The new animated
Transformers movie takes over at the top of the UK box office this week, but like many other countries
Joker Folie a Deux slid hard.
The new Transformers origin movie took over at the top with a debut weekend gross of £1.6 Million, which is the lowest of the modern era of movies, but its an animation!
After being hit hard by critics the Joker sequl movie Joker Folie a Deux falls to number 2 with a 71% drop from last weekend.
The movie takes £1.4 Million to boost its total to £8.6 Million after 2 weeks.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 11th - 13th October 2024
Transformers: One
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 £1,691,928 over its debut weekend
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of October
Joker: Folie a Deux
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,431,997 over the weekend, a 75% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £8,696,046 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is a sequel to Joker which took £30,030,142 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
Terrifier 3
- The movie Is a New Entry At Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,049,415 over its debut weekend
- The movie is a sequel to Terrifier 2 which took £91,215 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £769,424 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £23,926,825 over 6 weeks of release
- The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2024
- The movie is a sequel to Beetlejuice which took £2,207,385 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.
Vettaiyan
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Transformers: One - £1,691,928
- Joker: Folie à Deux - £1,431,997
- Terrifier 3 - £1,049,415
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - £769,424
- Vettaiyan - £485,910
- Salem's Lot - £359,911
- Buffalo Kids - £345,410
- The Substance - £300,274
- Speak No Evil - £235,684
- The Outrun - £222,952
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