| Rank | Movie (distributor) | Three-day gross (Dec 27-29) | Complete gross thus far | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mufasa: The Lion King (Disney) | £4.2m | £12.6m | 2 |
| 2. | Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Paramount) | £4m | £11.8m | 1 |
| 3. | Depraved (Common) | £2.7m | £53m | 6 |
| 4. | Moana 2 (Disney) | £2.2m | £33.8m | 5 |
| 5. | Higher Man (EFD) | £1.3m | £1.6m | 1 |
GBP to USD conversion charge: 1.25.
Disney animation Mufasa: The Lion King held off Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 3 within the ultimate UK-Eire weekend field workplace of 2024.
Mufasa fell a slim 4% on its second session, taking £4.2m; the movie had £12.6m by the tip of Sunday, December 29, from 10 days in cinemas.
That is properly down on the £36.9m of 2019’s The Lion King on the identical stage (which ended on £76m), however an honest second session that may elevate hopes of crossing the £20m mark by the tip of its run.
It was simply sufficient to carry off Sonic The Hedgehog 3, which took simply over £4m from Friday to Sunday, from 639 websites at a £6,290 common. This was down on the £5m begin in 650 websites at a £7,671 common of 2022’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2; and the £4.7m opening of 2020’s Sonic The Hedgehog, in 619 websites at a £7,647 common.
Nonetheless, Sonic 3 has £11.8m in whole, having opened for previews on Friday, December 20; and like Mufasa will maintain hopes of topping £20m earlier than the tip of January 2025.
Common’s Depraved topped £50m whole with a £2.7m sixth weekend in cinemas – a formidable 7% rise on its earlier session. The Cynthia Erivo- and Ariana Grande-starring musical now has £53m in whole, overtaking Despicable Me 4 (£48.1m) to turn into the third-highest-grossing launch of 2024.
It’s behind solely Deadpool & Wolverine (£57.6m) and Inside Out 2 (£59.2m) amongst 2024 releases. At present charges it should maintain hopes of overtaking each titles earlier than it leaves cinemas; though this can be impacted by Common’s resolution to launch the movie on digital companies from this Friday, January 3.
Disney’s Moana 2 additionally posted a 7% enhance, with £2.2m on its fifth session. The movie is now as much as £33.8m, because the sixth-highest-grossing 2024 launch, with the £39.6m of Dune: Half Two nonetheless in its sights.
Robbie Williams biopic Higher Man began with £1.3m from 658 websites, at a £1,910 common for Leisure Movie Distributors. Together with three days of previews, the movie has £1.6m. This represents a average begin in a aggressive market; director Michael Gracey’s earlier movie, musical The Biggest Showman, additionally obtained off to a average begin over the festive interval, earlier than ending on a colossal £50.5m.
On the ultimate weekend of 2024, takings for the highest 15 titles have been up 49% on the equal weekend from 2023, bringing festive excellent news for exhibitors after a tricky yr. The highest 15 titles introduced in £24.8m, up from £16.6m final yr, regardless of a 5% discount in open cinema places. Business awards contenders are among the many strongest choices heading into January, with Common horror Nosferatu and Studiocanal romance We Dwell In Time starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh each opening on January 1, 2025.
Paddington goes on
Studiocanal’s Paddington In Peru posted the perfect holdover of the highest 15 titles, rising 24% on its eighth weekend with £819,038. The movie has topped the £33m mark; it should seemingly end down on the £38m of 2014’s Paddington and particularly the £42.6m of 2017’s Paddington 2, however has nonetheless drawn a robust determine in a aggressive market, and is the seventh-highest-grossing 2024 launch.
Gladiator II elevated 13% on its seventh session, with £561,663 taking it to £30.3m for Paramount – the eighth-highest-grossing launch of the yr. It ought to prime the £31.3m of Ridley Scott’s 2000 first movie inside the subsequent fortnight.
Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes additionally posted a robust maintain, rising 9% on its fifth session with £364,320. The papal drama is as much as £5.5m, behind solely this yr’s Longlegs (£8.1m) amongst Black Bear releases.
Bollywood titles proceed to search out an viewers over the Christmas holidays, with Kalees’ Child John taking £63,591 for Bakrania Media, from 91 websites at a £698 common. The motion title, starring Varun Dhawan, has £112,835 together with previews.
Sony’s Kraven The Hunter didn’t discover the will increase seen elsewhere on the field workplace, falling 49% on its third session with £87,632 taking it to £1.4m. It is going to end under the £4.3m of fellow 2024 Sony Marvel title Madame Internet.
A re-release of Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli title Spirited Away took £61,861 on the weekend by way of Elysian Movie Group Distribution, and has £77,415 together with previews.
Met Movie Distribution opened Justin Kurzel’s thriller The Order to £61,069 from 85 websites at a £718 common. The Venice Competitors entry has £67,194 together with previews.
Dreamz Leisure’s Malayalam-language thriller Marco added £65,869 on its second session – an 18% drop that introduced it to £204,140 whole.
Venice Competitors title Queer starring Daniel Craig added £59,527 on its third weekend – a 24% drop that took it to £648,790 whole for Mubi.
Warner Bros’ 10th anniversary re-release of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar added £51,775 on the 15th weekend of its re-issue, and is as much as £1.3m, along with the £21.8m of the movie’s unique run.
All figures estimates; credit score: Comscore.