
United States release: 27th December 2016
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$0 Chinese release The Volunteers: Peace At Last tops the global box office due to an early in the week release and takes a very respectful over $51 Million at the Chinese box office on its debut.
Dominating the global box office though is Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl which tops the box office in many countries and takes $46 Million from its weekend only release to promote the launch of the superstar singers new album.
Last weeks top movie, One Battle After Another, falls to number 4 this week and has taken just over $100 Million globally, and is the only hold over movie on the top 5 this week.
Highest new movie this weekend
Starring the voice of Peter Davidson Dog Man makes its debut this weekend at the top of the UK box office.
The movie takes on its debut £3.2 Million and is the only movie to make over a million on the Friday to Sunday chart, Hamlet~2025 was released earlier in the week and took £691,142 Friday to Sunday.
Adding the extra days onto the gross of Hamlet~2025 means is makes its debut at 2 with 7pound;1.5 Million.
Last weeks top movie, A Complete Unknown falls to number 3 this weekend after 2 weeks at the top with a total gross just shy of £10 Million.
Highest new movie this weekend
Making it an amazing 3 weeks at the top the Bob Dillion bio-pic A Complete Unknown remains at number 1 with a weekend gross of £1.2 Million.
The movie has become a big hit in the UK for star Timothée Chalamet and has now taken a total of £8.3 Million in the UK.
The actor is repeating the success he had last year at the same time as Wonka remained at number 1 for 6 weeks.
Highest new movie of the week is the horror movie Companion which claims the number 3 spot on its debut where is takes £739,553 over the weekend including previews.
Wicked~2024 has now spent 11 weeks on the box office and has a UK gross of over £60 Million.
Highest new movie this weekend
After giving up the top spot last weekend, and with no major new releases hitting cinemas in the UK this weekend Trolls Band Together goes back to top on its third weekend of release.
The movie has taken a total of £12.7 Million at the Uk box office so far after a £1.8 Million weekend.
Last weeks top movie Five Nights At Freddys falls to number 2 this weekend and has taken £8 Million so far at the UK box office.
Highest new movie of the week is Bottoms which enters at number 7 with £226,585.
Worthy of note this weekend, Last week the top 15 movie in the UK grossed £13.6 Million, this weekend it was £7.6 Million, nearly a 50% drop week on week!
Spending a second weekend at the top of the UK box office is the film version of the Musical Matilda, while the highest debut of the week is Violent Night at number 3.
Also new this week is Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat which takes just over £78 thousand at number 12 while at the very bottom of the chart we have Home Alone, a 30th anniversary release of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Elf making seasonal re-releases.
Soending a second weekend at the top of the UK box office the musical starring Emma Thompson takes £2.5 Million, a 39% drop from its debut.
This gives the movie a total UK gross of £7.8 Million after 2 weeks of release, comparing it to the 1996 movie, adjusted for inflation Matilda would have taken £11 Million on its second weekend and £30 Million in total.
Remaining at number 2 is the Marvel sequel movie to Black Panther which takes £1.5 Million, a 44% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total gross of £29.4 Million in the UK, behind that of Black Panther which had taken £39.8 Million 4 weeks into its box office run.
Highest new movie this weekend
Making its debit at number 3 this weekend the Die Hard meets Home Alone horror movie starring David Harbour as Santa Claus and directed by Tommy Wirkola comes in with less than would have been expected.
The movie takes under £1 Million on its debut with a gross of £822,646, its still early December and this could see a boost as audiences get more into the Christmas spirit.
Disney's latest animated take falls to number 3 this week with a gross of £442,409 on its second weekend of release, a 47% drop over its debut.
This gives the movie a total gross of £1.3 Million at the UK & Northern Ireland box office.
This seems like bad news for Disney as the movie seems to be failing to pull in audiences, Encanto from the same time in 2021 took £1.2 Million on its second weekend for a total of £3.3 Million.
The Ralph Finnes starring movie stays at number 5 on its 3rd weekend of release with a gross of £334,430, a small 22% drop.
The movie has taken £2.6 Million in total in the UK.