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Box Office Round-up
Michael continues to be a force, falling just 13% on its fourth weekend to £4.4m, which was enough to top the UK box office once again. That takes its total to £40.5m and it’s now the biggest film of the year to date, having overtaken The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (currently on £37.3m). It has already overtaken the final totals of Rocketman (£23.5m) and Elvis (£27.8m), and Bohemian Rhapsody finished its run on £55.3m. It’s increasingly looking like Michael will top that.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 held on to the top spot for a third successive week, adding £3.8m, which is down 34% from last weekend, and takes its total to £25m. The first The Devil Wears Prada opened with £3.3m in October 2006 and finished its run with £14.2m, a total that this film surpassed in less than a week. It’s already the sixth highest grossing film of the year-to-date, and will likely be in the top four by this time next week.
The Sheep Detectives stayed in third, adding £1.4m, which is down just 18% from last weekend. That takes its total to a healthy £5.5m and with half-term next week, there should be plenty still to come. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was a relatively recent film that combined live-action and animation and that finished with £13.1m, so that’s a good target for The Sheep Detectives.
Obsession is the latest horror breakout and is from another filmmaker (Curry Barker) who cut his teeth on YouTube. It opened with £1.3m and Sunday was bigger than Friday, which suggests word-of-mouth is strong on this title. It’s the third biggest opening for a horror this year, behind 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and Scream VII.
Mortal Kombat II rounded out the top five, adding £603k, which is down 60% from last weekend. That takes its total after two weekends in cinemas to £2.7m. This a sequel to Mortal Kombat, which was released in October 2021 and finished its run with £602k but was hamstrung by covid. It continues the strong performance of video game adaptations in recent years and bodes well for Street Fighter and Resident Evil later in the year.
Outside of the top five, the 40th anniversary re-release of Top Gun had a good weekend, banking £521k, which includes £199k from previews. Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers opened in seventh with £398k, which includes £42k from previews. This is the biggest opening for distributor, Picturehouse Entertainment.
Next Weekend
The Mandalorian & Grogu is the first Star Wars film in cinemas in seven years, and follows on from the hit Disney+ show. Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new adventure. Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, and Jeremy Allen White star.
Finding Emily is a Manchester-set romantic comedy. When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts. Angourie Rice and Spike Fearn star.
Passenger is the latest horror film to hit cinemas. After a young couple witnesses a gruesome highway accident, they soon realize they did not leave the crash scene alone, as a demonic presence called the Passenger won't stop until it claims them both.
Charlie The Wonderdog is an animation timed for May half-term. A dog gains superpowers after he is abducted by aliens. Together, they battle an evil cat threatening humanity while the dog becomes a famous superhero. Owen Wilson voices Charlie.
Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass is an animation starring the much-loved duo. During a chase inside a museum, Tom and Jerry find a magical object and end up being transported through time. Lost in a distant era, they will need to work together to find a way back home.
The Buzz
Jackass: Best and Last is the fifth and reportedly final film from the anarchic slapstick team. Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, and the rest of the gang return and the trailer promises the usual pranks and pitfalls. The last Jackass film in cinemas, Jackass Forever, delivered 664k DCM admissions in 2022 and had an 72% of the audience were 18-34, making it one of the best films for that audience that year. Like Jackass Forever, Jackass: Best and Last is expected to be one of the best films for 18-34 men this year when it hits cinemas on 26 June.
Across The Pond
Michael re-took the top spot in North America too, adding $26.1m for a terrific new total of $282.8m. The Devil Wears Prada 2 fell to second, adding $18m, which takes its total to $175.9m. Obsession opened in third with a sensational $16.1m. This film reportedly has a budget of just $750k. Mortal Kombat II added $13.4m in fourth, for a new total of $62.2m. The Sheep Detectives rounded out the top five, adding $9.3m for a new total of $29.7m.