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UK Box Office Weekend Report 31st July - 2nd August 2020: Unhinged starring Russel Crowe hits the top as the UK box office starts to come alive again

UK Box Office Weekend Report 31st July - 2nd August 2020:  Unhinged starring Russel Crowe hits the top as the UK box office starts to come alive again
Unhinged
As the UK box office starts to show signs of recovering fro the 3 month closure the Russel Crowe starrring Unhinged is the top new film at number 1.

It was a busy weekend for the box office as alongside the 'catalogue' re-releases there were 5 new released and the ususal spattering of older hang over movies.

Here is a break down of the top 5 movies in the UK 31st July - 2nd August 2020.

Unhinged

Russel Crowe stars in this dramatic thriller about a man who terrorises a woman after a seemingly innocent altercation, the movie takes £175.2K on its debut weekend.

Onward

Pixars latest animated movie drops to number 2 this week after 8 weeks on the box office with £58.9K which gives the film a total UK gross of £5.6 Million.

100% Wolf

100% Wolf

A new animated tale from Australia about a young boy from a werewolf family who wants to become a most fearsome creature ever.

The Alexs Stadermann directed movie takes £33.1K on its debut weekend.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Still holding its head high on its 40th anniversary re-release the Star Wars sequel takes £31.1K this weekend pushing its total to £22.9 Million in the UK.

The Vigil

Finally in the top 5 is this horror film directed by Keith Thomas which makes its debut on the UK box office with £30.3K.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Unhinged - £175,263
  2. Onward - £58,951
  3. 100% Wolf - £33,129
  4. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - £31,136
  5. The Vigil - £30,302
  6. Proxima - £30,051
  7. Dreambuilders - £24,576
  8. The Dark Knight Rises - £24,075
  9. Jurassic Park - £22,987
  10. Trolls World Tour - £21,071
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