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Avatar sequel sails to second week at top of box office in North America

Avatar: The Way Of Water sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend, bringing in a strong 56 million US dollars (£46.3 million) in North America that suggests it may stay afloat into the new year and approach the massive expectations ...

26 Dec 2022 at 08:03

Movies

Barbie passes Grease and Full Monty in ascent of all-time box office chart

Barbie is continuing to sashay its way into the record books, with box office takings in the UK and Ireland surging past a string of historic blockbusters, including Grease and The Full Monty. The fantasy comedy, which stars Margot Robbie as the ...

30 Aug 2023 at 13:15

Finance

Barbenheimer weekend generates almost £30m at UK box office

The dual offerings of Barbie and Oppenheimer prompted the biggest weekend for UK cinema-going since 2019, according to the UK Cinema Association. Greta Gerwig’s film about the Mattel doll, played by Margot Robbie, having an existential crisis ...

24 Jul 2023 at 15:18

Movies

Barbie overtakes Top Gun: Maverick as it races up all-time box office chart

Barbie’s domination of cinemas shows no sign of flagging, with box office takings in the UK and Ireland surging past the total for last year’s biggest film, Top Gun: Maverick, new figures show. The fantasy comedy, which stars Margot Robbie ...

23 Aug 2023 at 15:57

Movies

Barbie becomes highest grossing film of 2023 so far in UK and Ireland

Barbie has become the highest grossing film of the year so far at the UK and Ireland box office, new figures show. The blockbuster comedy, which stars Margot Robbie as the world-famous Mattel fashion doll, has taken £67.5 million in its ...

09 Aug 2023 at 12:47

World

Super Mario Bros Movie surpasses one billion dollars at global box office

The Super Mario Bros Movie has led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in US and Canadian cinemas with 40 million dollars (£31.8 million) as the global haul for the Universal Pictures release surpassed one billion dollars ...

30 Apr 2023 at 18:30

World

Swift beats Scorsese at box office but Killers Of The Flower Moon opens strongly

In a movie match-up almost as unlikely as Barbie and Oppenheimer, Martin Scorsese took on Taylor Swift in cinemas over the weekend. And while the box office belonged for a second time to Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Scorsese’s ...

22 Oct 2023 at 21:20

Movies

Avatar sequel already one of the UK’s top three biggest films of 2022

Avatar: The Way Of Water is on course to become one of the biggest releases of 2022 at the UK box office – though it may struggle to knock Top Gun: Maverick off the number one spot. The science fiction epic was released just ...

04 Jan 2023 at 13:08

Movies

Nine of top 10 biggest films of 2022 were sequels or spin-offs

Sequels and spin-offs made up nine of the top 10 biggest films at the UK and Ireland box office last year, figures show. Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water led a surge of movies that were either follow-ups or ...

02 Feb 2023 at 14:26

World

Box office smash Moana 2 drives Disney profits in first quarter

Disney has easily topped first-quarter expectations thanks in part to the box office smash Moana 2. There were some oversized expectations for the animated film, but Moana 2 – originally intended as a series for the ...

05 Feb 2025 at 13:31

Movies

Wicked, Moana and Paddington help UK cinema admissions hit five-year high

UK cinema admissions hit a five-year high in 2024 – but thanks only to a late flurry of big releases in the weeks before Christmas, including Wicked and Paddington In Peru. Some 126.5 million admissions were ...

06 Feb 2025 at 15:41

Movies

Minecraft Movie is biggest film of 2025 so far in UK and Ireland

A Minecraft Movie has become the biggest film of the year so far in the UK and Ireland after just four weeks on release, figures show. The fantasy adventure comedy, based on the hit video game, has made £51....

30 Apr 2025 at 13:03

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