£40.6 Thousand
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$0Viking tale The Northman is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, gore, sexual violence, sex, nudity.
The movie stars Alexander Skarsgard who recently appeared in the blockbuster monster movie Godzilla Vs. Kong and Anya Taylor-Joy who starred in the 2021 Edgar Wright movie Last Night In Soho.
The movie is directed by Robert Eggers who brought us the critically acclaimed The Lighthouse in 2020.
Movie Synopsis
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who raids Slavic villages. He soon meets a seeress who reminds him of his vow -- save his mother, kill his uncle, avenge his father.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
James Bond retakes the top of the UK box office as No Time To Die and Dune have a photo finish with with only £200,000 separating them at the finish line.
Top new movie of the weekend is Last Night In Soho which enters at number 8 this week with £731,950, although the highest debut of the week is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone which is re-released to celebrate 20 years since its release, it makes its debut at 6 with £965,007.
Also new this weekend are Antlers at number 11 with £251,100 and My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission at number 12 with &pond;218,956 while Cliff Richard - The Great 80 Tour which hit cinemas on Wednesday was at number 13 for the weekend with £157,345.
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United Kingdom box office top 5 box office breakdown weekend 29th - 31st October 2021
Far and away the biggest hit of 2021 (so far) goes back to the top of the UK box office in a very tight battle with Dune with the Bond movie winning the race by just £202,149.
Daniel Craigs final Bond outing takes £3.5 Million over the weekend, a very slim 25% drop over last weekend when it fell to number 2.
This gives the movie a total UK gross of £85.9 Million over its 5 weeks of release, this also makes it the top movie of 2021 and the 5th top movie ever in the UK.
Unlike Tenet last year, which was released too early, the Bond movie, which has a bigger appeal anyway, has got people to go back to cinemas, and for the 5th weekend running the box office top 15 has grossed over £15 Million, something which hasn't happened since the end of 2019 start of 2020 when Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released.
Also the movie has broken the record to most consecutive days grossing over £1 Million, it currently stands at 33 days.
Director Denis Villeneuve's take on the classic sci-fi movie falls to number 2 this weekend with £3.3 Million, this gives it a very good 44% drop on its second weekend of release.
This gives the movie a total gross of £13.2 Million and it pushes it into the top 10 movies of 2021 at number 9.
Staying put at number 3 this weekend is the Spiderverse villain movie which takes £1,5 Million on its 3rd weekend, a good 39% drop over last week, giving the movie a total UK gross of £14.7 Million and the 7th top movie of 2021.
The animated sequel goes back up to number 4 this weekend with a take of £1.4 Million, and increase of 40% over last weekend, largely due to the school autumn half term.
This gives the movie a total gross of £8.9 Million over 4 weeks of release.
Also benefitting from the school half term in another animated sequel which takes £1.3 Million over the weekend as the movie falls to number 5, this is an 11% increase from last weekend, this movie has taken £4.9 Million after 2 weeks of release.
Holding a strong lead over the US box office this weekend Dune stays at the top for a second weekend while My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission is the top new movie at number 4.
Also new this week is Antlers at number 6 with $4.2 Million and Last Night in Soho at number 7 with a debut gross of $4.1 Million.
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North American top 5 breakdown box office weekend 29th - 31st October 2021
Easily taking a second weekend at the top of the US box office Denis Villeneuve's vision of the classic sci-fi noval takes $15.5 Million, a 61% drop over last weekend.
The movie, which has just has a sequel green lit, has now taken $69.4 Million at the US box office on its way to $100 Million which it should have by next weekend.
It was the Halloween weekend and the namesake movie hanks onto the box office number 2 slot for a second week with a gross of $8.5 Million, a very good 41% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total gross of $85.6 Million over its 3 weeks of release which is looking good for the third part of the new trilogy, Halloween Ends, which is set for release in 2022.
The latest Bond movie hald firm at number 3 with a $7.8 Million weekend gross, a very slim 34% drop over last weekend.
The movie has taken $133.3 Million in the US over 4 weeks of release and is the 6th top movie of 2021.
Highest new movie of the weekend comes in at number 4 this week with the Japanese superhero manga comic book adaptation.
The animated movie takes a very good $6.4 Million over the weekend.
Sony's Spiderverse villain movie falls to number 5 this weekend with a gross of $5.7 Million, a slim 37% drop over last week, giving the movie a 5 weekend total of $190.4 Million and the 2nd top movie of 2021 having overtaken Black Widow.
Director Edgar Wright brings his unique style back to the cinema in this drama horror movie Last Night in Soho which is given an 18 rating by the BBFC for strong bloody violence.
The movie stars Thomasin McKenzie as the girl in modern times and Anya Taylor-Joy as her time companion, the supporting cast include Matt Smith and Diana Rigg.
As mentioned the movie is directed by Edgar Wright who is probably best known for The Cornetto Trilogy, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The Worlds End.
Movie Synopsis
An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. However, the glamour is not all it appears to be, and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Last weekend saw Dune at the top of the UK box office, with 3 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?
Here are this weeks new releases
Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.