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UK Box Office Weekend Report 6th - 8th March 2020: Onward from Pixar makes its debut at the top while Military Wives makes an impressive debut at number 3

UK Box Office Weekend Report 6th - 8th March 2020:  Onward from Pixar makes its debut at the top while Military Wives makes an impressive debut at number 3
Onward
With the release of a new Disney Pixar movie we get a new number film film as Onward makes its debut at the top knocking off The Invisible Man while British movie Military Wives makes its debut at number 3.

Onward

Disney and Pixar release their latest movie and first film in a while that is not a sequel which makes its debut at the top of the box office with £3.4 Million.

The outbreak of the Coronavirus has had an impact on the box office and this films debut gross is lower than expected.

Depending on how things pan out this could have a major effect on the current releases, but Disney have the power to keep this in cinemas as we could see a boost over the upcoming Easter holidays.

The Invisible Man

Falling to number 2 after a single week at the top Universals alternative monster movie takes £1.5 Million over the weekend to give it a £5 Million total gross after 2 weeks of release.

Military Wives

Military Wives

Following the fortunes of a group of British women who husbands are on active duty who come together to form a quire the movie makes its debut at number 3 with just under a million.

Movies like this have always done well in the UK and although this doesn't have the same pull as the likes of Calendar Girls the film could see a long run at the box office.

Sonic The Hedgehog

The former number 1 Jim Carrey starring video game adaptation falls to number 4 this week with £951,103 which give it a £18 Million total after 4 weeks of release.

Parasite

Finally on the top 5 is the Oscar winning movie which this week becomes the highest grossing foreign language film in the UK as its gross goes to £11 Million after 5 weeks.

The movies weekend gross is £529,550, the whole of the top 5 having clearly been hit by the public not going to their local multiplexes.

1917

The highest total grossing movie and the longest run on this weeks box office with £43 Million after 9 weeks of release.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Onward - £3,419,500
  2. The Invisible Man - £1,538,985
  3. Military Wives - £968,468
  4. Sonic the Hedgehog - £951,103
  5. Parasite - £529,550
  6. Dark Waters - £499,276
  7. Fantasy Island - £392,857
  8. Dolittle - £362,693
  9. Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show - £313,000
  10. Emma. - £284,518
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