| Rank | Film (distributor) | Three-day gross | Total gross to date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wonka (Warner Bros) | £8.9m | £8.9m | 1 |
| 2. | Wish (Disney) | £1.1m | £5.8m | 3 |
| 3. | The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes (Lionsgate) | £960,535 | £14.8m | 4 |
| 4. | Napoleon (Sony) | £950,261 | £11.4m | 3 |
| 5. | Saltburn (Amazon/Warner Bros) | £417,477 | £4.1m | 4 |
Audiences feasted on Warner Bros’ Wonka at the UK and Ireland box office this weekend as the family musical debuted with a sweet £8.9m.
Paul King’s chocolatier origin story opened in 701 venues, making for a solid £12,693 location average. It is one of the stronger openings of the year, narrowly beating out Universal’s Super Mario Bros: The Movie which had a debut weekend of £8.7m back in April.
It is also ahead of last year’s fellow Roald Dahl-inspired musical Matilda which opened on £4.1m for Sony as well as King’s Paddington films which debuted with £5.1m and £8.2m in 2014 and 2017, respectively.
Timothee Chalamet stars as the titular Wonka who must overcome several obstacles in order to achieve his dream of opening a chocolate shop. Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins and newcomer Calah Lane are also among the cast. Simon Farnaby co-wrote the screenplay with King.
Holdovers dominate
Despite opening third back in November, Disney’s Wish has jumped to second place dropping only 22% to bring in £1.1m on its third weekend. The animation has now made £5.8m.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes scored another £960,535 for Lionsgate, bringing its total to £14.8m after four weeks of play.
Following closely behind was Sony’s Napoleon which charged to £950,261 in its third session for a £11.4m cume.
Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn dropped just 29% in its fourth weekend for Warner Bros and Amazon to collect £417,477 and has now made £4.1m overall.
Trafalgar Releasing’s Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce took a 73% hit in its second weekend, adding just £295,688 to its £1.5m total.
Warner Bros’ 20th anniversary re-release of Elf held strong the box office, taking another £162,041 and stands at £634,870 after two weeks of play.
Dropping a further 69% was Disney’s The Marvels which made £67,000 in its fifth weekend for a total of £7.1m.
Universal’s 20th-anniversary release of Richard Curtis’ Love Actually scooped a further £52,460 with its re-release having now made £327,499.
Also for Universal, animation Trolls Band Together adds another £43,540 to its £15.3m gross.
Sony horror Thanksgiving added £42,678 in its fourth outing for a cumulative total of £1.4m.
Finland’s Oscar hopeful Fallen Leaves made £34,318 in its second weekend for Mubi, tipping it over the £200,000 mark.
BFI Distribution’s re-release of Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell’s 1948 classic The Red Shoes had an opening weekend of £26,324 and £42,657 including previews.
Signature Entertainment’s animated adventure The Inseparables opened on £23,860 from 226 sites.W
UK director William Oldroyd’s Eileen grossed £21,734 for Universal and is just shy of £200,000 after two weeks of play.
Wim Wenders’ documentary Anselm debuted on £19,563 for Curzon. The Cannes Special Screenings premiere, about the Russian artist and sculptor, made £44,412 including previews.
André Rieu’s latest concert film White Christmas added £19,029 in its second week of play for Piece Of Magic to bring its total up to £1.2m.
Vertigo Releasing opened on Poland’s Oscar entry The Peasants on £12,017 which has now made £72,931 including previews.
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain opened on £11,533 from 131 for Universal. The comedy from the sketch comedy trio follows a group of friends who go in search of a golden treasure.
We Are Parable’s first distribution title Earth Mama opened on £6,716. Savannah Leaf’s debut feature follows a young pregnant mother in the US, fighting to retain custody of her two older children in foster care.
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