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