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| Author | Tom Linay |
The Weekend Round-up
- I’m thinking he’s back! John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum opened in the top spot, kicking off with £3.6m, which includes £851k from previews having opened on Wednesday. The first John Wick film opened with £540k in 2015, on its way to a final total of £1.6m, John Wick: Chapter Two saw significant uplift, opening with £2.2m (including £248k from previews) in 2017 and now this third film has seen significant uplift on that. Where will the highly likely John Wick: Chapter 4 get to?
- Pokemon Detective Pikachu fell to second but posted a solid hold, falling 45% to £2.7m. It’s Friday to Sunday total of £2.72m was the biggest of the weekend, just £6,610 ahead of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. After 10 days in cinemas, Pokemon Detective Pikachu is now up to £8.9m and with half-term next week it should add a fair bit more. In terms of recent video game adaptations, it has now overtaken the final total of last year’s Tomb Raider (£7.7m) and it will shortly overtake the final total of Rampage, which finished on £9m.
- The biggest film of 2019, Avengers: Endgame came in third this weekend, falling 49% to £2.2m. That takes its total to £84m and it has now overtake Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s final total of £83.9m to become the fifth biggest film of all-time in the UK. Next on the list is Avatar on £93.6m which looks to be out of reach for Endgame.
- The Hustle posted the best hold in the top 10 this weekend, falling just 24% to £793k. That takes its total after 10 days in cinemas to £2.3m. This time last year, Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty was in cinemas and attracting a similar audience and that film finished on £5.5m, which looks out of reach for The Hustle.
- Paw Patrol Mighty Pups completed the top five, opening with £522k. This is by far the biggest opening for a Paw Patrol film to date, with the last cinema outing for the characters, Paw Patrol: Big Screen Takeover only opening with £40k.
- Outside of the top five, Long Shot in sixth is now over the £2m mark on £2.3m and Beats opened in 12th with £98k (including £26k from previews).
Overall the box office is down 11% from last weekend and down 36% from the same weekend last year when the top films were Deadpool 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Sherlock Gnomes and I Feel Pretty.
Next Weekend
- Aladdin is Disney’s live-action adaptation of their much-loved animation. A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true. It’s in cinemas on Wednesday.
- Rocketman is a musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. Taron Egerton stars as Elton John and Jamie Bell plays his song-writing partner, Bernie Taupin. It’s in cinemas on Wednesday.
- The Secret Life Of Pets 2 is the sequel to one of the biggest original animated titles of recent years. This follow-up continues the story of Max and his pet friends, following their secret lives after their owners leave them for work or school each day.
The Buzz
Diego Maradona is the latest documentary from Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna). Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, it centres on the career of Diego Armando Maradona, arguably the greatest footballer of all-time. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend and Robbie Collin of The Telegraph was a huge fan, giving it the full five-stars. Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian gave it four stars, calling it ‘a gripping account of Maradona’s playing career’. It’s in UK cinemas on 14 June.
Across The Pond
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum topped the box office in the US too, kicking off with $57m, which is a significant increase over the $30.4m John Wick Chapter 2 opened with. Avengers: Endgame came in second, adding $29.4m, which takes its total to a gargantuan $770.8m. It’s now the second biggest film in US history, having just overtaken Avatar’s total of $760.5m. Pokemon Detective Pikachu came in third, falling 54% to $24.8m and a new total of $94m. A Dog’s Journey was a new entry in fourth, opening with $8m, and The Hustle completed the top five, adding $6.1m for a 10-day total of $23.1m.