US release: 21st October 2022
Ecuador release: 8th September 2022
Andorra release: 9th September 2022
£9.8 Million $68.2 Million
$168.5 MillionSequel movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever makes its debut at the top of the US box office with a debut gross of over $181 Millon, it is also the only new entry on the top 15 this weekend.
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As wil all Marvel/Disney movies in the modern cinema age, the Black Panther sequel makes its debut at the top of the North American box office.
The movies makes its debut with a gross of $181.3 Million, a very substantial gross for a November movie release, but lower than that of the first movie.
Black Panther, which was released in the February of 2018, took a fantastic $202 Million on its debut.
The movie has instantly become the 8th top grossing movie of 2022 on its release.
The DC super hero movie starring Dwayne Johnson falls from the top to number 2 this weekend with a weekend gross of $8 Millon, a 56% drop over last week.
The movie has now taken $150.5 Million in North America after 4 weeks of release and is the 10th top grossing movie of 2022.
Surprise hit of the season starrring George Clooney and Julie Roberts in a romantic comedy remains at number 3 this weekend with $5.9 Million, a small 31% drop over last week.
This gives the movie a total gross of $56.3 Million after 4 weeks of release.
The Children's book adaptation jumps back up the box office from number 6 to 4 this weekend with $3.2 Million, a tiny 5% drop over last week.
THe movie has taken an excellent $40.8 Million in North America after 6 weeks of release.
As the horror movie of the season starts to loose steam this this weekend and falls to number 5 it takes $2.3 Million, a modest 41% drop over last week.
This gives the movie a total gross of $102 Million as it passes a massive milestone in North America after 7 weeks of release.
The DC superhero movie Black Adam remains at the top of the North American box office for a 3rd weekend while the top new movie of the week is the animated sequel One Piece Film: Red
Spending a third week at the top of the North American box office is the Dwayne Johnson starring superhero movie which grosses $18.2 Million which is a 33% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total gross of $137.1 Million after 3 weeks of release which makes it the 10th top movie of 2022.
The movie is doing well for the DC Universe and Warner Bros. with a good 3rd weekend hold over and its currently beating the previous film in the series The Suicide Squad although that movie did get released during the pandemic.
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Making its debut at number 2 this weekend is the Japanese animated sequel which enters the North American box office with a gross of $9.3 Million.
The movie is a sequel to One Piece Stampede which was released from 2019 which took $770,755 on its debut in October 2019.
The movie was released in Japan in August of this year when it took over $16 Million on its debut and has made $120 Million to date.
The George Clooney and Julia Roberts romantic comedy falls to number 3 this weekend with $8.5 Million on its 3rd weekend of release, a small 13% drop over last weekend.
The movie has out preformed what expectations were for the movie and has to date taken an amazing $46.7 Million.
The biggest horror movie of the year remains at number 4 this weekend with a gross of $3.9 Million, a small 27% drop over last weekend.
Now on its 6th weekend of release the movie has taken a total gross of $99 Million in North America as it pushes to the $100 Million milestone.
Falling to number 5 this weekend is the top new movie last weekend with a gross of $3.8 Million, a 46% drop, giving it a 2 week gross of $13.6 Million.
New horror film Prey for the Devil is the top new movie of the weekend as it makes its debut at number 3 with Black Adam remaining at the top for a second weekend.
Event movie Coldplay - Music of the Spheres: Live Broadcast From Buenos Aires is the only other new entry on the top 15 movies this weekend at number 11 with $1,015,000.
After hitting the top of the North American box office on its debut the Dwayne Johnson starring movie remains there for a second weekend with $27.4 Million, a hefty 59% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total US gross of $110.9 Million in North America as it passes the one hundred million milestone after 2 weeks of release.
The George Clooney and Julie Roberts starring movie must be the sleeper hit of the summer as the movie continues to do well in North America after its success across the rest of the world.
This weekend the movie takes $9.8 Million which is a 40% drop over last weekend giving it a $33 Million total after 2 weeks fo release.
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The highest new entry this weekend comes in at number 3 as the Halloween season start to conclude we get this horror movie from director Daniel Stamm.
The movie makes its North American debut with a gross of $7.1 Million, not bad for a very low budget film but it could almost sink without trace by next weekend.
