'Ballerina', 'The Salt Path'

Source: Lionsgate / Black Bear

‘Ballerina’, ‘The Salt Path’

 RankFilm (origin) DistributorJune 6-8Total Week
UK-Ireland top five, June 6-8
1  Lilo & Stitch (US)  Disney  £3.5m  £31.1m  3
 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning  (US)  Paramount  £2.3m  £21.5m  3
 Ballerina (US)
 Lionsgate  £1.4m  £1.4m  1
 The Salt Path (UK)  Black Bear   £1.4m  £4.3m  2
 Karate Kid: Legends (US)  Sony  £1m  £4.2m  2

GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.36

Lionsgate’s Ballerina debuted in third place at the UK and Ireland box office this weekend as Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning reigned once more.

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch remained in first place after adding another £3.5m in its third week of play. The live-action title is now up to £31.1m.

Taking the second spot once again was Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning which dropped just 33% on its third session with 2.3m. With a total of £21.2m, the film is already the third-highest-grossing title in the Tom Crusie action franchise, after overtaking 2015’s Rogue Nation (£21.2m). 

Opening in third place was Lionsgate’s action title Ballerina on £1.4m. A spin-off from the John Wick series, it is the second-lowest opening in the franchise, behind only the first film which launched with £540,466 in 2015. Ana de Armas stars in Ballerina as an assassin seeking revenge for her father’s death.

Literary adaptation The Salt Path was down just 2% on its second weekend for Black Bear with another £1.4m. The film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs is already up to £4.3m.

In fifth place was Sony’s Karate Kid: Legends with £1m on its second session for a £4.2m cume.

The Ballad sings louder 

In its fourth weekend, Warner Bros’ Final Destination: Bloodlines dropped just 37% with £ 620,246. With a total of £10.6m, it is now the second-highest grossing title in the horror franchise, behind only 2009’s The Final Destination (£12.4m). 

In event cinema, Peppa Meets The Baby Cinema Experience added another £492,719 for Trafalgar Releasing and is now up to £1.8m. Streetcar Named Desire – NT Live 2014 grossed £90,829 for National Theatre Live over the weekend for a £346,835 cume.

Entertainment Film Distributors opened Eli Craig’s horror Clown In A Cornfield on £350,198 from sites.

Indian murder mystery Housefull 5 debuted with £327,738 for Bakrania Media. The film opened in two variations with alternative endings – Housefull 5A (£230,692) and Housefull 5B (£97,0746).

On its third weekend, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme is up to £2.6m after adding another £291,210 for Universal.

The Ballad Of Wallis Island

Source: Sundance Film Festival

‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’

Also for Universal, UK comedy drama The Ballad Of Wallis Island was up 95% on its second weekend after expanding sites and benefitting from good word of mouth. James Griffiths’ film, which stars Tim Key and Carey Mulligan, grossed £248,256 for a £505,474 cume.

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is just shy of £16m after scoring £127,867 on its eighth weekend for Warner Bros.

Disney’s Thunderbolts* made £109,671 on its sixth weekend and is now up to £16.1m.

Anime Ltd opened Japanese title Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye on £91,852, up from the film’s original which debuted with £40,491 last September.

Australian horror Dangerous Animals opened on £83,491 for Vertigo Releasing and is up to £132,005 including previews.

Warner Bros’ A Minecraft Movie added £74,528 in its tenth weekend for a £56.5m cume.

Documentary Ocean With David Attenborough is up to £1.5m for Altitude after adding £74,000 on its third session.

Michael Haneke’s The Piano Teacher made £13,774 as part of the director’s repertory season for Curzon.

Student protest documentary The Encampments opened on £12,229 for Palestine-focused distribution company Watermelon Pictures.

On its second weekend, Al Pacino horror The Ritual made £6,550 for Altitude for a lifetime total of £115,30.