| Rank | Film (origin) | Distributor | May 15-17 | Total | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael (US) | Universal | £4.4m | £40.5m | 4 |
| 2 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 (US) | Disney | £3.2m | £27.3m | 3 |
| 3 | The Sheep Detectives (US-UK) | Sony | £1.4m | £5.5m | 2 |
| 4 | Obsession (US-UK) | Universal | £1.3m | £1.3m | 1 |
| 5 | Mortal Kombat II (US) | Warner Bros | £598,450 | £2.8m | 2 |
GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.34
Michael reclaimed the UK-Ireland box office crown from The Devil Wears Prada 2 on its fourth weekend in cinemas with an excellent hold, as Picturehouse Entertainment scored its biggest-ever opening with The Christophers.
Michael fell just 13% on its fourth session for Universal, with £4.4m and over £1m on each day of the weekend. It has crossed the £40m mark with £40.5m in total, overtaking films including Dune: Part II (£39.7m) and Paddington (£38.1m). Its strong performance means catching the £55.4m of 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody is now possible with a long tail.
Disney’s The Devil Wears Prada 2 dropped 39% on its third weekend with £3.2m taking it to £27.3m total. It has overtaken titles including Four Weddings And A Funeral (£26.9m) and Sex And The City (£26.5m).
Amazon MGM Studios’ The Sheep Detectives was another title to hold well, dropping just 19% on its second weekend with £1.4m. Distributed by Sony, the ovine comedy-drama is up to £5.5m, with Sony handling distribution.
Curry Barker’s horror Obsession started with £1.3m for Universal, from 486 locations at a £2,708 average – a decent opening for an 18-rated horror.
Warner Bros’ Mortal Kombat II rounded out the top five with a £598,450 second weekend – a 60% drop on its opening. It is up to £2.8m total, overtaking the £2m of 1995’s Mortal Kombat to become the highest-grossing adaptation of the fighting video game.
Takings for the top five titles came in at £10.8m – down 27% on last weekend, but above the £10m mark for the fourth consecutive weekend. Titles looking to keep that run going include Disney’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu, and Universal’s UK romantic drama Finding Emily.
Picturehouse record
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie added £373,808 on its seventh weekend in cinemas for Universal, a 22% drop that brought it to £37.3m, ahead of Aladdin (a lower £37.3m) and Lilo & Stitch (£36.9m).
Picturehouse Entertainment scored its biggest-ever opening with Stephen Soderbergh’s The Christophers, starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel. The film started with £355,716, ahead of the £336,241 weekend start of 2018’s The Wife.
The Christophers made £397,241, a biggest full opening for the distributor ahead of the £392,636 of The Wife.
Paramount’s Top Gun re-release took £321,000 from Friday to Sunday, and has £519,000 across the last week including previews. The film made £736,002 on its original release 40 years ago, plus £200,347 from a 2007 re-release.
Universal’s 25th anniversary Shrek re-release took £240,697 this weekend, from 458 sites at a £534 average. The animated favourite made £29m on its original 2001 run.
Top Gun Maverick took £207,000 from a weekend release through Paramount, in addition to the £83.8m of the film’s 2022 first run, as the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time in the territory.
Concert film Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour added £199,000 and is just shy of £2m from to weekends for Paramount.
Sci-fi Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling put on £195,790 on its ninth session – a 32% drop for the Amazon MGM Studios title, distributed by Sony. It is up to £34.2m.
Black Bear horror Hokum fell 82% from its opening weekend, with £103,000 taking it to £1.7m total.
Ben Wheatley’s Normal starring Bob Odenkirk opened to £67,106 for Vertigo Releasing, from 213 sites at a £315 average. The action thriller is up to £77,786 including previews.
Rose Of Nevada is now Mark Jenkin’s highest grossing film with £587,765, overtaking the £540,818 of Bait. It added £26,836 on its fourth weekend for BFI Distribution – a 45% drop.
Sang-il Lee’s Korean drama Kokuho added £23,883 on its second weekend for Vue Lumière, and is up to £106,563 total.
Alan Byron’s UK music documentary Northern Soul: Still Burning started with £22,592 for Munro Film, at a £150 average, and has £23,091 including previews.
Thirtieth anniversary screenings of Space Jam brought in £19,110 for Warner Bros, in 200 sites at a £96 average.
Carla Simon’s Romeria added £9,284 on its second weekend for Curzon, and has £77,092 in total.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy added £8,378 on its fourth weekend for Warner Bros, and is closing out on £2.3m.
Universal music documentaryIron Maiden: Burning Ambition added £7,571 on its second weekend, and is up to £276,394.
BFI Distribution’s Cronos re-release took £7,150, with Guillermo del Toro’s film having made £64,425 on its original 1994 release.
Mubi started Laszlo Nemes’ Orphan with £6,092, from 27 sites at a £226 average. It has £20,050 including previews.
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