US release: 22nd December 2021
Uruguay release: 22nd November 2021
Azerbaijan release: 16th December 2021
£7.6 Million $37.7 Million
$156.6 MillionThis weekend Spider-Man: No Way Home had it's first movie with a series challenge for the top hot cinemas, but the Marvel movie was stronger and spends a fifth weekend at number 1. Therefore Scream makes its debut at the global box office at number 2 this weekend and is the only new release inside the top 10.
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Global box office top 5 weekend breakdown.
Marvel and Sony's mega smash hit movie spends a 5th weekend at the top despite strong competition Scream with a weekend gross of $54.2 Million from 64 countries, a 44% drop over last weekend.
The movie has now taken an incredible $1.6 Million over its 5 weeks of release, it is the top movie of 2022 so far with $256.1 being taken this year and is the 8th top movie of all time.
The horror sequel makes its debut at number 2 this weekend having been released in 51 countries, and has a debut gross of $48.6 Million.
With a total gross of $48.6 Million means the movie is the third top film of 2022 so far.
After 2 weeks at number 2 the animated sequel falls to number 3 this weekend with a gross of $16.7 Million from 55 countries, a 42% drop.
The movie now has a total global gross of $215.6 Million, $71 Million of which $71 Million was taked in 2022 making it the 2nd top movie of the year.
The prequel movie from director Matthew Vaughn falls to number 4 this weekend with $12.5 Million from 45 countries, a 25% drop over last weekend.
This puts the movies total global gross at $92 Million of which $44.6 has been taken in 2022 making it the 4th top movie of this year.
After a slow start the 4th The Matrix movie remains at number 5 this weekend with $11.9 Million from 79 countries, a 20% increase.
The movie has taken $140 Million in global grosses which $34 Million eas taken in 2022 making it the 6th top movie if the year.
Spider-Man: No Way Home spends a fourth weekend at the top of the UK box office while there is nothings in the way of major new releases to try challenge it, although that could change next weekend!
Highest new movie of the weekend is Licorice Pizza which makes its debut at number 3 while further down the box office is The 355 which is new at 7 with £366,546.
Finally the critically acclaimed Boiling Point is new at number 11 with £79,117 from just 53 cinemas in the UK.
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UK box office top 5 breakdown weekend 7th - 9th January 2022
The Marvel/Sony movie spends a fourth weekend at the top of the UK box office, the longest run since Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in September 2021, although No Time To Die did spend 4 non-consecutive weeks at the top on October of 2021.
The movie took this weekend £4.4 Million which is a very slim 26% drop over last weekend which gives the movie a UK total of £79.3 Million after 4 weeks.
The movie is naturally the top film so far in 2022, and on its current pace it could beat No Time To Die as the top movie released in 2021 which has taken £96.5 Million so far.
A second weekend at number 2 for the prequel movie from director Matthew Vaughn which this weekend takes £905,092, a large 74% drop over last weekend altohugh that did include nearly a week of previews.
The movie has now taken a fairly reasonable £5.3 Million over its 2/3 weeks of release.
Director Paul Thomas Anderson's coming of age movie set in the 1970's got a pre-release on new years day and has taken to date £879,373.
The movie has had great reviews which might keep its momentum going for a few weeks as it becomes a fan favourite.
The kids animated series transitioned to a live action big screen movie had a decent Christmas holiday and this weekend only falls to number 4 with £623,074, a small 20% drop over last weekend, giving the movie a £7.3 Million total after 5 weeks.
The fourth The Matrix movie has had a tough time at the box office but in the UK the movie only falls to number 5 this weekend with £513,474, a 32% drop over last weekend, which gives the Keanu Reeves starring movie a total UK gross of £6.4 Million over 3 weeks.
Spider-Man: No Way Home continues it's run at the top of the global box office this weekend as it spends a fourth weekend at the top, and with audience being unimpressed with the weekends new release, The 355 makes its debut at number 8 with $6.3 Million.
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Global box office top 5 breakdown weekend 7th - 9th January 2022
Four weeks in the the Marvel/Sony movie is still outstripping everything at the global box office as the movie takes $97.4 Million over the weekend from 63 countries, a slim 26% drop.
The movie has been the biggest thing to hit the global box office in a couple of year and this weekend its total global gross sits at an amazing $1.5 Billion.
