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UK Box Office Analysis Weekend 22nd - 24th March 2019: Captain Marvel secures the top spot for a third weekend with Us coming debuting second

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Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel managed to hold onto the top spot for a third consecutive weekend on the UK despite competition for horror movie Us which makes its box office debut at 2.

Us

Captain Marvel

Holding on for a third week at the top is the Marvel super hero movie which this weekend take £3.4 million.

This pushes the films total UK gross to just under £30 million and is the top grossing film of the year so far in the UK.

Us

Jordan Peele follows up his critically acclaimed Get Out with this much praised horror movie which makes its UK debut at number 2 with £2.7 million.

Get out debuted with £2.1 million and went on to make over £10 million in the UK so this has got off to a flying start for the director.

Fishermans Friends

The British comedy falls to second place in its second weekend making just under a million pound over the weekend.

This pushes the films total Uk gross to £3.3 million after 10 days of release (not including previews).

What Men Want

The mind reading comedy falls to 4 and takes £515,410 this weekend pushing its UK total to £1.8 million.

Fighting With My Family

The light hearted comedy from director Stephen Merchant takes £388,963 this weekend pushing its total gross to £5.2 million.

The White Crow

The Ralph Fiennes directed movie makes its UK debut at number 7 this week with £326,997.

Five Feet Apart

Making its debut at number 10 this week is the Justin Baldoni directed romantic drama which takes £253,341.

Note

This is the lowest UK box office combined gross since the end of August 2018, a period when the weather in the UK for extremely hot causing people to spend more time outside and away from the multiplexes.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Captain Marvel - £3,378,582
  2. Us - £2,766,839
  3. Fisherman's Friends - £972,996
  4. What Men Want - £515,410
  5. Fighting With My Family - £388,963
  6. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part - £377,569
  7. The White Crow - £326,997
  8. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - £321,068
  9. Instant Family - £295,945
  10. Five Feet Apart - £253,341
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