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With the US box office still suffering from closures from the stay-at-home orders in place across much of America Wonder Woman 1984 stays at the top again despite a big drop from the previous weekend.

There are no new releases on the chart as nearly everything at the moment is going to VOD and big new blockbusters have been push to at least the second quarter of the year although Jurassic World from 2015 makes a re-entry at 13.

In a rare movie, altohugh not surprising, the top 5 this weekend is in the exact same positions as last weekend.

US box office Quickview.

• Number 1 - Wonder Woman 1984 (3rd Weekend)
• Highest debut - Jurassic World (re-entry at 13)
• Longest run - The War With Grandpa (14 weeks)^*
• Highest total gross - The War With Grandpa ($19,056,873)^*
^*Not including rereleases

Here is a breakdown of the top 5 movies in the US 8th - 10th January 2021.

Wonder Woman 1984

The DC Universe sequel movie spends another weekend at the top of the US chart with a gross of $3 Million which is 45% down from the previous weekend.

The movie now has a total gross of $32.6 Million after 3 weeks of release, it is the top grossing movie so far in 2021 and the third highest grossing movie since the pandemic started.

The Croods: A New Age

The animated sequel spends another weekend at number 2 on the box office with a weekend gross of $1.8 Million, 17% down week on week.

The movie has taken $36.8 Million after 7 weeks of release is the second top movie of 2021 and the second highest grossing movie since the pandemic closed many cinemas.

News Of The World

Staying again at number 3 is the Tom Hanks Oscar worthy movie which takes $1.2 Million over the weekend a 27% drop, giving the movie a 3 week total of $7.09 Million.

Monster Hunter~2020

Remaining at 4 is the Paul W.S. Anderson directed movie which takes $1.1 Million over the weekend, 12% down from last weekend, giving the movie a $7.8 Million 4 week gross.

Fatale

Finishing of the top 5 is the Deon Taylor directed drama which take $656,606, only a 6% drop from last weekend, the movie has now taken $3.9 Million over 4 weeks.

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Jurassic World: Dominion which can be seen below.

Starring among others Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt the movie is directed by Colin Trevorrow and its release date has just been put back by Universal to 10th June 2022.

Nothing is known about the films story yet although original stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum are returning to the franchise, so at a guess there could be a strong connection to the original 1993 Steven Spielberg movie Jurassic Park.

Production on the movie has recently wrapped and with well over a year to wait until its released that gives the special effects team plenty of time to get the dinosaurs looking at real as possible.

Check out the movie page for more information on this film.

As a whole host of movies from 2020 move into 2021, the movies scheduled for 2021 start moving into 2022 with Jurassic World: Dominion being moved by a year to June 10th 2022.

The latest in the long running Dinosaur movie series was the first big production to restart in the COVID-19 pandemic and set a standard for what can me done safely.

The movie stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt along with the original stars from 1993s Jurassic Park Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum.

With production nearly finished there will be a large post production to all all the special effects then the movie will sit there waiting to be released!

2022 seems a long way off but with no vaccine in sight we could only just be in the safe zone by then.

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019)

Making its debut at the top was Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt and directed by Quentin Tarantino

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 24 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £66 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015)

Also making its debut at the top was Pixels starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James and directed by Chris Columbus

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 33 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £63.7 Million after 10 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010)

The number one film was Toy Story 3 which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £58.9 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Last Airbender directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jackson Rathbone and Dev Patel which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was Shrek Forever After which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Fifteen years ago (2005)

The number one film was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was The Island directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Batman Begins which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was War Of The Worlds which had taken £29.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000)

The number one film was Gone In 60 Seconds which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Rules Of Engagement directed by William Friedkin and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson which entered the box office at number 6.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £29.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995)

Making its debut at the top was Waterworld starring Kevin Costner and Chaim Jeraffi and directed by Kevin Reynolds

The film with the longest run was Man Of The House which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £15.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990)

Making its debut at the top was Die Hard 2: Die Harder starring Bruce Willis and Bonnie Bedelia and directed by Renny Harlin

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.1 Million over 12 weeks of release.

As the world still struggles to survive as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread movie production is starting up again and the production of Jurassic World: Dominion seems to be setting the safety standard.

The New York Times has a fascinating article going into depth about what precautions and safety measures are in place to make sure that all cast and crew remain healthy and safe.

The film is being made in England who are much further ahead in controlling the virus.

Only those that are need during filming are allowed on set and all cast and crew are tested 3 times a week.

In case there is any doubt there is apparently a 107 page safety manual that each member of the production crew must abide by.

America is still struggling to keep the virus under control and the film could not be made on a sound stage in Hollywood as California is one of the states with the highest cases.

In the words of star Bryce Dallas Howard "We are the guinea pigs who are going to take the leap."

“Jurassic World: Dominion” is one of the first major Hollywood studio films to restart production since the coronavirus pandemic. “We are the guinea pigs who are going to take the leap.” https://t.co/HnQadjLs4B

— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 13, 2020