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UK Box Office Weekend Report 10th - 12th February 2023: Puss in Boots 2 remains at the top of the UK box office while Magic Mikes Last Dance is the top new movie

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Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Remaining at the top for a second weekend is the sequel movie Puss In Boots: The Last Wish while the top new movie of the weekend is Magic Mike's Last Dance.

Also new this week is the 25th Anniversary re-release of Titanic and animated tale Epic Tails which is at number 9 with £259,636.

Also new is Women Talking at 14 with a debut gross of £117,380.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Magic Mike's Last Dance (@2)
  • Longest run - Matilda: The Musical (12 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Avatar: The Way of Water (£74,257,077)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £9,052,646

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th February 2023

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

Remaining at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend is the sequel movie from the Shrek universe which takes an excellent £3 Million pushing its total to nearly £10 Million.

The movie is doing far better than the original movie which had only taken £4 Million 2 weeks into its run.

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £3,066,908 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £9,188,501 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took £4,080,241 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

Highest New Movie This Weekend

Highest new movie of the weekend is a third movie in the Magic Mike series which has Channing Tatum back as the male dancer.

The movie come in about the same as the previous movie Magic Mike XXL with £1.5 Million.

The movie should have gone direct to HBO Max but Warner Bros. wisely decided to release the movie in theatres.

  • The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It grosses £1,529,155 over its debut weekend
  • It has a total gross of £1,529,155 over 1 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Magic Mike XXL which took £1,575,092 at the box office after 1 weeks of release.

Getting a re-release to celebrate its 25th Anniversary is James Cameron Oscar glory movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

The movie had had a number of re-releases including a 3D version back in 2012, this version is in 3D and is a 4K remaster.

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £870,646 over the weekend
  • The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • Titanic is the 17th top grossing movie ever in the UK
Avatar: The Way of Water

Starting its decent down the box office the sequel movie has had a fantastic run at the UK box office taking £74 Million during its 9 week run.

The third movie in the series is set for release in December 2024.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £831,697 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £74,257,077 over 9 weeks of release
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is the 12th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.
  • The movie is a sequel to Avatar which took £77,072,663 at the box office after 9 weeks of release.

The M. Night Shyamalan directed movie falls to number 3 this weekend and will likely end up as the directors lowest grossing movie since The Sixth Sense.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £537,265 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £2,020,346 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2023

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish - £3,066,908
  2. Magic Mike's Last Dance - £1,529,155
  3. Titanic - £870,646
  4. Avatar: The Way of Water - £831,697
  5. Knock At the Cabin - £537,265
  6. The Whale - £378,336
  7. Plane - £355,450
  8. Pathaan - £282,415
  9. Epic Tails - £259,636
  10. The Fabelmans - £241,268
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