Film / Box Office
Box Office Chart: January 31-February 2 2020
1. 1917 £2,798,457 (£31,404,434, 4 weeks)
2. Bad Boys For Life £1,844,179 (£11,287,270, 3 weeks)
3. The Personal History of David Copperfield £1,037,119 (£3,758,595, 2 weeks)
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4. Little Women £659,344 (£19,931,774, 6 weeks)
5. The Gentlemen £597,494 (£10,364,506, 5 weeks)
6. Jumanji: The Next Level £597,326 (£34,326,248, 8 weeks)
7. Queen & Slim £507,302 (new release)
8. A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood £493,770 (new release)
9. Metropolitan Opera Live: Porgy and Bess £409,359 (new release)
10. The Lighthouse £384,284 (new release)
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1917 won another skirmish in the noble battle for box office supremacy at the weekend. It’s worth noting that these figures are from before that big BAFTA win. With more than £30m in the kitty and the Oscars on the horizon, the question now is how far the film will ascend the UK all-time chart. With The Personal History of David Copperfield and Little Women also continuing to do a roaring trade, it’s easy to forget that there’s a huge audience with no interest in awards season films. Remarkably, Bad Boys for Life has now quietly become the biggest hit of the entire franchise. Who’d have predicted that? Last weekend’s slew of new releases struggled to make much headway. In fairness, some of them were showing in fewer cinemas. Queen & Slim did solid business in eighth place, finishing ahead of A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, which was showing on 110 more screens. But in terms of screen average, The Lighthouse was the champ. This one played in just 83 cinemas (A Beautiful Day… opened in 467) but still beat major releases The Rhythm Section and Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell, both of which flopped rather spectacularly. Robert Eggers’ unnerving arthouse horror is getting an expanded release from Friday. Locally, it can be seen at the Showcase Avonmeads and Vue Cribbs Causeway as well as the Watershed. Check our comprehensive film listings for details.
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