As Avatar: The Way of Water stays at the top of the UK and Northern Ireland box office for a seventh weekend the Indian movie Pathaan makes an impressive start to its box office run with a debut at 2.

Meanwhile Plane is new at number 3 and The Fabelmans is new at 4 with The Wandering Earth 2 new at 9 with £385,959 and Billie Eilish Live At the O2 is new at 10 with £329,407.

Also new is Unwelcome at 14 with £118,322 and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed at 15 with £88,108.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 29th January 2023

The James Cameron directed sequel movie remains at the top of the UK box office for a 7th weekend, which makes it equal with Toy Story 2 and Gladiator.

One more week at the top and it equals Tenet as the longest pandemic movie, if it can get to 13 weeks then it will equal Camerons own Titanic, but its unlikely!

This weekend the movie ass £2.1 Million to its total for a total of £70.8 Million.

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
• It has spent 7 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £2,116,615 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of £70,884,535 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 15th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar which took £65,070,599 at the box office after 7 weeks of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

Making its debut at number 2 this weekend is the new movie from Indian director Siddharth Anand which takes £1.9 Million on its opening weekend.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £1,967,854 over the weekend on its debut
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2023

Also making its debut this weekend is the new movie starring Gerard Butler which enters the box office at number 3 with £1.1 Million.

The stars last movie Copshop opened in September 2021 to £198,225 for a 3 week run.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,161,382 over the weekend on its debut
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2023

The latest movie from director Steven Spielberg finally gets a UK release and opens to just over a million pound.

The movie is nominated for a number of Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director which could help its box office journey, but it may get the Director Oscar but little else.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,067,384 over the weekend on its debut
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023

Falling to number 5 this weekend the new horror movie franchise takes £749,354 on its 3rd weekend of release.

Compared to Smile from the end of 2022 that movie took £1.4 Million on its 3rd weekend.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £749,354 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of £5,980,325 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023

Avatar: The Way of Water spends its 7th weekend at the top of the North American box office which equals that of the first Avatar movie.

The highest new movie of the weekend is the Indian movie Pathaan which makes its debut at 5 while Infinity Pool from director Brandon Cronenberg is new at 8 with $2.7 Million.

Also new this weekend is Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist at number 9 with $2.3 Million, The Wandering Earth 2 at 10 with $1.3 Million, Billie Eilish Live At the O2 at 11 with $1.29 Million and Fear~2023 at number 12 with $1.28 Million.

Finally there is a re-entry for the 11 times Oscar nominated movie Everything Everywhere All At Once at 13 with $1 Million taking its total gross to $71 Million over 29 weeks.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 29th January 2023

James Camerons sequel movie makes it 7 weeks at the top of the North American box office, the first movie to do this since the original Avatar in 2009/10.

The movie is still tracking ahead of Avatar and will likely finish above the original movie which sets up part 3 of the movie series to probably land in the $700 Million mark easily.

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks US box office
• It has spent 7 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $15,700,000 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of $620,580,771 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 13th top grossing movie of all time in the US.
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar which took $595,752,416 at the box office after 7 weeks of release.

The sequel movie from the Shrek franchise remains at number 2 this weekend with $10.6 Million as it proves that the franchise is still alive and well.

The movie is tracking just ahead of the original 2011 Puss in Boots

Rumors of a fifth Shrek movie and a solo Donkey movie are starting to circulate.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $10,621,000 over the weekend, a 10% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of $140,835,910 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took $139,514,442 at the box office after 6 weeks of release.

Tom Hanks proves he is still a box office pull as his latest movie goes back up the North American box office a $6.7 Million on its 5 week of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $6,751,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of $46,053,864 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023

The new horror franchise from director Gerard Johnstone drops to number 4 this weekend with $6.3 Million after on its 4th weekend.

Comparing this to horror movie Smile from late in 2022 this movie is tracking just behind but is still in the same ball park.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $6,371,000 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of $82,274,725 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

Landing at number 5 is the latest hit Indian movie to hit North America as director Siddharth Anand brings this action Drama to the big screen.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks US box office chart.
• It grosses $5,947,369 on its debut weekend
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023

Avatar: The Way of Water spends a 6th weekend at the top of the North American box office as Puss In Boots: The Last Wish goes back up to number 2.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Missing~2023 at number 4 while there is also a new entry for That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond at number 8 with $1.4 Million and The Son at 15 with $239,855.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd January 2023

James Cameron proves that the first Avatar wasn't a one off as the sequel nears the $600 Million mark after adding $20 Million on its 6th weekend of release.

