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Box Office Round-up
Zootropolis 2 opened in second last weekend but posted a strong hold this weekend which was enough to take it up to the top spot. It added £4.2m, which is down 29% from last weekend, and takes its total to £11.7m. It is now the third biggest animated film of 2025, behind Dog Man (£13.9m) and The Bad Guys 2 (£14.6m). By this time next week it should have overtaken both. Either way, with Christmas ahead it should post a total well north of the £24.1m of the first Zootropolis.
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 opened in second with £3.3m, the second biggest opening for a horror this year, behind The Conjuring: Last Rites. The first Five Nights At Freddy’s opened on a Wednesday of October half-term and was on £5.4m after its first weekend, with £3.2m from Friday to Sunday, so hopefully this sequel is on track for a similar final total of £10.6m.
Wicked: For Good fell to third, adding £3.2m which is down 58% from last weekend. That takes its total to £37.7m and it’s already the third biggest film of the year. After three weekends, Wicked Part One was on £37.6m, so this sequel looks in a good place to match, or get very close, to the £61.3m that film finished on.
Andre Rieu’s 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas landed in fourth with £846k, which should be its final total as it’s not expected to play past this weekend. Last year, Rieu’s Christmas Concert banked £931k.
High-concept romantic-comedy Eternity opened in fifth with £389k, which includes £36k from previews. In 2015, romantic drama 45 Years opened with £332k and finished on £1.8m, so can an indefinite period of time surpass that?
Outside of the top 10, Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill films have been combined into one four-hour-plus thriller called Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, and it opened in eighth with £233k. The Palme d’Or winning It Was Just An Accident opened in ninth with £164k, which include £90k from previews.
Next Weekend
Fackham Hall is a spoof of the stately home-set British costume drama. A new porter forms an odd bond with the youngest daughter of a well-known UK family. As the Davenport family, headed by Lord and Lady Davenport, deals with the epic disaster of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin. Damian Lewis, Thomasin Mackenzie and Katherine Waterston star.
Silent Night, Deadly Night is a festive horror. A child witnesses his parents' murder by a man in a Santa suit. Years later, as an adult, he dons a Santa costume himself and embarks on a violent quest for retribution against those responsible for the traumatic event from his childhood.
The Shining gets a 40th anniversary re-release. Stanley Kubrick’s ghost story is regarded as one of the best thrillers of all-time.
Ella McCay stars Emma Mackey as the titular character, an idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them. Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson and Ayo Edibiri co-star.
The Buzz
The Magic Faraway Tree is an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s classic fantasy tale. A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures. The classy cast includes Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Jessica Gunning, and Rebecca Ferguson. The film has been written by Simon Farnaby, who co-wrote Paddington, Paddington 2, and Wonka, and The Magic Faraway Tree is going for a similar, sweet, whimsical feel. It should be perfect for any brands that bought into either of those three films when it hits cinemas in time for Easter on 27 March.
Across The Pond
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 opened in the top spot with a punchy $63m. Zootropolis 2 fell to second, adding $43m for a new total of $220.5m. Wicked: For Good fell to third, adding $16.8m for a new total of $297m. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution opened in fourth with $10.2m, and Now You See Me: Now You Don’t rounded out the top five, adding $3.5m for a new total of $55.3m.