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The Call of the Wild 2020

The Call of the Wild
2020
 100 minutes (1 hrs 40 mins)
Cast and Director

Directed by

Starring

Harrison Ford / Omar Sy / Dan Stevens / Karen Gillan / Bradley Whitford / Cara Gee / Jean Louisa Kelly / Wes Brown / Terry Notary / Preston Bailey
Release dates
US release date US release: 21st February 2020
Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 21st Feb '20
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £1.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 21st Feb '20
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $24.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 5

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 21st Feb '20
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $40.2 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 15
Certificates

PG age rating

The Call of the Wild PG age rating 
Total grosses
UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $62.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $113.9 Million
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Last weekend saw Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at the top of the UK box office, with 6 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

  • The Starling
  • Everybody's Talking About Jamie
  • Prisoners of the Ghostland
  • The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica
  • Gunpowder Milkshake
  • 12 Mighty Orphans

The Starling

  • The movie is directed by Theodore Melfi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Theodore Melfi also directed St Vincent in 2014 which grossed £780K in the UK.
  • It stars Melissa McCarthy who also starred in Thunder Force (2021).
  • The film also stars Timothy Olyphant who last appeared in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).
  • They also appeared together in Go (1999).

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

  • The movie is directed by Jonathan Butterell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Jonathan Butterell also directed Everybody's Talking About Jamie in 2018 which grossed £1.2 Mil. in the UK.
  • It stars Max Harwood who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Lauren Patel who is making a feature film debut.

Prisoners of the Ghostland

  • The movie is directed by Sion Sono, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Sion Sono also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
  • It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Pig (2021).
  • The film also stars Sofia Boutella who also last appeared in Settlers (2021).

The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica

  • The movie is directed by Daniel Graham, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Daniel Graham also directed Opus Zero in 2019 which grossed £1.6K in the UK.
  • It stars Timothy Spall who also starred in The Last Bus (2021).
  • The film also stars Peter Stormare who also last appeared in The Poison Rose (2019).

Gunpowder Milkshake

  • The movie is directed by Navot Papushado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Navot Papushado also directed Big Bad Wolves in 2013 which grossed £1.6K in the UK.
  • It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in The Call of the Wild (2020).
  • The film also stars Joanna Bobin who also last appeared in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).

12 Mighty Orphans

  • The movie is directed by Ty Roberts, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Ty Roberts also directed The Iron Orchard in 2018.
  • It stars Luke Wilson who also starred in Cosmic Sin (2021).
  • The film also stars Vinessa Shaw who also last appeared in After the Fall (2014).
  • They also appeared together in 3:10 to Yuma (2007).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 2 new movies released

  • The Many Saints of Newark, Wednesday, 22nd September
  • The Green Knight, Friday, 24th September

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 16th July 2021, there are 7 movies looking to take your viewing attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Widow from the top of the UK box office.

The Croods: A New Age

Space Jam: A New Legacy

  • The movie is directed by Malcolm D. Lee, it is the directors 11th movie.
  • Malcolm D. Lee also directed Girls Trip in 2017 which grossed £8.9 Million in the UK.
  • It stars LeBron James who also starred in Smallfoot (2018).
  • The film also stars Don Cheadle who last appeared in Avengers: Endgame (2019).

The Birthday Cake

  • The movie is from director Jimmy Giannopoulos
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Shiloh Fernandez who also starred in Burn (2019).
  • The film also stars Val Kilmer who last appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019).

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

  • The movie is directed by Questlove, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Questlove also directed Black Woodstock in 1969.
  • It stars Lin-Manuel Miranda who also starred in In the Heights (2021).
  • The film also stars Chris Rock who last appeared in Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021).

Gunpowder Milkshake

  • The movie is directed by Navot Papushado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Navot Papushado also directed Big Bad Wolves in 2013 which grossed £1.6 Thousand in the UK.
  • It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in The Call of the Wild (2020).
  • The film also stars Carla Gugino who last appeared in With/In: Volume 2 (2021).

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

  • The movie is directed by Adam Robitel, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Adam Robitel also directed Insidious: The Dark Realm in 2021.
  • It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Words On Bathroom Walls (2020).
  • The film also stars Logan Miller who last appeared in Shithouse (2020).
  • Taylor Russell and Logan Miller have starred in 2 movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Escape Room (2019).

The Forever Purge

  • The movie is from director Everardo Gout
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Ana de la Reguera who also starred in Army of the Dead (2021).
  • The film also stars Tenoch Huerta who last appeared in Bel Canto (2019).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 2 new movies released

  • Old, Friday, 23rd July
  • Riders of Justice, Friday, 23rd July

With cinemas still closed across the UK the home video market is still doing well and this week Birds Of Prey re-enters the chart at the top after getting the traditional Blu-Ray and digital to own release.

Here is a rundown of the top 5 movie you can view at home.

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Starring Margot Robbie the DC supervillain movie re-enters the video chart at the top after its initial release earlier in the year.