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks US box office
• It has spent 6 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $20,000,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of $598,276,353 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 13th top grossing movie of all time in the US.
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar which took $551,741,499 at the box office after 6 weeks of release.

Going back up the box office is the sequel movie from the Shrek universe of movies as the Antonio Banderas starring movie takes $11.5 Million on its 5th weekend of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $11,500,000 over the weekend, a 14% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of $126,460,470 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took $135,430,092 at the box office after 5 weeks of release.

A new franchise in the horror genre is born as the Gerard Johnstone directed movie takes $9.8 Million over the weekend as M3GAN 2 gets an announcement.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $9,800,000 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of $73,287,510 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

A spiritual successor to the 2018 movie Searching which is the top new movie at number 4 with a $9.3 Million debut.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks US box office chart.
• It grosses $9,300,000 over the weekend
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Searching which took $388,769 at the box office after 1 weeks of release.

Tom Hanks proves he is still a box office draw as his latest movie spends a 4th weekend inside the top 5 with a remake of the Swedish movie A Man Called Ove

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $9,000,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of $35,346,249 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023

As the James Cameron directed Avatar: The Way of Water spends its 6th weekend at the top of the UK box office, new movie Babylon makes its debut in 3rd place.

Also new this weekend is That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond whi makes its debut at 13 with £62,612, Holy Spider is new at 14 with £60,731 and Na Twoim Miejscu makes its debut at 15 with £57,883.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd January 2023

AS the sequel movie from James Cameron goes over $2 Billion worldwide it remains at the top of the UK box office for a 6th weekend with a gross of £2.7 Million which pushes its total to £67.8 Million.

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
• It has spent 6 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £2,789,760 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of £67,845,973 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 17th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar which took £57,441,123 at the box office after 6 weeks of release.

The new horror IP from director Gerard Johnstone remains at 2 this weekend with £1.3 Million taking its total gross of £4.6 million after 2 weeks.

The success of the movie has called for a sequel, M3gan 2 to be made making this a new horror franchise.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,354,537 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of £4,667,263 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

Making its debut at 3 this week is the star studded movie from director Damien Chazelle starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie

The movie takes £1.3 Million on its debut weekend in the UK.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £1,323,683 over the weekend on its debut.
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023

The Whitney Houston bio-pic remains at number 4 this weekend with a gross of £766,245 on its 4th weekend giving it a £9.6 Million total.

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £766,245 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of £9,600,212 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023

The musical version of Roal Dahl's classic book remains at number 5 this weekend with a gross of £661,449 which gives the former number 1 movie a total UK gross of £25.8 Million after 9 weeks.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £661,449 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weeeknd
• It has a total gross of £25,804,997 over 9 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023

The total gross of Avatar: The Way of Water passes another milestone in the UK box office after 5 weeks of release while the top new movie is at number 2 with horror movie M3GAN.

The is a whole host of other new releases this weekend including Empire of Light new at 3, Varisu new at 7 with £648,230, TAR new at 8 with £394,649.

While just outside the top 10 there is Waltair Veerayya new at 12 with £123,174, Enys Men new at 14 with £103,250 and finally Veera Simha Reddy new at 15 with £95,423.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 13th - 15th January 2023

Now on its 5th weekend of release the sequel movie takes £4.7 Million over the weekend, a very good 29% drop over last weekend.

The Avatar sequel continues to push its gross towards the £100 Million mark in the UK as it passes the £60 Million mark with a total gross of £63 Million.

The movie is the top grossing film of 2022 so far and is now the 21st top movie ever in the UK, it will enter the top 20 by next weekend and maybe even enter the top 15.

Highest new movie this weekend

The start of a new horror franchise as director Gerard Johnstone brings us the story of an AI doll that will do anything to protect her owner.

The movie makes its UK debut at number 2 with a gross of £2.3 Million which makes it the 5th top movie of 2022.

Also new at number 3 this weekend is the new movie from the critically acclaimed director Sam Mandes and starring the British National Treasure that is Oscar winner Olivia Coleman.

The movie has had a hard release schedule across the globe but makes an impressive debut here in the UK with £1.7 Million on its debut weekend.

Falling to number 4, from 2, this week is the Whitney Houston bio-pic which takes £1.1 Million on its 3rd weekend of release, a 21% drop over last week.

The movie has taken a fairly respectable total gross of £8.2 Million in the UK and its the second top movie if 2022 after 2 weeks of the year.

The former number 1 movie falls to number 5 this weekend with £857,293, a 27% drop over last week.

The movie has now taken a fantastic £25 Million at the UK box office as it starts its decent down the chart.