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The Weekend Round-up
Dwayne Johnson is once again King of the box office as Rampage opened in the top spot. The second video game adaptation in a month, after Tomb Raider, opened with £4.1m, which includes £954k from Wednesday and Thursday previews. This is the second time Johnson and director, Brad Peyton have teamed up to wreak havoc on a city, the first time being with 2015’s San Andreas. That film opened with £4.6m, which included £740k from previews, so a similar number to Rampage.
The unthinkable has happened and Peter Rabbit has out-performed the beloved Paddington at the UK box office. Beatrix Potter’s most famous creation added £2m across the weekend, which was enough to take it to £38.1m and past the first Paddington’s final total of £37.9m. It’s a sensational performance from Peter Rabbit and it has laid down a great marker to the rest of 2018’s family films.
After a great opening last weekend, horror hit, A Quiet Place, delivered a terrific second weekend falling just 4% (once previews are removed) to £1.9m. That takes its total to £6.4m and it looks likely to follow in Get Out and Split’s footsteps and crack the £10m mark.
Ready Player One fell one place to fourth, dropping a chunky 51% this weekend to £1.2m. That takes its total to £14.5m and it is now the ninth biggest film of 2018 to date and will climb a place or two further before the end of its run.
On a decent week for horror, Blumhouse chiller Truth Or Dare opened in fifth with £931k. That’s a solid performance in the face of A Quiet Place and is pretty similar to Blumhouse’s Happy Death Day, which opened with £998k just before Halloween last year and finished its run with £2.9m.
Outside of the top five, Isle Of Dogs crossed the £5m mark in eighth and Black Panther is edging towards £50m, having added £453k across the weekend for a new cume of £49.5m.
Overall, the box office was down 3% from last weekend and down 42% from the same weekend last year, when the top films were Fast & Furious 8, The Boss Baby, Beauty And The Beast and Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience.
Next Weekend
The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society is an adaptation of the popular book. Lily James stars as a writer who forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey in the aftermath of World War II, when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war.
The Leisure Seeker is a comedy drama starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland as a runaway couple who go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker. Mirren received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance.
Funny Cow is a comedy drama starring Maxine Peake as a woman who has a funny bone for a backbone and tries to make it as a stand-up comedian in 70s Britain. The cast also includes Paddy Considine and Stephen Graham.
Wildling is a horror starring Bel Powley and Liv Tyler. Powley plays a teenager who uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood.
The Buzz
Ocean’s 8 looks like the perfect antidote to the wall-to-wall football on television during the World Cup. Sandra Bullock plays Debbie Ocean, who gathers a crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala. It’s a spin-off from the Ocean’sfranchise, which started with Ocean’s Eleven in 2002 and co-stars Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Helena Bonham-Carter and Rihanna. Ocean’s Eleven grossed an impressive £26.5m when it was released so hopes are high for this new entry and a new trailer launched last week, which can be found here: https://youtu.be/n5LoVcVsiSQ.
Across The Pond
Rampage topped the box office in the US too, kicking off its run with $35.8m. Horror-smash, A Quiet Place was only just behind, adding $33m for a new cume of $100m. Truth or Dare came in third, opening with $18.7m, while Ready Player One fell to fourth, adding $11.5m, which takes its total to $114.9m. Blockers completed the top five, adding $10.7m for a new cume of $37.4m.