The movie as hit at the box office back in February of 2020 where it made nearly £9 Million.

Dolittle

Despite being panned by critics the Robert Downey Jr. movie has turned into a bit of a hit at the box office and now on home video.

The movie goes back up to number 3 this week on its third week of release.

1917

The top grossing movie of 2020 so far falls to number 3 this week on its seventh week of release.

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Another film which had a "home box office" release earlier in the year and now goes back up the chart on its blu-ray and digital to own release.

The Dev Patel starring movie is at number 4 this week.

Sonic the Hedgehog

The speedy blue hedgehog falls from the top to number 5 this week on its 11th week of release.

Here is the top 10 home video releases this week

  1. Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn)
  2. Dolittle
  3. 1917
  4. The Personal History Of David Copperfield
  5. Sonic The Hedgehog
  6. Bad Boys For Life
  7. Onward
  8. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
  9. The Call Of The Wild
  10. Jumanji: The Next Level

The UK is starting to show signs of coming out of the COVID-19 lockdown and maybe the home entertainment chart reflects this as 1917 goes back to the top and the highest new film is The call of The Wild at number 6.

Here is a breakdown of the top 7 home entertainment titles in the UK.

1917

Sam Mendes highly praised war movie goes back to the top of the home entertainment charts on its 3rd week of release.

The movie is still the top grossing film at the UK box office for 2020 having taken £43 Million to date.

Bad Boys For Life

The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence buddy cop movie falls to number 2 this week after making its debut at the top.

THe movie is still the 5th top box office movie of 2020 with a gross of £16 Million.

Onward

Pixars latest movie stays at number 3 on its third weekend of release after its theatrical release was cut short and it only spent 2 weeks at the box office.

Still the movie made over £5 Million and is the 17th top film of 2020.

Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker

The final Skywalker Saga Star Wars movie is at number 4 on its 6th week of release, the film was release in 2019 but it still manages to take £18 Million in 2020 and is the 3rd top grossing film of the year.

Little Women

Greta Gerwig's movie adaptation is at 5 this week on its second weekend of release, a 2019 film it is the 4th top grossing film of 2020 with £17.7 Million is box office grosses.

The Call of the Wild

Highest new film of the week is at number 6, the Harrison Ford movie was released at the UK box office on 21st February 2020 where it entered at number 4.

The movies box office run was cut short but still managed to take a respectable £2.7 Million and is the 19th top film of 2020.

Cats

The critically panned Tom Hooper directed makes its home entertainment debut at number 7 this week.

The movie hit the UK box office on 20th December 2019 where it entered at number 2 with £3.2 Million.

The film didn't have a bad box office run, it spend 5 weeks on the chart and has taken nearly £12 Million, it is the 17th top grossing film of 2020 having made £4.7 Million.

Here is the top 10 home entertainment movies for the week 22nd May - 2nd June 2020.

  1. 1917
  2. Bad Boys For Life
  3. Onward
  4. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
  5. Little Women
  6. The Call Of The Wild
  7. Cats
  8. Frozen II
  9. Jumanji: The Next Level
  10. Jojo Rabbit

With the first quarter of the year over and most of the cinemas closed across the US it a good time to pause for a moment and take a look at the top film during the first 3 months of 2020.

Bad Boys For Life

Twenty five years after the first teaming of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence first hit cinemas the third film in the buddy cop movie beats all expectations.

The movie was a mega smash at US box office with a total gross of $204 Million, and it was still at cinemas before the close down.

1917

The movie was the hot tip to sweep the Oscars this year before everyone decided Parasite was the better film, but it didn't hurt Sam Mandes War Drama at the box office.

The movie was still a hit and pulled in a very good $158 Million at the US box office.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Despite getting a very mixed reaction from the Star Wars hard core, the much hailed end of the saga movie still pulled in the audiences with over $500 Million in the US box office in total.

In 2020 the movie took and impressive $153 Million.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Despite the early signs suggest this would be a flop the redesign of the main character Sonic pushed it to a $145 Million US gross.

Jumanji: The Next Level

Dwayne Johnsons sequel to the smash hit Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle didn't quite hit the same note but it was still a smash hit taking $141 Million in 2020, it has taken $316 Million in total.

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Warner Bros. were maybe expecting a bit more from the Harley Quinn movie but it still managed a quite respectable $84 Million, no flop but no smash hit.

Little Women

Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the classic novel was praised by critics and audiences alike and took $78 Million in the first quarter of 2020 in the US, it has taken $108 Million in total.

Dolittle

This Robert Downey Jr. vehicle was never going to reach the heights of anything with Iron Man in but the film still did better than expected considering the bad reviews, it took $77 Million.

The Invisible Man

Just creeping in before the American coronavirus shutdown the Universal monster movie took a very respectable $64 Million, its box office run was cut short and the movie is now available on streaming services.

The Call of the Wild

Harrison Ford went back to nature for this down to earth movie which held its own at the box office with a $62 Million total gross, again the movie was still doing well when cinemas closed their doors.