Box Office News

'Dune: Part Two', 'Drive-Away Dolls'

‘Dune 2’ rides to £26m at UK-Ire box office; ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ opens outside top five

Oscar winners ‘The Zone Of Interest’, ’Oppenheimer’ and ‘The Holdovers’ see takings surge.

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‘Dune: Part Two’ closes in on $500m at global box office; ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ receives Mexico boost

‘Dune: Part Two’ breezes past the first film’s total, while ‘One Life’ breaks into the top 10.

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UK-Ireland box office preview: Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ speeds into 533 cinemas

Also opening is Indian thriller ‘Yodha’ and Cate Blanchett-starrer ’The New Boy’

Melvin Ang

Video: mm2’s founder on Asia’s box office challenges

mm2 Asia’s founder and executive chairman Melvin Ang talks to Screen International at Filmart 2024.

Melvin Ang

“Asia box office recovery is coming,” says mm2 Asia boss Melvin Ang

The founder and executive chairman of the Singapore-based media company spoke optimistically at Filmart.

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‘Dune: Part Two’ nears £20m after two weekends at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Imaginary’ opens fifth

‘Part Two’ is well ahead of 2021’s ‘Dune’ at the same stage.

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‘Dune: Part Two’ hits $369.6m at global box office after 10 days; ‘Kung Fu Panda’ kicks off with $81.7m

‘Dune: Part Two’ dropped just 44% in North America, 36% internationally.

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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Imaginary’ is main challenger to ‘Dune: Part Two’

Other openers include women’s football doc ‘Copa 71’, event release ‘Titanic – The Musical’.

A Moroccan Affair

Local comedies bolster Spanish box office as industry looks with confidence to year ahead

Local titles like ’A Moroccan Affair’ as well as festival films such as ’Anatomy Of A Fall’ are performing well.

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‘Dune: Part Two’ dominates UK-Ireland box office with £9.3m for biggest opening since Barbenheimer

The sand-filled sequel opened to almost double the start of the first film.

'Dune: Part Two'

‘Dune: Part Two’ towers over global box office with 63% share of top 10 chart

Warner Bros’ ‘Dune’ sequel debuted with $182.5m worldwide, the highest opening since Barbie.

Dune: Part Two

‘Dune: Part Two’ scores highest opening weekend of 2024 so far

Sci-fi sequel storms to top of charts on confirmed $82.5m three-day haul.

'One Life'

‘One Life’ races to $26m at international box office ahead of US release

James Hawes’ true-life drama One Life starring Anthony Hopkins is yet to open in the US.

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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Dune: Part Two’ unleashed into 721 cinemas

Other new releases include Universal’s ‘Lisa Frankenstein’, Modern Films’ ‘Four Daughters’.

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‘Money No Enough 3’ breaks post-pandemic record at Malaysia, Singapore box office

The comedy drama sequel has become the top performing Asian film in Singapore since the pandemic.

Bob Marley: One Love

‘Bob Marley: One Love’, ‘Demon Slayer’ sequel neck and neck at global box office

Films released in China for the New Year holiday continue to dominate this chart, led by Zhang Yimou’s legal drama ’Article 20’.

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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Wicked Little Letters’ heads weekend of independent releases

Horror ‘Out Of Darkness’, Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days’ also opening.

The Movie Emperor

‘The Movie Emperor’, ‘Viva La Vida’ pulled from crowded CNY race in China

Local titles ‘Yolo’ and ‘Pegasus 2’ contributed to a record-breaking $1.11bn box office.