Top 5 at UK Box Office Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (August 30-Sep 1) Total gross to date Week
Top 5 at UK Box Office
| Rank | Film (distributor) | Three-day gross (August 30-Sep 1) | Total gross to date | Week |
| 1. | Despicable Me 4 (Universal) | £1.24m | £44.6m | 8 |
| 2. | Deadpool & Wolverine (Disney) | £1.22m | £54.7m | 6 |
| 3. | It Ends With Us (Sony) | £1.1m | £18.6m | 4 |
| 4. | Alien: Romulus (Disney) | £1.08m | £10.8m | 3 |
| 5. | Andre Rieu’s 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power Of Love (Piece Of Magic) | £700,000 | £700,000 | 1 |
Box Office Update
Universal Pictures’ animation Despicable Me 4 rose back to the top of the UK-Ireland box office chart on its eighth weekend in cinemas, boosted by National Cinema Day on Saturday, August 31. Despicable Me 4 fell a slim 12% across the weekend, with its Saturday takings up 23% compared to the previous Saturday. With £1.24m, it now has £44.6m in total, and is likely to overtake Minions: The Rise Of Gru (£47m), Despicable Me 2 (£47.5m), Minions (£47.8m), and Despicable Me 3 (£47.9m) before the end of its run, to become the highest-grossing title in the franchise.
Additional News
Disney’s Inside Out 2 was another beneficiary of National Cinema Day, rising 1% across the weekend with £614,467 on its 12th weekend in cinemas. The Pixar animation now has £58.2m in total, as the highest-grossing 2024 release.
New releases Afraid, starring Chris Weitz, and Touch, from Universal, opened to £216,620 and £19,599, respectively, while thriller Cuckoo, starring Hunter Schafer, fell 82% on its second weekend.
Conclusion
National Cinema Day brought in some excitement to the UK-Ireland box office, with Despicable Me 4 reclaiming its top spot. While the top five fell a steep 31% in takings, cinemas are optimistic about the upcoming weekend and the release of Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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