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Box Office Round-up
Bong Joon Ho’s highly anticipated sci-fi Mickey 17 debuted at the top spot at the Uk box office this weekend with a total of £2.1m. This marks the biggest opening for the director, ahead of the previous record set by his Oscar-winning Parasite, which opened with £1.3m and went on to a lifetime total of £12.1m, currently his most successful release to date.
After holding the top spot since its debut, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy moves to the second spot, a 50% drop in its fourth weekend to gross a further £2m. Michael Morris’ comedy sequel has now passed the £40m milestone, only 4% behind the total of Bridget Jones's Diary (£42.0m) which holds the second-highest position in the franchise.
At no.3 we have the second-highest opener of the weekend, with Marching Powder debuting with £1m. This is the second-biggest opening for director Nick Love, surpassed only by his 2012 film The Sweeney (£1.5m). It is the most successful collaboration between Nick Love and Danny Dyer, surpassing their previous three films: 2004’s The Football Factory (£208k), 2005’s Business (£531k) and 2007’s Outlaw (£582k).
Captain America: Brave New World drops to no.4 with £614k, a drop of 58% in its fourth weekend. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has a running total of £16.7m.
Dog Man follows at no.5, dropping 45% to gross a further £374k in its fifth week on release. DreamWorks Animation’s latest has a current total of £12.4m, only 10% behind The Wild Robot’s £13.9m.
The Monkey places at no.6 for the weekend with £234k, a 61% drop in its third weekend, taking Osgood Perkins’ horror to a total of £2.7m. The third and final new opener in the Top 10, One Of Them Days, debuts at no.7 with £203k including previews.
Following its success at the Academy Awards, Anora has re-entered the chart in its nineteenth weekend, experiencing a remarkable 451% increase to add a further £179k, taking its total now to £2.5m, showing us just how impactful the awards season is.
Mufasa: The Lion King is at no.9 with £146k, dropping 46% in weekend twelve, bringing its total to date of £32.9m.
Conclave rounds out the chart at no. 10, grossing an additional £124k taking its cume to £9.2m.
The overall box office is down 17% from last weekend, and down 25% versus the equivalent weekend in 2024, when Dune: Part II remained at No.1 in its second weekend with £5.9m. Year-to-date, 2025 is 13% ahead of the same period in 2024.
Next Weekend
Black Bag - When his beloved wife, Kathryn, is suspected of betraying the nation, intelligence agent George Woodhouse faces the ultimate test - loyalty to his marriage or his country.
Last Breath - The true story of seasoned deep-sea divers who battle the raging elements to rescue a crewmate who's trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
In The Lost Lands - A witch travels to the Lost Lands in search of a magical power that allows a person to transform into a werewolf.
Opus - A young writer travels to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago. Surrounded by a cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she soon finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.
The Buzz
Releasing just before the Early May Bank Holiday, Thunderbolts* will mark the end of Phase Five of the MCU, bringing together an eclectic mix of anti-heroes. This film is edited by Harry Yoon and Angela M. Catanzaro, known for their work on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2020) and Beef (2023), which won a Golden Globe for Best Limited Series and was recently nominated for a BAFTA. Thunderbolts* will unite the two fan-favourite anti-hero characters Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) following from both their respective films Black Widow & Captain America. There is speculation that the surviving characters from this film will play pivotal roles in the next two Avengers films - Doomsday (2026) and Secret Wars (2027), helping position Thunderbolts* as a critical chapter in the evolving MCU saga.