The new re-image of the
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory story,
Wonka is the top movie in the UK on its debut with a £5.8 Million gross.
This is lower than the Tom Burton movie from 2005 which took nearly £8 Million and starred Johnny Depp in the lead role of Wonka.
Last weeks top movie, Napoleon fell to number 4 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top and has a total of £11 Million.
With the Christmas season upon on now there are some festive movies on the box office this weekend in the shape of Elf, Home Alone and LoveActually.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th December 2023
Wonka
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 £8,904,750 over its debut weekend
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of December
Wish
- The movie Goes Up the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,119,644 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £5,804,888 over 3 weeks of release
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £961,055 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £14,791,638 over 4 weeks of release
- The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023
- The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took £25,496,552 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.
Napoleon~2023
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £951,101 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £11,381,100 over 3 weeks of release
Saltburn
- The movie Goes Up the Chart to Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £417,609 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £4,110,885 over 4 weeks of release
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Wonka - £8,904,750
- Wish - £1,119,644
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - £961,055
- Napoleon - £951,101
- Saltburn - £417,609
- Animal - £401,015
- Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé - £296,389
- Elf - £163,189
- Home Alone - £89,363
- The Peasants - £74,441
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