UK BOX OFFICE NEWS
'Bridget Jones's Baby' enjoys record-breaking UK debut
Universal’s threequel scores biggest ever September opening with $10.6m (£8.11m) opening from its 641 sites.
'Julieta' breathes life into foreign language box office after crossing £1m in UK Video
Pedro Almodovar’s latest has scored the best result for a non-Bollywood foreign language film since French comedy Untouchable.
'Sausage Party' holds off newcomers to retain UK lead
Paramount’s Ben-Hur is the week’s highest new entry, thanks to previews, while Disney’s Finding Dory hits £40m mark.
'Sausage Party' dances atop UK box office as 'Brotherhood' soars
Disney’s Finding Dory becomes the second biggest release of 2016 with $51.9m (£38.86m).
'Finding Dory' retains UK lead as 'Suicide Squad' rumbles
Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad becomes the seventh film of 2016 to hit the £30m mark.
'Finding Dory' reclaims UK box office lead as 'David Brent' struggles
eOne’s David Brent: Life On The Road disappoints with $1.9m (£1.46m) from its 506 sites.
'Suicide Squad' dominates UK box office
Warner Bros’ comic book adaptation scores fourth-biggest opening of the year.
'Finding Dory' swims to top of UK box office
Universal’s Jason Bourne shoots to series-high opening with strong confirmed $10m (£7.6m) bow.
Secret Cinema’s 'Dirty Dancing' closes with $2.5m box office
Takings beat original 1987 release and 2007 re-release combined.
'BFG' beats out 'Star Trek' at UK box office
Roald Dahl adaptation scores Steven Spielberg’s third-biggest three-day opening weekend.
André Rieu concert breaks UK box office record…again
EXCLUSIVE: Maastricht Concert took more than £1.4m at UK box office over weekend.
'Ghostbusters' scores UK box office lead
Universal’s The Secret Life Of Pets becomes the biggest animation of 2016 to date.
'Secret Life Of Pets' records UK hat-trick as 'Sultan' grabs Bollywood record
Warner Bros’ The Legend Of Tarzan is the week’s highest new entry with $4.57m (£3.55m) from its 507 sites.
'Secret Life Of Pets' retains UK lead as 'Ab Fab' dazzles
Fox’s Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie scores excellent non-final $5.4m (£4.03m) debut to chart second.
'The Secret Life Of Pets' tops UK box office
Fox’s Independence Day: Resurgence has to settle for second with non-final $6.7m (£5.05m) debut from its 611 sites.
'The Conjuring 2' tops UK box office
James Wan horror lands top while Universal’s The Secret Life Of Pets scores biggest ever Saturday/Sunday preview haul for an original animation.
'Me Before You' defies Euro 2016 to top UK box office
Warner Bros’ adaptation falls only 20% as it climbs up two places to dethrone Universal’s Warcraft at number one.
'Warcraft' tops UK but 'Me Before You' leads Fri-Sun
Previews push Universal’s video game adaptation to the top spot with non-final $5.23m (£3.62m) bow.
Secret Cinema’s '28 Days Later' closes with $1.9m box office
Danny Boyle horror staged over a two-month run.
Polish film boosting UK foreign box office
Phoenix Productions is boosting foreign-language box office in the UK as Polish films deliver strong figures in the market.
'X-Men' beats 'Alice' to top UK box office
Disney’s Alice sequel has to settle for second with $3.3m (£2.23m) debut; Curzon Artificial Eye’s Love & Friendship enjoys excellent $381,000 (£261,330) bow from 80 sites.
'X-Men: Apocalypse' tops UK chart
Sony’s The Angry Birds Movie falls only 7% in its second weekend to reach $6.7m (£4.6m) to date.
'Civil War' records hat-trick in UK
Sony’s The Angry Birds Movie flies in with $3.1m (£2.15m), while Disney’s The Jungle Book becomes biggest film of 2016.
'Captain America' hit by the sun in UK
Whole market suffers due to the good weather, but Disney retains the top two spots for second week in a row.
