There is no removing
Wonka from the top of the UK box office, even from a mighty superhere movie as the Timothee Chalamet starring movie spends a third weekend at number 1.
The movie takes over £7 Million this weekend giving it a total UK gross of £30 Million.
Highest new movie of the weekend is Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom which makes its debut at number 2 with £2.4 Million, which is half that of the £5.2 Million of Aquaman.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th December 2023
Wonka
- The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £7,214,019 over the weekend, a 12% increase from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £30,918,549 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
- It grosses £2,489,068 over its debut weekend
- The movie is a sequel to Aquaman which took £5,230,285 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.
Dunki
Wish
- The movie Remains At Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £653,908 over the weekend, a 10% increase from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £7,904,952 over 5 weeks of release
Salaar
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Wonka - £7,214,019
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - £2,489,068
- Dunki - £707,408
- Wish - £653,908
- Salaar - £394,548
- Elf - £388,759
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - £309,429
- Home Alone - £302,917
- It's a Wonderful Life - £266,592
- The Polar Express - £252,674
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The Cinema Roots
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