Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness spends a third weekend at the top of the global box office ahead of a huge weekend that will surely see it dethroned with 2 massive new releases hitting multiplexes.

Highest new entry of the weekend is the Korean action movie The Roundup which makes its debut at number 2.

Worldwide box office top 5 weekend breakdown 20th - 22nd May 2022

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

Three weeks at the top now for the Marvel sequel as the movie's global gross over the $800 Million mark on its way to a potential $1 Billion.

This weekend the movie took $71.6 Million from 50 countries which is a drop of 50% on its third weekend of release.

As mentioned there is a stong chance the movie could go over the $1 Billion mark in the coming weeks and the be first 2022 release to manage the milestone.

The movie is the top grossing film of 2022 this weekend taking over from The Batman.

The Roundup

Directed by Lee Sang-yong and starring Ma Dong-seok, this is a Korean action movie which has been released in 2 territories this weekend and still managed to enter the global box office at number 2.

The movie takes $23.7 Million on its debut weekend.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

The British high society drama gets its North American debut this week and goes back up the global box office to number 3 with a gross of $19.5 Million, a massive 82% increase, from 54 countries.

This gives the sequel movie a total global gross of $51.7 Million after 4 weeks of release.

The Bad Guys

The animated hit from the DreamWorks animated studio takes $12,7 Million over its 10th weekend of release from 69 countries.

The movie falls to 4th place this weekend and has now taken $182 Million globally at the box office.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The video game movie adaptation falls to number 5 this weekend with $8.5 Million from 62 countries, a 13% drop, giving the movie a total global gross of $375 Million.

The movie has been on the box office now for 8 weeks and is the 8th top movie of 2022.

With the second weekend of a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie its not a case of will it still be at the top but what percentage will it drop, and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness duly stays number 1 with a rather large 71% drop!

The indie smash hit Everything Everywhere All At Once was the top new movie of the weekend coming in at number 3 while the event movie Little Mix Live: The Final Show (For Now...) was new at number 5 from a single day showing.

A whole host of new movie hit the lower end of the box office starting with Firestarter~2022, a remake of the 1984 movie new at 9 with £250,005, and also inside the top 10 is Sarkaru Vaari Paata which takes £177,903.

Outside the top 10 is Saunkan Saunkane at 14 with £103,278 and The Quiet Girl at number 15 with £85,466.

UK box office top 5 weekend breakdown 13th - 15th May 2022

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

The sequel movies second week has the MCU title dropping by a large 71% over last weeks total as it pulls in £5.6 Million.

This is still a fairly impressive 56% of the total Uk box office, in comparison to Spider-Man: No Way Home from late last year it does better as that movie dropped 85% and went on to gross nearly £100 Million.

The movie has a total UK gross so far of £30 Million, £20 Million below the last Spider-Man movie, but it should keep the top spot warm until the next high flying summer blockbuster in a couple of weeks.

The movie is currently the 3rd top movie of 2022 and should take over at number 2 from Sing 2 by next weekend.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Staying put at number 2 is the sequel movie from the TV show Downton Abbey which takes £971,705 on its third weekend of release, a modest 37% drop over last weekend.

This gives the period movie a total UK gross of £10 Million and its the 10th top movie of 2022.

Everything Everywhere All At Once

One of the biggest indie hits of recent time, Michelle Yeoh stars in Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's multiverse bending movie that is actually giving Doctor Strange a run for its money.

making its debut at number 3 this weekend with it takes £681,351 with the potential to get even better and good word of mouth spreads.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The fast blue hedgehog falls to 4 this weekend with a weekend gross of £519,913, a small 18% drop, which gives the movie a total UK gross of £24 Million and the 5th top movie of 2022.

Little Mix Live: The Final Show (For Now...)

Play their final concert, for now, the female three piece group have their concert streamed into cinemas for those that with couldn't get their or couldn't get tickets.

The event movie takes £361,908 on its single Saturday performance.

With no surprise >Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness is at the top for a second weekend as we wait for the next high flying blockbuster hot his cinemas.

Highest new movie of the weekend is the remake movie Firestarter~2022 which is new at number 4.

US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 13th - 15th May 2022

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

The Marvel sequel movie stays put at the top of the US for a second weekend, but as nearly always happens with massive opening movies the drop is large, and Doctor Strange 2 suffers a 67% drop over last weekend.

The movie does take $61.8 Million over the weekend which is still a massive 68% of the total box office this weekend.

A total US gross of $291.8 Million makes it the second highest grossing movie of 2022 with a chance to beat The Batman by next weekend.

The Bad Guys

Former number 1 animated movie stays put at number 2 this weekend with $6.8 Million, a small 28% drop over last weekend.

