There is no moving
Wonka from the top of the UK box office even by Oscar contender
Poor Things as the chocolate loving movie spends a sixth weekend at the top.
The movie takes £2.2 Million this weekend for a total of over £56 Million.
Poor Things starring Emma Stone makes its debut at number 2 with a very good £1.8 Million debut.
Also new on the top 5 this weekend is the Jason Statham starring movie The Beekeeper which debuts at 5 with just under a Million pound.
UK box office QuickView
- Number 1 - Wonka (6th Weekend)
- Highest debut - Poor Things (@2)
- Longest run - Wish (8 weeks)
- Highest total gross - Wonka (£56,192,556)
- Best Percentage change week on week - Anyone But You (12%)
- Total UK top 15 this weekend - £10,441,584
- Also new this weekend
- Check out the full UK box office.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th January 2024
Wonka
- The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 6 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £2,227,606 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £56,192,556 over 6 weeks of release
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024
Poor Things
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
- It grosses £1,819,563 over its debut weekend
- The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2024
Anyone But You
- The movie Goes Up the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,246,921 over the weekend, a 12% increase from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £5,369,706 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024
One Life~2023
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,200,000 over the weekend, a 64% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £5,900,000 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024
The Beekeeper
- The movie Is a New Entry At Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £938,303 over its debut weekend
- The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2024
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Wonka - £2,227,606
- Poor Things - £1,819,563
- Anyone But You - £1,246,921
- One Life - £1,246,292
- The Beekeeper - £956,380
- Priscilla - £493,384
- The Boy and the Heron - £490,409
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - £455,039
- Wish - £373,442
- The Boys In the Boat - £270,297
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