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US release: 9th January 2026Making its debut at the top of the US box office this week The Lost City~2022 starring Sandra Bullock and Canning Tatum among a host of celebrities.
Also making debuts this weekend are the Indian movie RRR at number 3 while Infinite Storm is new at 10 with $751,296 and Everything Everywhere All At Once is new at number 13 with $509,659.
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US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 25th - 27th March 2022
The star power of Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum are as evident as ever as this light hearted action comedy which is reminiscent of the 1984 movie Romancing the Stone hits the top on its debut weekend.
The movie, which also stars Brad Pitt and Daniel Radcliffe, makes its debut with a fantastic $31 Million which actually takes it into the top 10 movies of 2022 at number 9.
After 3 weeks at the top of the US box office the Matt Reeves vision of the Dark Knight falls to number 2 with a weekend gross of $20.5 Million, a 44% drop.
The movies total gross is now boosted to $331.9 Million over its 4 week run, which is not close to the gross of Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, but in the current climate is still good.
The movie is also the top grossing film of 2022 so far.
Indian period movie directed by S.S. Rajamouli makes a very impressive debut this weekend at number 3 with a gross of $9.5 Million.
The movies has been a bit of a surprise across the globe as its debut global gross hit $13.4 Million on its debut this weekend.
Falling to number 4 this weekend is the Tom Holland video game vehicle which takes $5 Million on its 6 weekend, a 36% drop, taking its gross to $133.5 Million and the 3rd to movie of 2022 so far.
The Japanese animated movie which came in as the highest new movie last weekend at number 2 falls by 49% this weekend with a gross of $2.2 Million.
Still a magnificent total gross of $8.2 Million makes it one of the best grossing manga movies in North America.
The Batman stays at hte top of the UK box office for a second weekend as its weekend gross drops 45% but it still far out grosses the rest of the top 15 again.
Highest new movie of the weekend is the event movie BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing which comes in at number 3 while Indian movie Radhe Shyam is also new at number 9 with £186,705.
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UK box office top 5 weekend breakdown 11th - 13th March 2022
Spending a second weekend at the top of the UK box office is the DC Universe movie directed by Matt reeves and starring Robert Pattinson as The Dark Knight which takes £7.2 Million, a 45% drop over last weekend.
The movie takes 61% of the weekend box office top 15 takings and is the second top movie of 2022 so far, there is a chance it will take the top spot of the year by next weekend.
The Tom Holland starring video game adaptation remains at number 2 for a second weekend with just ave a million pound, a very good 21% drop over last week.
This gives the movie a total UK gross of £21 Million after 5 weeks and making it the 4th top movie of 2022.
Highest new movie of the weekend is an event movie from super group BTS which this weekend lands at number 3 with £899,126.
The band were previously on the UK box office in 2018 with their concert movie Love Yourself In Seoul: BTS World Tour 2019 which was a top 10 hit for a weekend with a gross of £518,809.
The mega smash hit animated sequel falls to number 4 this weekend with £819,153 on its 7th weekend, a 21% drop, giving the movie a total UK gross of £31 Million and making it the top movie of 2022 so far.
The Roger Michell directed movie falls to number 5 on its 5th weekend of release with £500,749, a 27% drop, giving it a new total gross of £3.8 Million.
Spending a second weekend at the top is The Batman on its second weekend of release, with the highest new movie at number 2 as the concert movie BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing makes its debut.
Also new this weekend is the Disney/Pixar movie Turning Red which despite getting a Disney+ release in many countries gets a cinema release in 12 territories which gives it a debut at 9 with $3.8 Million.
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World box office top 5 weekend breakdown 11th - 13th March 2022
Second weekend for the Matt Reeves directed vision of the Batman which takes $132.6 Million from a huge 76 countries, a fairly good 49% drop over its debut.
The movie is heading to be the top movie of 2022 but is currently at number 4 with $463.2 Million global total, the current top movie of 2022 is The Battle At Lake Changjin II with $625.9 Million.
The opening of the current movie has been one of the best over the pandemic and is setting the bar for the big blockbusters to come later this year.
Highest new movie of the weekend is the cinema event concert movie for super group BTS from South Korea which enters at number 2 with $32.6 Million from 75 countries.
The super group are no stranger to the box office having last had a concert in cinemas in 2018 with Love Yourself In Seoul: BTS World Tour 2019 which grossed $10 Million globally.
