| Rank | Film (distributor) | Three-day gross (Mar 1-3) | Total gross to date | Week |
| 1. | Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros) | £9.3m | £9.3m | 1 |
| 2. | Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount) | £1.4m | £13.7m | 3 |
| 3. | Wicked Little Letters (Studiocanal) | £1.2m | £4.3m | 2 |
| 4. | Migration (Universal) | £961,524 | £17.8m | 5 |
| 5. | Madame Web (Sony) | £246,538 | £3.9m | 3 |
Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two opened to a chunky £9.3m to rejuvenate the UK-Ireland box office.
Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel was up 94.4% on the £4.8m start of the 2021 first film. Playing in 721 locations, Part Two took a £12,850 location average, which was also up on the £7,210 average of Dune. Part Two was developed by Legendary, which provided 80% of finance, oversaw physical production and worked with Warner Bros on marketing.
It is the biggest opening for a film since the Barbenheimer phenomenon of July 2023, when Barbie began with £18.5 and Oppenheimer with £10.9m.
After two weekends atop the chart, Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love moved to second place. The music star biopic added £1.4m – a 43% drop, that is reasonable in the context of Dune: Part Two’s arrival – to reach a £13.7m total.
Last weekend’s number two Wicked Little Letters added £1.2m for Studiocanal – a decent hold, falling just 23.6%. The sweary comedy is now at £4.3m and offers a strong counter-programming option to Dune.
Anatine animation Migration added £961,524 on its fifth weekend for Universal, enough to maintain fourth place; it is now up to a healthy £17.8m.
Sony superheroine feature Madame Web dropped 59% on its third weekend in cinemas, adding £246,538 to hit £3.9m.
The success of Dune: Part Two caused a 94.9% increase in the takings for the top five titles, to £13m. That is the highest level since £19.9m on August 4-6, the third weekend of Barbenheimer.
Wonka hits sweet spot
Now on its 13th weekend in cinemas, Warner Bros’ Wonka added £143,379 to hit £62.9m; it should overtake The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring to become the 25th -highest-grossing film ever in the territory within the next fortnight.
The Zone Of Interest added £113,040 on its fifth weekend for A24, falling 48.9% in line with the market average. Jonathan Glazer’s fourth feature film now has £2.6m, heading into next weekend’s Oscars where it is nominated in multiple categories.
Wim Wenders’ Oscar-nominated Perfect Days posted a strong second weekend for Mubi, falling just 21.7% with £109,910 bringing it to £417,230.
Zelda Williams’ comedy horror Lisa Frankenstein opened to a flat £91,537 for Universal, at a £281 location average from 305 sites.
The Iron Claw starring Zac Efron added £89,606 on its fourth weekend for Lionsgate, and has almost £2.4m in total.
Romantic comedy Anyone But You is still in cinemas after 10 sessions; it added £88,394 on its latest outing, to hit an excellent £11.4m total for Sony.
Paramount’s Mean Girls musical added £82,000 on its seventh weekend to reach £9.1m.
Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle put on £80,238 on its fifth weekend for Universal – a 68% drop – and is up to £5.7m.
Sony anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Hashira Training added £77,238 on its second weekend and has £839,004 in total.
Andrew Haigh’s All Of Us Strangers starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal added £71,657 on its sixth weekend, and has a £5.1m total for Disney.
National Theatre Live’s event cinema release Vanya, also starring Scott added £69,667 on a second weekend in cinemas, towards a strong £1.4m total.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things has now been in cinemas for eight weekends; it added £58,898 on its latest session to hit a £7.2m total for Disney.
On its fifth weekend in cinemas, Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction put on £52,643 to hit £1.4m for Curzon.
Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers added £42,496 on its seventh session, and is up to £3.7m for Universal.
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer took £40,189 on an extraordinary 33rd consecutive weekend in cinemas. The Universal blockbuster is now up to £58.9m as the 27th -highest-grossing film of all time; further success at next weekend’s Oscars should give its theatrical run an even longer life.
Signature Entertainment’s animation Combat Wombat started with £32,339.
Picturehouse Entertainment’s The Taste Of Things starring Juliette Binoche added £32,218 on its third session – enough to cross the half-million mark with a £503,009 total.
Warner Bros’ One Life starring Anthony Hopkins is rounding out its theatrical run, with £17,770 on its ninth weekend bringing it to a £9.9m total.
The Jungle Bunch World Tour added £16,989 on its fourth weekend for Signature Entertainment, towards a £302,959 cume.
Sky Cinema’s The Beekeeper has almost buzzed its last, adding £14,710 on its seventh session to hit £3.8m, released by Studiocanal.
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy And The Heron will exit cinemas as the Japanese filmmaker’s highest-grossing film in the UK and Ireland. The Studio Ghibli animation added £13,503 on its 10th weekend to reach an excellent £5.1m.
Universal animation Trolls Band Together added £12,224 on its 20th weekend in cinemas, and is up to £15.7m.
Robin Campillo’s Red Island started with £9,760 for Curzon, with £17,703 including previews.
Kaouther Ben Hania’s Four Daughters opened to £9,397 and £21,238 including previews for Modern Films; the film is nominated for best documentary at the Oscars this coming weekend.
Painting The Modern Garden: Monet To Matisse, the latest event cinema release from Seventh Art, opened to £56,637 on Tuesday, February 27; and has £96,040 in total.
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