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UK Box Office Weekend Report 24th - 26th February 2023: Ant-Man 3 stays at the top of the UK box office weekend on its second week of release with Cocain Bear the top new movie at 3

Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
Two weeks at the top of the UK box office this weekend for Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania while Cocain Bear is the top new movie.

Also new this week is What's Love Got to Do With It at number 4 and Broker at number 8 with £150,178, while finally at number 15 is Joyland with £61,461.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Cocaine Bear (@3)
  • Longest run - Matilda: The Musical (14 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Avatar: The Way of Water (£76,360,735)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £9,252,607

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th February 2023

Ant Man and the Wasp Quantumania

No move at the top for the Marvel, phase 5, sequel movie to Ant-Man which takes £2 Million on its second weekend, a bigger than expected 65% drop over last weekend.

  • 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 £3,049,939 over the weekend, a 65% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £14,653,459 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which took £10,493,740 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

The sequel movie from the Shrek universe stays put at number 2 on its 4th weekend and takes £1.7 Million in the process pushing the movie to £20 Million in total at the UK box office.

  • The movie remains at Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,763,083 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £20,493,900 over 4 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 £9,893,533 at the box office after 4 weeks of release.

Highest New Movie This Weekend

The highest new movie of the weekend is from director Elizabeth Banks, and the last movie that veteran actor Ray Liotta made before his sad passing last year.

The movie takes an impressive £1.5 Million on its debut but it wasn't enough to dent the powerhouse that is becoming Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania and Puss In Boots: The Last Wish at the top.

  • The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It grosses £1,581,128 on its debut weekend
  • The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2023
What's Love Got to Do With It?

A new romantic comedy from the UK which seems to be a recipe for success after the likes of Last Christmas and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

This new movie starring Lily James, and the obligatory Emma Thompson takes just over one million pound on its debut.

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,082,163 on its debut weekend

Falling to number 5 this week is the sequel movie from the Magic Mike series which take just under half a million pound on its 3rd weekend of release.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £470,020 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £4,904,652 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Magic Mike XXL which took £5,501,254 at the box office after 3 weeks of release.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania - £3,049,939
  2. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish - £1,763,083
  3. Cocaine Bear - £1,581,128
  4. What's Love Got to Do With It? - £1,082,163
  5. Magic Mike's Last Dance - £470,020
  6. Avatar: The Way of Water - £356,740
  7. Epic Tails - £204,781
  8. Broker - £150,178
  9. Knock At the Cabin - £116,923
  10. Women Talking - £94,756
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