The musical remake of the hit movie Mean Girls makes its two weeks at the top of the North American box office with no major new releases this weeeknd.
The movie takes $11.6 Million on its second weekend pushing its total gross over the $50 Million milestone.
The top new movie is I.S.S. which lands at number 7 this weekend with just over $3 Million.
Two weeks at the top of the UK box office this weekend for Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania while Cocain Bear is the top new movie.
Also new this week is What's Love Got to Do With It at number 4 and Broker at number 8 with £150,178, while finally at number 15 is Joyland with £61,461.
No move at the top for the Marvel, phase 5, sequel movie to Ant-Man which takes £2 Million on its second weekend, a bigger than expected 65% drop over last weekend.
The sequel movie from the Shrek universe stays put at number 2 on its 4th weekend and takes £1.7 Million in the process pushing the movie to £20 Million in total at the UK box office.
Highest new movie this weekend
The highest new movie of the weekend is from director Elizabeth Banks, and the last movie that veteran actor Ray Liotta made before his sad passing last year.
The movie takes an impressive £1.5 Million on its debut but it wasn't enough to dent the powerhouse that is becoming Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania and Puss In Boots: The Last Wish at the top.
A new romantic comedy from the UK which seems to be a recipe for success after the likes of Last Christmas and Four Weddings and a funeral.
This new movie starring Lily James, and the obligatory Emma Thompson takes just over one million pound on its debut.
Falling to number 5 this week is the sequel movie from the Magic Mike series which take just under half a million pound on its 3rd weekend of release.
Staying at the top for a second weekend is Avatar: The Way of Water while coming in second on its debut is Puss In Boots: The Last Wish at number 2.
Also new this week is I Wanna Dance With Somebody at number 3 and Babylon at number 4 while Corsage is new at 13 with $32,000 and Living is ew at 15 with $21,233.
Two weeks at the top now for the James Cameron directed sequel movie which takes $64 Million over the Christmas weekend, and bearing in mind that Christmas Day fell on Sunday this weekend this is a 52% drop.
Comparing this to the first Avatar movie, in 2009 that movie took $75 Million on its second weekend so the sequel is tracking just over $10 Million below.
After 2 weeks the movie has taken $261 Million at the North American box office which is about $50 Million higer than Avatar at this stage.
The movie is already, after 10 days of release, the 8th top movie of 2022.
Highest new movie this weekend
Making its debut at number 2 this weekend is the sequel movie to Puss in Boots which itself is a spin off from the Shrek series of movies.
The movie makes its debut with a gross of $12.4 Million, which is considerably lower than the $34 Million of the 2011 first movie.
The Shrek series started way back in 2001 and was an instant hit with a $42 Million opening for the first movie, Shrek 2 opened in 2004 with $108 Million.
The bio-pic about superstar Whitney Houston and her rise to fame and premature death makes it debut at number 3 this weekend.
A $4.7 Million debut is disappointing and lower than expectations, Oscar buzz might give the movie a bit of a push but the future is looking like a quick release on streaming.
Another movie with an all star Oscar potential cast fails to perform at the box office this weekend as the new Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie double header lands at number 4.
A $3.6 Millon debut for a movie costing $80 Million is not a great result and the studio must be looking at way to increase the exposure of this movie.
Falling to number 5 this weekend is the Sata Claus meets Home Alone which takes $3.5 Million on its 7th weekend of release, a 30% drop over last week.
The movie has now taken $41 Million on its box office run as the movie hits streaming on Christmas eve.
Elvis tops the UK box office on its debut weekend ending the 2 week run of Jurassic World: Dominion.
The Black Phone is also new at number 5 this weekend while outside the top 5 Jug Jugg Jeeyo is new at 6 with £163,648, George Michael Freedom is new at number 9 with £68,399 and finally Sher Bagga is new at 13 with £28,084.
Directed by the excellent Baz Luhrmann and starring an Oscar worthy performance by Austin Butler as Elvis the new bio-pic makes its debut at number 1.
The movie opens with a gross of £4 Million.
Two weeks at the top for the third in the sequel Jurassic series as the movie gets replaces at the top of the UK box office.
The movie takes a third weekend gross of £3.4 Million, a 40% drop over last weekend, which pushes the movies total gross to £27.1 Million.
This makes it the 5th top movie of 2022 in the UK, although it is the lowest grossing of the "world" series of Jurassic movies.
The Tom Cruise starring sequel movie falls to number 3 this weekend with £3.3 Million, a small 21% drop from last weekend, on its 5th weekend of release.
Globally the movie has just gone over the $1 Billion mark, and in the UK it has been no slouch as it crosses the £60 Million mark with a total UK gross of £63 Million.
This gives the movie the title of top movie of 2022, which I think it will retain, and it is about to break into the top 20 UK movies of all time with the district possibility of getting into the top 10 in the coming weeks.
Pixars much anticipated Buzz Lightyear origin movie has unfortunately been a bit of a flop of the Disney based studio as it drops to number 4 on its second weekend of release with £2.2 Million, a 38% drop over its debut last weekend.
This gives the movie a total gross after 2 weeks of £6.9 Million, not a bad 2 week gross, but this is a Pixar movie!
Finally on the top 5 this weekend is the new horror movie from director Scott Derrickson which stars Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames.
The movie takes a very reasonable £1.3 Million on its UK debut.
In a static top 5 there is a second weekend at the top for the video game adaptation Uncharted which stars Tom Holland as the young explorer Nathan Drake while horror movie Studio 666 starring The Fu Fighters is the top new movie at 8 with $1.58 Million.
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US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 25th - 27th February 2022
Two weeks at the top now for the Ruben Fleischer directed video movie which takes $23.2 Million on its second weekend of a release, a reasonable 47% drop over last weekend when it made its debut.
The movie has now taken $83.3 Million in North America as it heads towards the $100 Million milestone which is should do by next weekend.
The movie is now the second top movie of 2022 meaning Tom Holland has the number 1 and 2 movie of the year so far.
Remaining at number 2 this weekend is the Channing Tatum starring movie which takes $10.1 Million on its second weekend of release, a good 32% drop over its debut weekend.
The movie has now taken $30.8 Million in the US and is the 7th top movie of 2022.
Now 11 weeks on the top 5 for the Spider-Man movie which this weekend takes $5.7 Million to remain at number 3 on the box office, a very slim 23% drop over last week.
The movie is still the top grossing film in 2022, despite being released in 2021, and its also the 3rd top movie ever in the US and it has less than $100 Million before it takes Avengers: Endgame which of course also featured Tom Holland.
Remaining at number 4 this week is the Kenneth Branagh retelling of the classic novel which takes $3.1 Million on its 4th weekend of release, a good 39% drop over last week.
The gross of the film now sites at $52 Million and is the 6th top movie of 2022.
To finish of the top of is the Jackass crew who remain at 5 with $3.17 Million, 39% down on last weekend, giving the movie a $53 Million total after 4 weeks and the 5th top movie of 2022.