The Tom Holland starring video game adaptation is starting is decent down the box office now as its takes $20.4 Million on its 5th weekend of release from 65 countries, a small 28% drop over last weekend.
This gives it a $301.2 Million total global gross making it the 5th top movie of 2022.
The other Tom Holland movie still on the box office this week, dropping to number 4 is the Sony/Marvel global smash which this weekend takes $6.4 Million from 60 countries, a small 23% drop.
Incredibly the movie has been on the box office for 13 weeks and is starting to appear on digital streaming, including Disney+, over this week, the movie has taken $1.8 Billion globally and although was released in 2021 is the 2nd top movie of 2022.
The Channing Tatum starring movie drop to number 5 this weekend with $6 Million from 20 countries, which is an amazing 11% drop on its 4th weekend of release, the movie has a global gross of $55.3 Million.
The long awaited release of director Matt Reeves vision of the caped crusader finally happened this weekend after a couple of delays and The Batman hit number 1 on its debut.
Also making its debut us Ali & Ava which enters at number 9 with a debut gross of ¤106,133, and The Godfather Part II re-enters at number 13 after the 25th Anniversary of the original The Godfather.
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UK box office top 5 weekend breakdown 4th - 6th March 2022
As expected the country went crazy for the first solo Batman movie in a while, and the reviews were very favourable for Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader.
The movie made its debut with a weekend gross of £13.5 Million, this makes it the 50th top opening weekend ever in the UK.
It will no doubt get into the top grossing movie of all time in the UK but until then it is at least the 5th top grossing movie of 2022 on its debut with the possibility of jumping into the top 3 by next weekend.
The road ahead looks good until the end of March/beginning of April when there is a double big release of Morbius and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Tom Holland drops to number 2 this weekend with the video game adaptation which spent 3 weeks at number 1, this week it takes £1.3 Million, a hefty 57% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total gross in the UK of £20 Million and its the third top movie of 2022.
The movie also takes the honor this weekend of the highest grossing movie based on a video game, taking over from Sonic the Hedgehog.
The mega smash animated sequel this weekend takes £1.03 Million as it drops to number 3, a big 61% drop on its 6th weekend of release.
It has now taken £30 Million in the UK as marks a new milestone in box office takings, it also is the top grossing movie, so far, of 2022.
One last honor it takes this weekend, it surpasses the total gross of the original Sing which took £28.9 Million in 2017.
Falling ot number 4 this weekend is the true life dramatic comedy starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren which takes £682,096 on its second weekend, a 31% drop, for a total of £2.7 Million.
Dropping to number 5 is the Kenneth Branagh directed Hercule Poirot mystery which takes £283,550 after 4 weeks, a big 63% drop, for a £7.1 Million total.
It was a massive weekend for Warner Bros. studios and DC comics as The Batman makes its debut at the top of the US box office having the biggest opening weekend since Spider-Man: No Way Home in December last year.
Also having a debut weekend at number 9 is Gangubai Kathiawadi which takes $592,000 this weekend.
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US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 4th - 6th March 2022
The DC Movie Universe has had a difficult time at cinemas and after trying to succeed in the same way Marvel's universe has simply didn't work for the Warner Bros. franchise, but the individual character movies does seem to work.
This of course isn't by a long shot the first time Batman has been portrayed, this this is the darkest version we have had so from director Matt Reeves.
The movie stars Robert Pattinson as the title character and the movie takes a fantastic $134 Million on its debut.
The movie is already the second highest grossing movie of 2022 and by next weekend will most likely be the top movie of the year.
Falling to number 2 this weekend is the Tom Holland starring video game adaptation which takes $11 Million on its 3rd weekend of release, a large 53% drop over last weekend.
The movie has now chalked off one milestone as its total US gross now sits at $100 Million, and it is the 3rd top movie of 2022.
The Channing Tatum starring vehicle falls to number 3 this weekend with $6 Million on its 3rd weekend of release, a 40% drop, which brings its total gross to $40 Million.
Falling a single place this week after 12 weeks on the box office, the Marvel/Sony movie takes $4.4 Million, a small 23$ drop considering how long the movie has been released now!
This gives the movie a total gross of $786 Million, $172.8 Million of it taken in 2022 making it the top movie of the year so far, it is also the 3rd to movie ever in the US.
Finishing off the top 5 is the Kenneth Branagh movie which falls to number 5 with $2.7 Million on its 4th weekend, a 39% drop, giving it a total of $37 Million.