Paul W. S. Anderson's action-horror sequel Resident Evil: Afterlife takes the title of UK box office champ this past weekend with a debut haul of £1.69m giving it a record opening for the franchise. While the 3D surcharge certainly played a part the fourth instalment of the series managed to pull in over £750k more than predecessor Resident Evil: Extinction and with a $26m debut over in the States a fifth movie has already been confirmed by leading lady Milla Jovovich. Along with Resident Evil: Afterlife there are three other new faces in the chart this week - in fifth with £615k is comic-strip adaptation Tamara Drewe from director Stephen Frears and starring Gemma Arterton, while the Drew Barrymore / Justin Long rom-com Going the Distance takes seventh and comedy Cyrus follows up in eighth.
It was a good weekend for both Toy Story 3 and Grown Ups, each moving up a spot to second and third respectively. Pixar's animated hit continues to impress even after eight long weeks and pushes its overall tally to £71m, while at the opposite end of the scale the Paul Rudd / Steve Carell comedy Dinner for Schmucks plummets from second to ninth in just its second weekend. Also on the decline is the low-budget horror The Last Exorcism, which drops to fourth from its first-placed opening last weekend, along with Edgar Wright comic-book adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (falling one to sixth) and Sylvester Stallone action epic The Expendables (down three to tenth).
Number one this time last year: District 9
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | £1,690,655 | 1 | £1,690,655 |
| 2 | Toy Story 3 | £756,575 | 8 | £71,015,148 |
| 3 | Grown Ups | £742,472 | 3 | £5,444,705 |
| 4 | The Last Exorcism | £730,395 | 2 | £2,491,536 |
| 5 | Tamara Drewe | £615,553 | 1 | £615,553 |
| 6 | Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | £439,143 | 3 | £4,339,230 |
| 7 | Going the Distance | £436,361 | 1 | £436,361 |
| 8 | Cyrus | £429,687 | 1 | £429,687 |
| 9 | Dinner for Schmucks | £401,567 | 2 | £1,867,209 |
| 10 | The Expendables | £366,663 | 4 | £9,243,382 |
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Perhaps the most interesting of the newcomers this coming Friday is the documentary (or should that be mockumentary?) I'm Still Here (cert. 15), with first-time director Casey Affleck chronicling the bizarre career change of Joaquin Phoenix from actor to oddball rapper. Alternatives include the Will Ferrell / Mark Wahlberg buddy cop comedy The Other Guys (cert. 12A), horror Devil (cert. 15) and thriller Winter's Bone (cert. 15), along with homegrown efforts F (cert. 18) and The Kid (cert. 15).
U.K. Box Office Archive
Im suprised how well this film has done, the 3D format must have definately contributed.
ReplyDeleteI agree, without it the film would probably have cam in around the £1m mark, although that would have still been enough for a number one opening.
ReplyDeleteYa i do agree with Dempsey,Resident Evil Afterlife Movie has broke all the busters.So one must watch it as Paul W.S.Anderson has really directed it so well.
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