The Disney live action remake of
The Little Mermaid makes its debut at the top of the UK box office this weekend with a gross of £5 Million.
The last live action remake to hit cinemas was The Lion King which took £15 Million on its debut in 2019.
The Original The Little Mermaid from 1990, when adjusted for inflation, took £11 Million on its debut.
After making its debut at the top last weekend Fast X falls to number 2 this weekend and has name £10 Million to date.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been on release now for 8 weeks and it at number 4 this weekend with a total gross of £52.2 Million.
The new Ben Affleck movie Hypnotic is new this week at 5 with £217,252 while action movie Sisi is new at 6 with £144,567.
Further down the box office at 8 is Tomorrow X Together Again with £66,961 and The Sleeping Beauty: ROH London 2023 is at 9 with £l;64,370 and finally the last two new releases of the weekend are Godday Godday Chaa and Full Time at 12 and 13.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th May 2023
The Little Mermaid~2023
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 £5,012,929 over its debut weekend
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
- The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2023
Fast X
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £2,257,834 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £10,203,511 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2023
- The movie is a sequel to Fast & Furious 9 which took £10,860,015 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,594,929 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £31,658,650 over 4 weeks of release
- The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
- The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took £36,300,000 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £292,155 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £52,260,294 over 8 weeks of release
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
Hypnotic
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- The Little Mermaid - £5,012,929
- Fast X - £2,257,834
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - £1,594,929
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie - £292,155
- Hypnotic - £217,252
- Sisu - £144,567
- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - £95,034
- Tomorrow X Together World Tour - ACT: SWEET MIRAGE - Live - £66,961
- The Sleeping Beauty: ROH London 2023 - £64,370
- Beau Is Afraid - £63,343
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