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.
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Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie A Quiet Place: Day One which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.
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Synopsis for A Quiet Place: Day One
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sammy fights to survive.
Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.
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.
Highest new movie this weekend
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.
Highest new movie this weekend
Highest new movie this weekend