| Rank | Movie (distributor) | Three-day gross (Nov 29-Dec 1) | Complete gross up to now | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Moana 2 (Disney) | £12m | £12m | 1 |
| 2. | Depraved (Common) | £8.3m | £28.5m | 2 |
| 3. | Gladiator II (Paramount) | £2.6m | £23.4m | 3 |
| 4. | Paddington In Peru (Studiocanal) | £1.8m | £27.3m | 4 |
| 5. | Conclave (Black Bear) | £886,000 | £1.1m | 1 |
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It was one other record-breaking weekend on the UK and Eire field workplace as Moana 2 sailed to the highest with a £12m debut for Disney.
The sequel had the third-highest opening of the 12 months, behind final week’s Depraved (£13.7m) and Deadpool & Wolverine (£12.6m) however was forward of fellow Disney animation Inside Out 2 which scored an £11.3m debut again in June.
It is usually the very best opening for an animated title post-pandemic within the UK and Eire and the fifth-highest animated opening of all time, beating out 2011’s Toy Story 3 on £11.5m. Forward of it’s 2019’s Toy Story 4 (£13.5m); 2007’s The Simpson Film (£13.6m); 2019’s Frozen II (£14.9m); and 2019’s The Lion King (£16.7m).
Moana 2 had a powerful £19,048 location common after launching in 630 cinemas and opened greater than 4 occasions larger than the £2.2m of Moana in 2016
The sequel sees the eponymous islander, voiced by Auli‘i Cravalho, embark on a journey to discover a legendary, misplaced island. Dwayne Johnson additionally returns to the voice solid whereas new additions embrace comic Rose Matafeo and Hualalai Chung.
Dropping to second place however with solely a 39% lower was Common’s Depraved, scoring £8.3m in its second weekend. With a complete of £28.5m, it’s already the fifth highest-grossing movie of 2024, overtaking Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at £26.3m.
Subsequent in line was Gladiator II with £2.6m, The Paul Mescal-starring sequel is as much as £23.4m after three weeks for Paramount.
Confronted with stiff competitors, Paddington In Peru took a 57% dip with £1.8m. After 4 weeks, the Studiocanal title is at £27.3m and nonetheless has a strategy to go to match that of its predecessors Paddington (£38m) and Paddington 2 (£42.7m)
Edward Berger’s Conclave debuted in fifth place with £886,000 for Black Bear. The Vatican-set thriller, about electing a brand new pope, has a complete of £1.1m together with previews. Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow are among the many solid of this Telluride premiere.
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Dropping out of the highest 5 after three weeks was Warner Bros festive comedy Pink One which made £425,831 for a £6.6m cume.
Hugh Grant horror Heretic is as much as £5.7m after touchdown £96,584 in its fifth week of play for Leisure Movie Distributors.
Additionally on its fifth weekend, Lionsgate’s Small Issues Like These made £71,177 to convey its complete to £3.7m.
Sean Baker’s Anora dropped solely 39% in its fifth session with £53,885 for a £1.7m cume for Common.
Fellow Cannes award-winner All We Think about As Gentle debuted with £50,866 for BFI Distribution. Payal Kapadia’s debut characteristic, surrounding three ladies in Mumbai, has a complete of £111,033 together with previews.
Common’s animation The Wild Robotic is as much as £13.6m after including £48,735 in its seventh week of play.
Park Circus’ 20th anniversary launch of festive animation The Polar Specific made £49,617.
For Sony, Venom: The Final Dance took in £45,620 and now stands at £12.3m after six periods.
Not be confused with Hong Kong drama The Final Dance which made £23,381 in its third weekend for Trinity CineAsia. With a complete of £466,532, it’s now the second-highest-grossing Hong Kong movie within the UK and Eire, behind solely Stephen Chow’s Kung FuHustle, which took £1.3m in 2005.
Paramount horror Smile 2 is as much as £6.5m after including £14,000 in its seventh run.
Indian horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 made £10,008 in its fourth session and now stands at £879,717 for AA Movies.
Vertigo Releasing opened horror romance Your Monster on £6,580 together with £5,444 from 13 previews.
Further reporting by Livia Sasso.
