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UK Box Office Analysis 20th - 22nd September 2019: Downton Abbey stays at the top leaving Ad Astra to enter at 2 at the highest new film

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Downton Abbey
The power of the Abbey was too strong for any new comers this week as Downton Abbey stays at the top with Ad Astra entering the box office at number 2.

Downton Abbey

The TV show brought to the big screen continues its run at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with a gross of £3.2 Million.

This brings the films total gross in the UK to £13.1 Million.

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

Making its debut at 2 and the highest new film of the week is the the Brad Pitt starring space drame which takes £2.2 Million.

The film is directed by James Gray and also stars Liv Tyler and with Oscar buzz surrounding the film this could hang around for a while.

IT Chapter Two

The horror sequel falls to number 3 this weekend with a gross of £1.3 Million which puts its total UK gross after 3 weeks of release at £16.1 Million.

This is well below the original movies gross and the film will not reach anywhere near the £32 Million that film took.

Rambo: Last Blood

Also making its box office debut this weekend is Sylvester Stallone bringing one of his beloved characters to the screen.

THe film lands at number 4 with a take of £1.07 Million.

Hustlers

The Jennifer Lopez starring movie about a group of stripper falls to number 5 this week with £1.05 Million taking its total UK gross to £3.3 Million after 2 weeks.

The Lion King

Disneys animated remake is the top total grossing film this week with a total UK gross of £74.3 Million after 10 weeks.

Toy Story 4

The longest run on the box office with 14 weeks since release and a total UK gross of £65.2 Million.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Downton Abbey - £3,280,442
  2. Ad Astra - £2,265,387
  3. IT Chapter Two - £1,387,429
  4. Rambo: Last Blood - £1,075,071
  5. Hustlers - £1,056,801
  6. The Lion King - £373,124
  7. Casino Royale - £345,878
  8. Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood - £277,444
  9. Dora and the Lost City of Gold - £273,519
  10. Toy Story 4 - £256,653
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