| Rank | Film (Distributor) | Three-day gross (Dec 10-12) | Total gross to date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Side Story (Disney) | £1.3m | £1.3m | 1 |
| 2 | Clifford The Big Red Dog (Paramount) | £1.29m | £1.29m | 1 |
| 3 | House Of Gucci (Universal) |
£779,888 | £7.3m | 3 |
| 4 | Encanto (Disney) |
£634,778 | £4.2m | 3 |
| 5 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Sony) |
£580,000 | £10.1m | 4 |
GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.33
West Side Story narrowly beat Clifford The Big Red Dog to top spot at the UK-Ireland box office, as figures for all films were affected by concerns at rising Covid-19 case numbers.
Disney’s West Side Story opened to just below £1.3m across the three-day weekend, with a location average of £1,897 from a wide 684-location release.
While this was enough for top spot, it is significantly down on the £4m opening of Steven Spielberg’s previous film, 2018’s Ready Player One, in 624 sites.
West Side Story’s slow start was replicated in global territories, with a $14.9m (£11.2m) global opening weekend down on predictions of the $22m-$31m range.
Paramount’s family comedy Clifford The Big Red Dog was less than £5,000 behind West Side Story, opening to £1.29m, with a superior location average of £2,261 from 567 sites.
Universal’s House Of Gucci dropped 48% on its third weekend, with £779,888, and is now up to £7.3m – a decent result in the context of a crowded box office and Covid concerns.
Disney’s Encanto dropped 50% - a better performance than most holdovers this weekend – with £634,778 bringing it to £4.2m from three sessions.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife leads Sony’s slate, with £580,000 – a 47.2% drop – taking it past the £10m mark, with £10.1m from four weekends.
Most holdovers struggle
Also for Disney, Eternals dropped 52% with £152,367 taking it to £14.8m from six weekends.
No Time To Die fell 56% on its 11th session for Universal, with £118,731 taking it to £96.3m. It is now almost certain to finish between fellow James Bond stablemates Skyfall (£103.2m) and Spectre (£95.2m) as the third-highest-grossing film of all time in the UK and Ireland.
A Boy Called Christmas, adapted from Matt Haig’s book and released by Sky UK with Studiocanal handling bookings, was one of the best performers of the weekend, dropping just 16.4% with £110,728 taking it to £452,528 from three sessions.
Aml Ameen’s Boxing Day, released by Warner Bros, received a 59.6% hit on its second session, adding £102,956 to reach £529,434.
Also for Warner Bros, Dune dropped 60.7% with £94,537 taking it to £21.7m from eight weekends – Denis Villeneuve’s highest-grossing film in the territory.
Sony opened animation sci-fi Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria Of A Starless Night to £65,000 from 150 locations, at an average of £433.
Valdimar Johannsson’s Cannes 2021 title Lamb opened to £46,722 including previews from 72 sites, at an average of £649. The film opened Les Arcs Film Festival in France on Saturday, December 11, with lead actress Noomi Rapace in attendance.
Trafalgar Releasing’s event cinema titles Gorillaz: Song Machine Live From Kong and Monsta X: The Dreaming grossed £41,626 on Wednesday 8 and £28,996 on Thursday 9 respectively.
Warner Bros’ awards contender King Richard dropped 60.3%, adding £39,647 on its fourth weekend, and is coming up to £1.5m.
The Boss Baby 2 is closing out for Universal, adding £20,294 to approach £7.2m from eight weekends – significantly down on the first film’s £29.1m from 2017, but a reasonable result in the current climate.
The Matrix re-release from Warner Bros added £15,874 to reach £183,843 from two weekends, ahead of the latest title in the franchise arriving on December 22.
Mark Cousins’ The Storms Of Jeremy Thomas, released by Curzon, took £153 from six locations.
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