The movie has now taken a $66 Million total after 4 weeks of release.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The video game adaptation remains at number 3 this week taking $4.5 Million in its 6th weekend of release, a tiny 25% drop over last week.

The movie has been an unprecedented success for the franchise and shows when done right a video game adaptation can do well.

The movie has taken $175.7 Milion at the US box office and is the 4th highest of 2022.

Firestarter

Categories under 'remakes no one wanted' as this retelling of the 1984 Firestarter starring Drew Barrymore makes its debut at number 4 with a debut gross of $3.8 Million.

The movie is also available in the US on streaming meaning that the box office run for this movie will be short.

Everything Everywhere All At Once

It may not be able to compete with the behemoth that is the MCU and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness but this independent multiverse bending movie has, by figures, done better.

With a budget a fraction of the Doctor Strange sequel this has taken a total of $47.1 Million and turned into a but sleeper hit for the studio.

After 8 weeks of relese the movie still manages a weekend take of $3.3 Million, a tiny 6% drop over last weekend, and it is only showing in 1,726 location as opposed to the number 1 movies 4,534 locations.

With the summer season just starting we are between blockbusters at the moment and with Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness seemingly set to stay at the top until late May so we get a new release at number 5 with the remake of Firestarter~2022..

World box office top 5 weekend breakdown 13th - 15th May 2022

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

As with most MCU movie that have such a massive opening weekend the sequel movie to Doctor Strange is no different as it drop 68% on its second weekend.

Still released in 50 countries the movie takes $144.5 Million to give the movie a total $688 Million after 2 weekends of release.

The Bad Guys

Still sitting at number 2 this weekend after a fairly staggered global release is the animated feature from DreamWorks which is released in 67 countries still and takes $13.6 Million on its 9th weekend.

This only a 20% drop after such a lengthy run at the global box office, it gives the movie a total of $165.5 Million.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The video game based movie climbs back up the global box office one place with the movie showing in 62 countries it takes $9.8 Million over the weekend, a 32% drop.

The movie, which is not the highest grossing video game adapted movie of all time, has taken an amazing $362.8 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Another big fall for the third Fantastic Beasts movie which drop 57% over last weekend from a huge 75 countries.

The weekend gross of the film is $6.3 Million giving it a total global gross of $376 Million.

Firestarter

Highest new entry of the weekend comes in at number 5 as the (pointless!) remake of the 1984 movie Firestarter makes its debut with $5.8 Million from 41 countries.

A new Marvel movie, a new number 1 as Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness hits the top spot on its debit weekend with a debut gross of nearly £20 Million.

There were a number of other new movies this week but at the lower end of the box office with the Event Movie Turnadot: Met Opera 2022 coming in at 9 with £38,527 while Maa is new at 11 with £38,527.

Also making their debut's this weekend Dum Mastam at 12 with £27,162, CBI 5: The Brain makes its way onto the box office at 13 with £26,418 and finally the 50th anniversary re-release of Cabaret is new at 15 with £19,238.

UK box office top 5 weekend breakdown 6th - 8th May 2022

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

It feels like a story we have told many time, but a new Marvel movie is released and there is a big surge in the box office and we have a massive hit at the top.

The sequel to Doctor Strange has been a long time coming as the original was released in 2016, but the character has appeared in many Marvel film since then, including quite predominantly in last years Spider-Man: No Way Home for which is a spiritual successor.

The movie makes its UK debut with £19.7 Million, a staggering 82% of the box office this weekend, which is £10 Million more than its 2016 predecessor but it is way shorted than the £31.8 Milion of the last Spider-Man movie.

The road ahead is looking good for the movie, it will beat out the DC movie The Batman from earlier this year, and it has a shot at being the top movie of 2022, altohugh there are a number of high profile movie yet to come including Jurassic World: Dominion in June.

The movie already is the 6th top movie of 2022 on its debut and look set to at least climb into the top 3 by next weekend.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

A single week at the top for the Downton Abbey sequel which this weekend falls to number 2 with £1.5 Million, a 49% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total gross of £7.6 Million after 2 weeks of release.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The smash hit video game movie falls to number 2 this weekend after 6 weeks on the box office with £630,391, a 53% drop over last weekend.

The movie now has a UK total of £23.5 Million and is the 5th top movie of 2022.

The Lost City

The action comedy falls to 4 this weekend with £468,402, a 61% drop over last weekend, this gives the movie an £8.6 Million total after 4 weeks of release.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

The third in the Fantastic Beasts series can be seen as nothing but a flop for Warner Bros. as the movie falls to 5 this weekend with £401,448, a 67% drop.

The movie has now taken just £19 Million in the UK over 5 weeks of release, it is the 7th top movie of 2022.

In comparison the previous 2 movies 5 weeks into their box office runs were, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them £45 Million and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald £30.5 Million.