The horror movie of the season falls a single place this weekend to number 4 as it fails to capitalise on the Halloween season.
With a weekend gross of $5.4 Million, a 36% drop over last weekend, the film has been far from a flop as its total gross rises $92 Million.
It is chasing the one hundred million milestone which the movie may struggle with now the horror season is over and done with.
The last of the current Halloween trilogy struggles to make a mark at the box office as its falls to number 5 5 this weekend with $4 Million, a 49% drop.
This gives the movie a US total gross of $60 Million after 3 weeks of release.
The start of a new IP for the DC Extended Universe as Dwayne Johnson stars as the superhero Black Adam which makes its debut at the top of the US box office.
Also new this week is the release of Ticket to Paradise which makes its debut at 2 this weekend.
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Starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson the latest superhero to get unleashed onto the big screen makes its debut at the top of the North American box office.
Taking a reasonable $67 Million on its debut this is fairly good for a DC/Warner Bros. movie but this set od superheros can't match that of their Marvel rivals.
The movie has a clear road for the next few weeks until Disney release the Black Panther sequel in early November.
In an unusual movie the new George Clooney and Julia Roberts movie gets a release weeks behind the rest of the world, and it goes up against Black Adam, a very strange situation!
The movie has been a surprise hit globally having taken close to $100 Million, and it makes its debut in North America with $16 Million, no where near the number 1 movie but not bad.
Despite the movie seeming like an Adam sandler and Drew Barrymore reject it seems to be wowing audience and could potentially fulfil the need for people looking for a non special effects laden end of the year.
The horror movie of the season falls to number 3 this weekend with $8.3 Million as it suffers a slight pre halloween slump, this is 34% down on last week.
The movie has taken $84 Million in total over its 4 weeks of release, it could see a climb next weekend over the Halloween period and $100 Million would not be unreachable.
The last of the last trilogy of Halloween movies falls to number 4 this weekend after making its debut at the top with a gross of $8 Million, a very large 80% drop.
Bear in mind the it got a simultaneous cinema and streaming release, the movie has taken $54.1 Million to date, this is lower than either of the other 2 movies.
It may get a boost next weekend and then it will slip away quietly until the next reboot of the franchise!
The children's book adaptation falls to number 5 this weekend with $4.2 Million a 43% drop on its 3th weekend of release giving it a total North American gross of $28 Million.
Children's movie Lyle Lyle Crocodile is the top new movie of the weekend beating Halloween Ends to the top on their debut weekends of release.
Also new this weekend is The Legend of Maula Jatt at number 9 with £315,219 and Emily at number 10 with £276,322.
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Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck the movie based on the children's book of the same name lands on the UK box office at the top this weekend.
With the release of Halloween Ends this weekend it was presumed that would get to the top but the crocodile movie takes the top spot with its advance screenings, without them the movie does land at number 2.
The movie takes £2.7 Million over the weekend and £1.7 Million without previews.
The last in the (current) Halloween trilogy lands on the box office at number 2 this weekend, ot if we take out the advance screenings of Lyle Lyle Crocodile it actually lands at the top.
The movie makes a debut gross of £2.1 Million which is well above the previous David Gordon Green directed Halloween~2018 movie, Haloween Kills which landed at number 3 with £1.6 Million, but that movie was delayed a year and released during the pandemic.
The horror movie of the moment falls to number 2 this weekend after a 2 week stint at the top of the UK box office.
On its 3rd weekend the movie takes £1.4 Million, a 17% drop over last weekend which gives the movie a total UK gross of £7.2 Million.
The George Clooney and Julia Roberts starring romantic comedy remains at number 4 this weekend on its 4th weekend of release.
Taking £617,041, a small 28% drop over last week, now on its 4th weekend the movie has taken a very reasonable £7.7 Million.
Despite the controversy surrounding this movie, and that it was a relative flop in the US the movie has done reasonably well in the UK, I guess the British love Florence Pugh and Harry Styles!
The movie takes £610,841 on its 4th weekend of release as it falls to number 5, this is a 40% drop over last weekend and gives the movie a total UK gross of £9.3 Million, the £10 Million milestone is just around the corner.