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The Weekend Round-up
After a sensational opening last weekend, Sing had a strong second full weekend, adding £3.8m, which was enough for the top spot. That brings its total to £15.3m and with February half term next week, it could get to £30m.
T2 Trainspotting stayed in second, falling 43% to £2.9m. After 10 days in cinemas, Danny Boyle’s sequel has banked £10.6m and will shortly overtake the first film’s final total of £12.4m, although that is unadjusted for inflation.
La La Land had its biggest drop yet, falling 42% to £1.8m but after another strong midweek performance last week, it’s now on £24.5m. With the BAFTAs on Sunday, it could start a two-week victory parade, culminating in the Oscars on 26 February.
Split had another great weekend, falling 38% to £1.2m, which brings its total to £8.3m. If it continues to hold up strongly, it has a chance at matching the first film in the recent king of horror franchises, The Conjuring’s final total of £10.5m.
For the second weekend in a row, Lion had the best hold in the top 10, falling 21% to £873k. That brings its total to £5m and it has been performing strongly midweek too.
Outside of the top five, the weekend’s new entries all disappointed, with Rings performing best in seventh, kicking off its run with £812k. That’s the lowest opening for any film in the series, with both the first two English language Ring films opening with over £2m.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter also kicked off its run with a series worst performance. It could only manage £464k over the weekend, which was enough for eighth. The last film, Resident Evil: Retribution opened with £792k.
Matthew McConaughey drama, Gold, opened in ninth with £406k, while Oscar-nominated Loving, opened in 11th with £236k.
Overall the box office was down 46% from last weekend and up 29% from the same weekend last year, when the top four films were Goosebumps, Dad’s Army, The Revenant and Dirty Grandpa.
Next Weekend
The LEGO Batman Movie is the solo movie for one of the most popular characters from 2014’s biggest film, The LEGO Movie. Will Arnett voices the gruff superhero, with Michael Cera as Robin, Ralph Fiennes as Alfred and Mariah Carey as the mayor of Gotham. Reviews are glowing and it should be one of 2017’s funniest films.
Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to the 2015 phenomenon is out on Friday. While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her. Fifty Shades of Grey was by far the biggest 18-cert film of all time, grossing £35m.
Fences is the latest directorial project from Denzel Washington. Based on the August Wilson play, Washington stars alongside Viola Davis as a working-class African-American father who tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life. It’s been nominated for four Oscars.
20th Century Women is the latest film from Mike Mills (Beginners). It’s the story of three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s. Starring Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning, it has been Oscar nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is the latest film from two-time Oscar winner, Ang Lee. It stars British newcomer Joe Alwyn as 19-year-old Billy Lynn, who is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
The Space Between Us is a sci-fi romance starring Asa Butterfield as the first human born on Mars, who travels to Earth for the first time, experiencing the wonders of the planet through fresh eyes. He embarks on an adventure with a street-smart girl to discover how he came to be.
The Buzz
The Lost City of Z is the latest film from American auteur James Gray (We Own the Night, The Yards). It’s a true-life drama, about British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s. Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson star and the film has been receiving some glowing reviews, with The Hollywood Reporter calling it ‘a rare piece of contemporary classical cinema’ and The Wrap saying that Gray ‘proves himself here as one of our finest and most distinctive living filmmakers.’ It’s out in the UK on 24 March.
Across The Pond
Split stayed in the top spot for the third successive weekend, adding $14.4m. That brings its total to $98.5m and it will cross the $100m mark early this week. Rings was the highest new entry, landing in second with $13m. That’s the lowest opening for any film in the series. A Dog's Purpose fell to third, adding $10.5m for a new cume of $32.6m. Hidden Figures added $10.2m in fourth, and has now banked an impressive $119.5m. La La Land completed the top five, adding $7.3m, which brings its total just behind Hidden Figures on $118.2m.