'Captain America: Civil War' lands with $21.2m UK debut
It’s another Disney one-two at the top as The Jungle Book posts impressive $8.4m (£5.7m) third weekend for $49m (£33.2m) to date.
'The Jungle Book' retains UK box office lead
Disney’s live-action remake drops only 19% for a huge $11.7m (£8.1m) second weekend.
'The Jungle Book' dominates UK box office
It’s a Disney one-two at the top as Zootropolis holds on to second spot and crosses £20m.
'The Huntsman: Winter's War' tops UK box office but 'Zootropolis' steals the show
Disney’s Zootropolis leads Fri-Sun weekend with $3.35m (£2.36m) after only a 14% drop in its third weekend.
'Batman v Superman' retains UK lead despite hefty drop
Lionsgate’s Eddie The Eagle posts seven-day $4m (£2.83m) debut from its 572 sites.
'Batman v Superman' posts record-breaking $20.8m UK bow
Warner Bros’ epic battle achieves biggest ever Fri-Sun result for a superhero film.
Secret Cinema’s 'Dr Strangelove' closes with $1.8m box office Video
Kubrick classic staged over 24 nights.
'Kung Fu Panda 3' retains UK lead
Paramount’s 10 Cloverfield Lane lands second with $2.3m (£1.6m) from its 488 sites.
UK-made films account for 26% of global market, reports BFI
UK-filmed features generated more than $9.4 billion at the global box office in 2015.
'Kung Fu Panda 3' tops UK box office
eOne’s The Divergent Series: Allegiant posts disappointing non-final $2.6m (£1.83m) debut, including previews, from 528 sites.
'London Has Fallen' tops UK box office
Fox’s Kung Fu Panda 3 previews strongly; Universal’s Hail, Caesar! opens with $2.2m (£1.52m); eOne’s Spotlight receives a post-Oscar boost of 69%.
How the UK box office can build on a blockbuster 2015
Following a record-breaking 2015, Screen spoke to the industry about maintaining momentum and adding variety.
'Deadpool' records hat-trick in UK
Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest feature fails to dethrone Fox’s foul-mouthed superhero.
'Deadpool' hits $36m in the UK
Warner Bros’ How To Be Single is the week’s highest new entry with a healthy $2.7m (£1.88m) debut from its 433 sites.
‘Deadpool' scores mammoth $19.8m opening at UK box office
The Ryan Reynolds-starring superhero film smashed the year’s previous highest opener The Revenant.
'Goosebumps' tops UK box office
Universal comedy Dad’s Army leads Fri-Sun with $3m (£2.07m) from 585 sites.
'The Revenant' scores UK hat-trick
Lionsgate’s Dirty Grandpa is the week’s highest new entry with seven-day $2.9m (£2.05m) debut, while eOne’s Spotlight posts the highest Fri-Sun site average of the top ten.
BFI: UK independent films clock 11% of box office in 2015
Overall admissions were up 9%, but production spend on UK domestic titles was down 7% in 2015.
'The Revenant' retains UK lead; tops $17m
Universal’s Ride Along 2 is the week’s highest new entry with $3m (£2.13m) from 418 sites to chart second.
'The Revenant' claws up UK box office
Warner Bros’ Creed fails to deliver knockout punch but still lands solid $3.2m (£2.22m) hit on debut.
'The Force Awakens' retains UK lead
Entertainment’s The Hateful Eight posts strong $4.05m (£2.78m) debut.
UK box office hits record high in 2015
Universal achieves biggest ever year for any distributor in UK as it leads the market, with Disney close behind.
'The Force Awakens' nears £100m at UK box office
Disney’s continuation of the space saga posts third straight week as UK’s number one; Paramount’s Daddy’s Home defies newcomers with an impressive hold.
'The Force Awakens' passes $100m at UK box office
Disney’s continuation of the space saga shows no sign of slowing down; Paramount’s Daddy’s Home posts strong $2.4m (£1.62m) two-day opening.
'The Force Awakens' scores record-breaking $50.5m UK debut
Disney’s long-awaited return of the space saga posts second biggest opening of all time and the biggest Fri-Sun weekend of all time.
