box office summer season moves into the next gear sequel movie
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes gets its UK release and top the UK box office.
The movie takes £3.8 Million on its debut, which in recent times is not a terrible opening weekend but it is half that of War For the Planet of the Apes £7.1 Million from 7 years ago.
Last weeks top movie The Fall Guy takes a hard tumble from the top this week with a weekend gross of £948,970, a 74% drop from last week.
Only 1 movie this weekend took over a million, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and with a total 15 combines gross of £6.3 Million this of the lowest box office total since December 6th 2022 when Matilda the Musical spent its 3rd weekend at the top.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th May 2024
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £3,802,189 over its debut weekend
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
- The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took £7,195,773 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.
The Fall Guy
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £948,970 over the weekend, a 74% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £948,970 over 2 weeks of release
Challengers
- The movie Remains At Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £333,281 over the weekend, a 66% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £4,699,043 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024
Back to Black
- The movie Remains At Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £211,408 over the weekend, a 73% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £11,300,178 over 5 weeks of release
- The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2024
Tarot
- The movie Goes Up the Chart to Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £140,983 over the weekend, a 72% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £923,013 over 2 weeks of release
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - £3,802,189
- The Fall Guy - £948,970
- Challengers - £333,281
- Back to Black - £211,408
- Tarot - £140,983
- Kung-Fu Panda 4 - £139,738
- National Theatre Live: Nye - £119,413
- La Chimera - £99,985
- Madama Butterfly: Met Opera 2023/24 - £96,727
- Love Lies Bleeding - £87,060
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