UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September 2014…
We’ve seen a few live event screenings popping up in the top ten over the past year or so, but now for the very first time one has topped the UK box office chart, with a live screening of Billy Elliot: The Musical pulling in £1,904,098 to claim top spot over the weekend.
Billy Elliot narrowly fought off competition from the Denzel Washington action thriller The Equalizer, which took second place with £1,890,146, while the British comedy What We Did On Our Holiday was the only other newcomer in the top ten, taking fourth with a solid opening weekend of £811,087.
Number one this time last year: Prisoners
1. Billy Elliot: The Musical Live, £1,904,098 weekend (New)
2. The Equalizer, £1,890,146 weekend (New)
3. The Boxtrolls, £1,130,062 weekend; £4,947,935 total (3 weeks)
4. What We Did on Our Holiday, £811,087 weekend (New)
5. A Walk Among the Tombstones, £603,062 weekend; £2,691,989 total (2 weeks)
6. Pride, £400,247 weekend; £2,712,148 total (3 weeks)
7. Lucy, £377,138 weekend; £13,717,003 total (6 weeks)
8. Guardians of the Galaxy, £340,417 weekend; £27,768,628 total (9 weeks)
9. The Riot Club, £301,607 weekend; £1,121,764 total (2 weeks)
10. Sex Tape, £265,384 weekend; £4,068,571 total (3 weeks)
Incoming…
Today sees the release of the zombie comedy Life After Beth (cert. 15) [read our review here], while Friday’s newcomers include Gone Girl (cert. TBC), Dracula Untold (cert. 15), Draft Day (cert. 15) and Dolphin Tale 2 (cert. U), along with a reissie of Withnail & I (cert. 15).
Originally published October 1, 2014. Updated December 13, 2019.
