As the box office summer season moves into the next gear sequel movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes gets its UK release and top the UK box office.

The movie takes £3.8 Million on its debut, which in recent times is not a terrible opening weekend but it is half that of War For the Planet of the Apes £7.1 Million from 7 years ago.

Last weeks top movie The Fall Guy takes a hard tumble from the top this week with a weekend gross of £948,970, a 74% drop from last week.

Only 1 movie this weekend took over a million, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and with a total 15 combines gross of £6.3 Million this of the lowest box office total since December 6th 2022 when Matilda The Musical spent its 3rd weekend at the top.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th May 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £948,970 over the weekend, a 74% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £948,970 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £333,281 over the weekend, a 66% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,699,043 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £140,983 over the weekend, a 72% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £923,013 over 2 weeks of release

UK Box Office Weekend Report 3rd - 5th May 2024: The Fall Guy makes its debut at the top of the UK box office as the summer season kicks off As the box office summer season kicks off the Ryan Reynolds and Emily Blunt double header The Fall Guys makes its debut at the top of the UK box office.

The movies debuts with a box office gross of £3.5 Million.

Marking not only the 4th of May Star Wars celebration but also the movies 25th Anniversary Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace lands at 2 on this weeks box office.

The movie takes an incredible £1,1 Million, not bad for a 25 year old movie.

Last weeks top movie Challengers drop to number 3 this week after a week at the top, the movie has grossed £3.6 Million to date.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th May 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,159,370 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Star Wars: Return of the Jedi which took £0 at the box office after 24 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £986,885 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,627,927 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £562,704 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £20,461,636 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took £13,317,340 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

The new movie, Challengers, from director Luca Guadagnino starring superstar Zendaya tops the UK box office on its debut weekend of release.

Challengers makes its debut with a gross of £1.4 Million which is the 11th top grossing movie in an April window.

The movie knocks off 2 week number 1 movie Back to Black which falls to number 2 this weekend and has grossed £9 Million to date.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th April 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,400,000 over the weekend, a 26% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £9,000,000 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £904,199 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took £12,835,111 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £755,426 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,200,000 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2024

The Amy Winehouse bio-pic Back to Black remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with a gross of £1.8 Million.

This gives the movie a total gross of £6.3 Million after two weekends of release, it will be challenged for the top spot this coming weekend from the new Zendaya movie Challengers.

Highest new movies of the weekend comes in at number 5 this weekend as horror movie Abigail takes £596,590 on its debut.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st April 2024

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,055,680 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,807,820 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £901,615 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £18,587,205 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took £11,147,832 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £596,590 over its debut weekend

It was a two way fight for the top of the UK box office this weekend with the Amy Winehouse bio-pic winning with a debut gross of £2.7 Million.

The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and is her top grossing debut movie in the UK outside of Fifty Shades of Grey which took £13.5 Million on its debut.

Coming in at number 2 is the new movie from Alex Garland, Civil War come in with a debut gross of £1.8 Million.

Last weeks top movie, Kung-Fu Panda 4 slides to number 3 this weekend after 2 weeks at the top and has taken a great £17.2 Million in total.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th April 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,823,179 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,754,440 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £17,291,699 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took £8,961,602 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £787,096 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £14,066,300 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife which took £10,130,382 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.