It is now the 8th top movie of all time having just overtaken The Avengers from 2012.
THe animated sequel is proving to be a big hit at the global box office as the movie jumps to number 2 on it's third weekend with $29 Million from 55 countries, a very slim 21% drop over last weekend.
The movie has now taken $190.8 Million over its 3 week global release.
Director Matthew Vaughn's prequel movie jumps to number 3 from 6 on its third weekend with a gross of $16.6 Million from 44 countries, a slim 10% drop over last weekend.
This puts the movies total global gross at $74.2 Million.
Released in just 5 countries the Chinese movie falls to number 4 this weekend with $10.9 Million, a drop of 87%, giving it a total of $112.5 Million after 2 weeks of release.
THe latest movie in The Matrix series has had a troubled box office run so far but this week jumps to number 5 from 7 with a gross of $9.5 Million, a reasonable 45% drop over last weekend.
The movie is still on release in a huge 77 countries and has taken $76.2 Million globally to date.
As the new year rolls around Spider-Man: No Way Home remains at the top of the UK box office for a third weekend while Christmas release The King's Man is the top new movie at number 2.
Also new this weekend is Titane from director Julia Ducournau at number 9 and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain at number 11 which stars Benedict Cumberbatch which is his second movie on the top 15.
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Uk box office top 5 breakdown weekend 31st December 2021 - 2nd January 2022
Three weeks at the top now for the third in the MCU Spider-Man films which takes a quite staggering £6 Million on its 3rd weekend of release, a 24% increase over last weekend, but cinemas were closed for a day the previous week.
The movie is easily the second top movie if 2021 having taken £69.8 Million to date, it sits behind the Bond movie No Time To Die at year end, but the movie will in the long run most likely beat it.
Highest new movie of the weekend is the Matthew Vaughn prequel movie to the directors The Kingsmen movies.
The movie takes a very reasonable £3.49 Million over its debut weekend.
The movie about the large red dog remains at number 3 this weekend with a gross of £778,802, a large 55% increase over last weekend, this gives the movie a total UK gross of £5.9 Million after 4 weeks.
The fourth in The Matrix saga falls to number 4 this weekend with a gross of £760,427, a huge 75% from last weekend, not a good sign for the Warner Bros. well hyped movie.
The films has a total gross of £5.2 Million over its 2 weekends of release, not that good, something has not quite hit home with this movie and it looks like its going to be a big flop.
Celebrated director Steven Spielberg's retelling of the classic stage show falls to number 5 this weekend with a gross of £397,792, a 47% increase over last week, this gives the movie a total UK gross of £5 Million after 4 weeks.
No new entries on the US box office this weekend gave Spider-Man: No Way Home a third week at the top while animated sequel Sing 2 stayed put at number 2.
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A very quiet weekend for new movies as the new year rolls around giving the Marvel/Sony movie a third weekend at the top of the US box office with a gross of $52.7 Million, a slim 35% drop over last weekend.
The movie has now been at the top for 3 weeks and has taken a massive $609.8 Million in North America, and it is by far the top movie of 2021, and currently the top movie of 2022.
The movie has also broken into the top 10 movies of all time in North America at number 10.
Animated sequel to Sing hold firm at number 2 with a second weekend take of $19.6 Million, a very slim 18% drop over last weekend.
The movie has now taken $89.6 Million in North America on its way to breaking the $100 Million milestone by next weekend.
Director Matthew Vaughn's prequel movie has had a strange release window and after making its debut at 4 last weekend jumps up to 3 this week with $4.5 Million, 29% down from last weekend.
The movie has taken $19.5 Million after 2 weeks of release.
Another movie on the way up at the sports based drama takes $4.07 Million as it jumps to number 4 this week from its debut position of 5, a 34% drop over last week.
The movie has now taken $15 Million after 2 weekends of release.
Despite the fact that the fourth in The Matrix series got a simultaneous release on HBO Max and cinemas the movie looks destined to be a flop at the box office as the movie falls to number 5 this weekend with $3.82 Million, a large 68% drop over last week.
The film is competing with a similar market to the top movie at the movie Spider-Man: No Way Home which is potentially taking some of its audience, but after two weeks the much anticipated and hyped movie has taken just $30.9 Million.