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Box Office Round-up
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch comedy-drama The Roses opened in the top spot with an impressive £2.2m. Olivia Colman starred in another British comedy last year, Wicked Little Letters, which opened with £1.6m in February and finished on £9.6m, so The Roses has to be aiming for a total north of £10m.
The 50th anniversary re-release of one of one of the very best blockbusters, Jaws, also had a terrific performance this weekend, opening with £1.1m. This is by far the best opening for a re-release this year. For context, the recent 30th anniversary re-release of Clueless grossed £119k across its entire run. Most re-releases only stay in cinemas for about a week, but with Jaws’ stellar start, we might see this one sticking around for a while longer.
Weapons continues its terrific run at the box office, coming in third, adding £838k, which is down just 27% from last weekend. That takes its total over the £10m mark to £10.4m, and it’s now the fourth horror film this year to cross the £10m mark, after Sinners, Final Destination: Bloodlines and 28 Years Later.
The Bad Guys 2 had an amazing weekend, increasing on last weekend by a huge 56% to £807k for a new total of £11.8m. The first film finished on £13.8m, and for the first time, this sequel looks like it could surpass that total.
Freakier Friday also posted a great hold on its fourth weekend, increasing on last weekend by 1% to £807k. That takes its total to £7.4m. The original Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan Freaky Friday finished its run with £6.6m in 2003 and this sequel has now sailed past that.
Outside of the top five, Caught Stealing opened in sixth with £571k, which includes £19k from previews. Darren Aronofsky’s previous film, The Whale, oened with £690k in 2023 and finished on £2.4m, despite Brendan Fraser winning the Best Actor Oscar. Caught Stealing has to be aiming for a total in the region of £2m.
Another re-release landed in eighth, as the fourth Harry Potter film, The Goblet Of Fire banked £508k, with £311k coming from bank holiday Monday previews.
Next Weekend
The Conjuring: Last Rites is the fourth film in the popular horror series. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
Honey Don’t! is the latest film from Ethan Coen, one half of the Coen brothers. Margaret Qualley stars as small-town private investigator Honey O'Donahue, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Audrey Plaza and Chris Evans co-stars.
On Swift Horses is a romantic drama starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi. Muriel (Edgar-Jones) and her husband Lee (Will Poulter) are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee's brother. Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible.
The Buzz
Hamnet is the latest film from Oscar winner Chloe Zhao (Nomadland). It’s the story of Agnes - the wife of William Shakespeare - as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. It’s a human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare's most famous play, Hamlet. Jesse Buckley plays Agnes, while Paul Mescal plays Shakespeare. Hamnet had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival at the weekend, and it looks like a major frontrunner for Oscars and BAFTAs with rave reviews from the few critics who have seen it. It currently has an incredible score of 95 from seven reviews on Metacritic and it plays at the Toronto International Film Festival this week so more critics will get the chance to see it then. Either way, it’s one of the best ways to reach a super-premium audience in January, when it’s released on the 9th.
Across The Pond
Weapons went back to the top spot in North America, adding $10.2m for a new total of $132.3m. The 50th anniversary re-release of Jaws opened in second with $8.1m, while Caught Stealing opened in third with $7.8m. Freakier Friday added $6.5m in fourth for a new total of $80.5m. The Roses rounded out the top five, opening with $6.4m.