After 7 weekends at the top of the US box office Avatar: The Way of Water falls to number 3 as 2 new releases enter the box office in the top 2 places.
New at the top is Knock At the Cabin while one place below is the well times release (just before the Superbowl) of 80 For Brady.
Also new this weekend is BTS: Yet to Come In Cinemas at number 5 and The Amazing Maurice at number 13, there is also a re-entry for The Chosen: Season 3 - Episode 1 & 2 at number 9.
Highest new movie this weekend
Director M Night Shyamalan brings his latest movie to cinemas and scores another number 1 movie in the process, it is also another hit movie for star Dave Bautista.
Compared to the directors last movie, Old from 2021 it is very much in the same ball park as that movie took just over $16 Million on its debut.
Starring some of the best veteran actresses in Hollywood this feel good movie has come in far better than expected with its $12 Million debut gross.
Released to coincide with the Superbowl with is on the 12th February the movie also stars the most decorated American Football player Tom Brady.
After spending an amazing 7 weeks at the top of the US box office the Avatar sequel falls to number 3 this weekend.
The movie has been an amazing success for its director James Cameron and sets the franchise up for the third installment due in cinemas December 2024.
The sequel movie from the Shrek universe spends a fourth weekend on the top 5 and is the second top movie so far in 2023.
The mega band hits cinemas again with their latest concert movie which lands on the box office at number 5 this weekend.
Their last movie BTS: Permission to Dance On Stage Seoul Live Viewing was released in March 2022 and took over $6 Million on its debut weekend.
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.
Remaining at the top for a second weekend is the hit movie The Batman which despite a 50% drop this week still far out grosses the rest of the box office.
Top new movie of the weekend is the South Korean pop group with their latest concert movie BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing which is new at number 3.
Also new on the top 10 this weekend is Indian movie Radhe Shyam which makes its debut at number 7 with $1.8 Million.
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US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 11th - 13th March 2022
A good second weekend for the DC Universe movie which remains at the top of the US box office with a 20% drop over last weekend to $66.5 Million taking its total gross to $239 Million.
This kind of drop is fairly common for a movie with such a front loaded fan base who rush out on the first weekend, although the movie still takes 65% of this weekends total box office top 15.
The film does take the honor this weekend over overtaking Spider-Man: No Way Home as the top grossing movie of 2022.
Another weekend at number 2 this week for the Tom Holland starring movie which takes $9.2 Million on its 4th weekend of release, an incredibly low 17% drop over last week.
The movie has now taken $113.3 Million in the US and is the 3rd top movie of 2022, and could overtake the other Tom Holland movie Spider-Man: No Way Home before it finished its run.
Highest new movie this weekend is the single day performance from the hottest band around, BTS take their broadcast of their latest concert into the top 5 at number 3.
The event movie takes $6.8 Million which is an incredible feat considering it was only available for a single day broadcast, and incredibly it is the 18th top movie if 2022.
The movie far out did the bands previous event Love Yourself In Seoul: BTS World Tour 2019 which took just $3.5 Million in 2018.
The Channing Tatum sleeper hit falls to number 3 this weekend with $5.2 Million in its 4th week of release, a very low 15% drop.
The movie has now taken $47.6 Million on the US box office and is the 7th top movie of 2022.
The Marvel/Sony MCU movie has now been on the box office chart for 13 weeks and this weekend takes $4 Million, a very low 10% drop over last weekend.
The movie has now taken an incredible $792.2 Million in the US over its 13 weeks and has been on the top 5 for all of that.
The film is now the 2nd top movie of 2022 having been overtaken by The Batman this weekend, but it is the 3rd top movie of all time, and is less than $100 Million away from Avengers: Endgame which is at number 2.
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.