US release: 17th January 2020
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The stage show adaptation has been strong word of mouth and is set to be the holiday favourite movie of 2024.
Released the same day and hoping to ride the wave of hype is the sequel movie Gladiator II.
Take a very respectable $55 Million over the weekend the movie enters the box office chart at number 2.
Last weeks top movie, Red One falls to number 3 this weekend and has taken $52.8 Million to date.
Highest new movie this weekend
Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 2nd July 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Fast & Furious 9 from the top of the UK box office.
Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
It was a time when Disney was riding on the wave of success, Matt Damon could carry a movie and Joss Whedon used cinema to finish off his cancelled TV series.
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
No.1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut: - Abominable directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman and starring Chloë Bennet and Albert Tsai which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Toy Story 4 which had been on the box office for 17 weeks.
Top total grossing: - The Lion King which had taken £75.5 Million after 13 weeks of release.
No.1 movie: - The Martian which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut: - Sicario directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro which entered the box office at number 2.
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Inside Out which had taken £38.4 Million over 12 weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut: - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps starring Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf and directed by Oliver Stone
Longest run: - Back To The Future which had been on the box office for 18 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Toy Story 3 which had taken £73.3 Million after 12 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Serenity starring Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres and directed by Joss Whedon
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £37.2 Million over 11 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Nutty Professor II: The Klumps starring Eddie Murphy and Janet Jackson and directed by Peter Segal
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Chicken Run which had taken £28.7 Million over 15 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Pocahontas starring Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson and directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
Longest run: - Judge Dredd which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £20 Million after 12 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: Ghost which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £15.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: The Little Mermaid directed by Ron Clements and John Musker and starring Rene Auberjonois and Christopher Daniel Barnes which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Total Recall which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.
Clint Eastwood is riding high on the wave of critical success and award success, and celebrates his Oscar nominated film by seeing it top the UK box office.
He now manages the double of having the top film in the UK and America at the same time, and if Oscar night is fruitful it could see American Sniper do some really big business.
This week the film, on it's 3rd week of release, takes £2.5 million giving it a UK total gross of £6.6 million, it's world gross is $252 million to date.
Tak3n falls from the top spot after 2 week in the position, a £1.8 million weekend brings it's total gross to £15,1million.
Ex Machina is the highest new film of the week at 5, a £1.1 million weekend is quite weak but the Alex Garland film has had really good reviews which could help it in future weeks.
Also new this week is: Mortdecai disappointingly at 7 and The Gambler at 8.
Historical charts
A year ago - The Wolf of Wall Street was still holding onto the number 1 spot for another week while Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit was the highest new film at 3.
Five years ago - There was still no moving the might of Avatar at the top and with a fairly static chart Brothers was the highest new film at number 9!
Ten years ago - Closer stayed at the top of the box office and again with little movement on the chart Elektra was the highest new film at number 6.
Fifteen years ago - Sleepy Hollow stayed at the top of the box office with the highest new film coming in at number 3 in the shape of Stigmata.
30th January 2014
This week makes it 2 in a row for DiCaprio and Scorsese as The Wolf of Wall Street retains it's hold as the top film in the country.
Taking in &pounfd;3.6 million over the weekend nothing gave it a run for it's money, the total for the film is now £10.9 million from 10 days.
Highest new film is Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit, a re-boot of the series and the fifth film to portray the character. Maybe a little disappointing the film only took £1.2 million and lands at 3.
A year ago Les Mis was still riding the wave of popularity at the top of the box office while Spielberg's Lincoln entered at 3 as the highest new film, the top 5 were all Oscar contenders.
Five years ago it was still Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire at the top with the Tom Cruise vehicle Valkyrie landing in second place.
Ten years ago we had a new number one film, Scary Movie 3 which knocked The Return of the King from the top spot after five weeks at the top.
Fifteen years ago it was all change at the top with girl power reigning in Practical Magic knocking Little Voice from the top.