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The Weekend Round-up
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel held on to the top spot, falling 36% (without previews) on its second weekend to £1.9m. The all-star sequel has now banked an impressive £8.6m
Focus moved up to second spot, falling 31% to £1.3m and has now earned £4.3m.
Fifty Shades Of Grey fell to third, falling 53% to £1.1m and now has a huge cume of £32.7m.
Chappie was the highest new entry, opening in fourth place with £1m.
Big Hero 6 completed the top five, adding £819k for a grand total of £18.6m.
Outside of the top five, the Oscar winning Still Alice opened in eighth with £402k, which included £18k from previews, and Vince Vaughn comedy, Unfinished Business opened in ninth with £394k.
Next Weekend
The biggest new entry this coming weekend is Run All Night. It’s the third collaboration between director, Jaume Collet-Serra and Liam Neeson, with the first two, Unknown (£6.6m), Non-Stop (£9.5m) delivering decent sized hits. Also in cinemas is Suite Francaise, a classy adaptation of Irène Némirovsky’s novel that will attract an arthouse crowd.
The Buzz
The Gunman is in cinemas from 20 March and the first reviews are now in. Variety called it a ‘rote, humourless thriller’, while Screen International was more complimentary, calling its star, Sean Penn, ‘a force of nature indeed, with his glistening, bulging biceps propelling the action at every turn.’
Across The Pond
Chappie opened in first spot with $13.3m, while Focus dropped to second, falling 46% to $10m and now has a cume of $34.6m. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was a minor success, opening in third with $8.5m. Kingsman: The Secret Service added $8.3m in fourth and now has a strong cume of $98m. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water completed the top five, adding $6.7m for an impressive cume of $148.7m.
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