‘Barbenheimer’ Stays Atop U.K. Box Office as ‘Meg 2,’ ‘TMNT’ Make Strong Debuts
08.08.2023 - 14:17
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Naman Ramachandran “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third consecutive weekend with a combined £13.4 million ($17 million), per numbers from Comscore. Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” topped the charts again with £7.9 million and now has a total of £67.5 million.
In second place, Universal’s “Oppenheimer” collected £5.4 million for a total of £39.1 million. In third position, Warner Bros.’ “Meg 2: The Trench” debuted strongly with £3.7 million, while Paramount’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” was close behind in fourth place with £3.6 million. Rounding off the top five was Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” which earned £1.03 million in its fourth weekend for a total of £22.8 million.
Lionsgate’s “Joy Ride” debuted in seventh place with £389,935. Moviegoers Entertainment’s Bollywood film “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani” held strongly in its second weekend with £269,507. The film continues at 71 sites with a robust site average of £3,796.
On Monday, the film crossed £1 million at the box office in the territory, becoming the second highest-grossing Indian film of the year after Shah Rukh Khan’s “Pathaan.” Coming up, Trafalgar Releasing is bringing K-pop concert film “Mamamoo: My Con the Movie” for just two dates, Aug. 9 and 12. In addition to the holdovers, there are two new wide releases competing for eyeballs over the weekend.
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