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Box Office Round-up
Disney's Snow White remains at the top spot this weekend at the UK box office with £2m, dropping 48% from its opening taking its total to £6.7m. This makes it currently the seventh-highest grossing 2025 release, and we can expect a consistent delivery, with another week before school holidays begin across most regions.
A Working Man is the top new release this weekend, opening in the second spot with £656k.
L2: Empuraan debuts at no.3 with £637k over 3 days, and will place at no.2 in the official chart with £1.1m including previews. It's the third-highest opening weekend for an Indian release ever, showing us just how impactful and successful South Asian films are at the UK box office.
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy takes the 4th spot with £557k, dropping a modest 29% in its seventh weekend, and with a running total of £45.4m, the sequel is now only 6% behind Bridget Jones's Baby (£48.5m).
Novocaine opens at no.5 this weekend with £542k including previews. Black Bag took the 6th spot with £420k, a 43% drop in its third weekend of release. Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 follows at no.7 with £329k, bringing its total to £6.5m. Flow is at no.8 with £292k, dropping just 17% from its opening weekend, the smallest drop of the Top 10. Two Event Cinema titles close the chart, with Billy Elliot: The Musical Live at no.9 with £277k, and Dr. Strangelove – NT Live 2025 at No.10 with £200k.
Next Weekend
A Minecraft Movie - A mysterious portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master the terrain while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected crafter named Steve.
Death Of A Unicorn - When a man and his daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn with their car, his boss tries to exploit the creature's miraculous curative properties - with horrific results.
The Buzz
Building on the legacy of successful musical adaptations, Wicked grossed £54m at the UK box office, holding the title of the biggest opening weekend of 2024 and securing its place as the 3rd most successful film of 2024, just behind Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. The film also set a new benchmark within its genre, surpassing Mamma Mia! to become the highest grossing adaptation of any stage musical in box-office history. In addition to its commercial success, Wicked delivered significant cultural impact, with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo captivating audiences not only on-screen but during the first film's press tour, which dominated online pop culture—with even more cultural buzz expected for the sequel. Wicked will be one of the best ways for brands to reach an affluent, young-skewing female audience – and is perfectly timed to help maximise reach and cut through for festive campaigns. The first poster has just been released for Wicked: For Good, continuing its presence into 2025 - so it’s likely we can expect consistent buzz before its release on 21 Nov.
Across The Pond
In the US, domestically, A Working Man opened in the top spot with $15.2m. Snow White takes the second spot, adding $14.2m for a new total of $66.8m. The Chosen: Last Supper took the third spot with $11.5m, while The Woman in the Yard opened with $9.5m in fourth. Rounding out the top five is Death of a Unicorn which opened with $5.8m.