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UK Box Office Weekend Report 31st July - 2nd August 2020: Unhinged starring Russel Crowe hits the top as the UK box office starts to come alive again

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Unhinged
As the UK box office starts to show signs of recovering fro the 3 month closure the Russel Crowe starrring Unhinged is the top new film at number 1.

It was a busy weekend for the box office as alongside the 'catalogue' re-releases there were 5 new released and the ususal spattering of older hang over movies.

Here is a break down of the top 5 movies in the UK 31st July - 2nd August 2020.

Unhinged

Russel Crowe stars in this dramatic thriller about a man who terrorises a woman after a seemingly innocent altercation, the movie takes £175.2K on its debut weekend.

Onward

Pixars latest animated movie drops to number 2 this week after 8 weeks on the box office with £58.9K which gives the film a total UK gross of £5.6 Million.

100% Wolf

100% Wolf

A new animated tale from Australia about a young boy from a werewolf family who wants to become a most fearsome creature ever.

The Alexs Stadermann directed movie takes £33.1K on its debut weekend.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Still holding its head high on its 40th anniversary re-release the Star Wars sequel takes £31.1K this weekend pushing its total to £22.9 Million in the UK.

The Vigil

Finally in the top 5 is this horror film directed by Keith Thomas which makes its debut on the UK box office with £30.3K.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Unhinged - £175,263
  2. Onward - £58,951
  3. 100% Wolf - £33,129
  4. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - £31,136
  5. The Vigil - £30,302
  6. Proxima - £30,051
  7. Dreambuilders - £24,576
  8. The Dark Knight Rises - £24,075
  9. Jurassic Park - £22,987
  10. Trolls World Tour - £21,071
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