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

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Mufasa: The Lion King which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Barry Jenkins
• It stars Seth Rogen (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem) and Billy Eichner (Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall) among others.
• The movie also stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Aaron Pierre and John Kani
• The release date in the UK is 20th December 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 20th December 2024
• Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner appeared together in Bad Neighbours 2 and The Lion King

Synopsis for Mufasa: The Lion King

The rise of one of the greatest kings of the Pride Lands, goes back to the African savanna where Rafiki tells Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, the story of her grandfather while Timon and Pumbaa add color commentary.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

Alex Garland's hit movie Civil War remains at the top of the North American box office for a second weekend with a gross of $11.1 Million.

This gives the movie a total North American box office gross os $44.8 Million after 2 weekends of release.

Teen horror movie Abigail is the top new movie this weekend as it enters at 2 with $10.2 Million.

Also new on the top 5 this weekend are The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Spy X Family Code: White at 4 and 5 respectively.

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

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $11,127,752 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $44,884,414 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $10,297,110 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,570,463 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $171,731,973 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $8,913,698 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $4,824,993 after 1 weekends of release

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

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 4 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $31,100,000 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 78 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $485,200,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $21,400,000 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $61,700,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 40 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $19,900,000 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $480,300,000 over 7 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 83 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took $311,672,307 at the box office after 7 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It grosses $15,200,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $15,200,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 63 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $11,900,000 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $42,500,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine which took $43,208,065 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

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