RankFilm (origin) DistributorJune 6-8Total Week UK-Ireland top five, June 6-8 1 Lilo & Stitch (US) Disney £3.5m £31.1m 3
| Rank | Film (origin) | Distributor | June 6-8 | Total | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilo & Stitch (US) | Disney | £3.5m | £31.1m | 3 |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (US) | Paramount | £2.3m | £21.5m | 3 |
| 3 | Ballerina (US) |
Lionsgate | £1.4m | £1.4m | 1 |
| 4 | The Salt Path (UK) | Black Bear | £1.4m | £4.3m | 2 |
| 5 | Karate Kid: Legends (US) | Sony | £1m | £4.2m | 2 |
GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.36
Lionsgate’s Ballerina debuted in third place at the UK and Ireland box office this weekend as Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning reigned once more.
Disney’s Lilo & Stitch remained in first place after adding another £3.5m in its third week of play. The live-action title is now up to £31.1m.
Taking the second spot once again was Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning which dropped just 33% on its third session with 2.3m. With a total of £21.2m, the film is already the third-highest-grossing title in the Tom Crusie action franchise, after overtaking 2015’s Rogue Nation (£21.2m).
Opening in third place was Lionsgate’s action title Ballerina on £1.4m. A spin-off from the John Wick series, it is the second-lowest opening in the franchise, behind only the first film which launched with £540,466 in 2015. Ana de Armas stars in Ballerina as an assassin seeking revenge for her father’s death.
Literary adaptation The Salt Path was down just 2% on its second weekend for Black Bear with another £1.4m. The film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs is already up to £4.3m.
In fifth place was Sony’s Karate Kid: Legends with £1m on its second session for a £4.2m cume.
The Ballad sings louder
In its fourth weekend, Warner Bros’ Final Destination: Bloodlines dropped just 37% with £ 620,246. With a total of £10.6m, it is now the second-highest grossing title in the horror franchise, behind only 2009’s The Final Destination (£12.4m).
In event cinema, Peppa Meets The Baby Cinema Experience added another £492,719 for Trafalgar Releasing and is now up to £1.8m. Streetcar Named Desire – NT Live 2014 grossed £90,829 for National Theatre Live over the weekend for a £346,835 cume.
Entertainment Film Distributors opened Eli Craig’s horror Clown In A Cornfield on £350,198 from sites.
Indian murder mystery Housefull 5 debuted with £327,738 for Bakrania Media. The film opened in two variations with alternative endings – Housefull 5A (£230,692) and Housefull 5B (£97,0746).
On its third weekend, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme is up to £2.6m after adding another £291,210 for Universal.
Also for Universal, UK comedy drama The Ballad Of Wallis Island was up 95% on its second weekend after expanding sites and benefitting from good word of mouth. James Griffiths’ film, which stars Tim Key and Carey Mulligan, grossed £248,256 for a £505,474 cume.
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is just shy of £16m after scoring £127,867 on its eighth weekend for Warner Bros.
Disney’s Thunderbolts* made £109,671 on its sixth weekend and is now up to £16.1m.
Anime Ltd opened Japanese title Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye on £91,852, up from the film’s original which debuted with £40,491 last September.
Australian horror Dangerous Animals opened on £83,491 for Vertigo Releasing and is up to £132,005 including previews.
Warner Bros’ A Minecraft Movie added £74,528 in its tenth weekend for a £56.5m cume.
Documentary Ocean With David Attenborough is up to £1.5m for Altitude after adding £74,000 on its third session.
Michael Haneke’s The Piano Teacher made £13,774 as part of the director’s repertory season for Curzon.
Student protest documentary The Encampments opened on £12,229 for Palestine-focused distribution company Watermelon Pictures.
On its second weekend, Al Pacino horror The Ritual made £6,550 for Altitude for a lifetime total of £115,30.
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