• Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • FMTV
  • Socials
    • YouTube
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

  • TRENDING TOPICS:
  • Star Wars
  • Marvel
  • DC
  • Physical Media
  • Write for Us

Taken 3 tops the UK box office chart ahead of Into the Woods

January 14, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 9th to Sunday 11th January 2015…

Despite taking a pasting from critics, Liam Neeson’s third outing as former CIA agent Bryan Mills proved to be a hit with audiences as Taken 3 took the UK box office by storm with an opening weekend of $£6.71 million, including £926k in preview screenings. This is down on its predecessor’s haul of £7.38 million (with £1.19 million in previews), but it’s still a great return for the action threequel – although sadly it will probably mean we’re going to get a fourth.

Disney’s musical fairy tale Into the Woods opened on Friday, and just managed to beat competition from The Theory of Everything (which was on its second weekend) to claim second place with £2,476,409. Meanwhile, Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher opened in sixth place, with the drama earning £877,408 across the three-day weekend.

Number one this time last year: 12 Years a Slave

1. Taken 3, £6,714,530 weekend (New)
2. Into the Woods, £2,476,409 weekend (New)
3. The Theory of Everything, £2,462,191 weekend; £7,942,551 total (2 weeks)
4. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, £1,276,109 weekend; £39,201,752 total (5 weeks)
5. Paddington, £1,268,785 weekend; £32,834,123 total (7 weeks)
6. Foxcatcher, £877,408 weekend (New)
7. The Woman in Black: Angel of Death, £837,653 weekend; £3,972,647 total (2 weeks)
8. Birdman, £826,316 weekend; £2,992,266 total (2 weeks)
9. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, £648,885 weekend; £10,766,021 total (4 weeks)
10. Annie, £627,910 weekend; £6,372,590 total (3 weeks)

Incoming…

Several new films enter the UK marketplace this Friday, including Whiplash (cert. 15) [read our review here], Wild (cert. 15) [read our review here], American Sniper (cert. 15) [read our review here] and Testament of Youth (cert. 12A).

FacebookTwitterFlipboardRedditPinterestWhatsApp

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Annie, Birdman, Foxcatcher, Into the Woods, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Paddington, Taken 3, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Theory of Everything, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

Essential Forgotten Films That Are Well Worth Seeking Out

The B-Movie Queens

The Best Super Mario Ball Bearing Games

15 Great Feel-Good Sing-a-Long Movies

The Most Iconic Cult Classics of All Time

Lifeforce: A Film Only Cannon Could Have Made

The Craziest Takashi Miike Movies

The Most Obscure and Underrated Slasher Movies of the 1980s

PM Entertainment and the Art of Rip-offs With Razzmatazz

20 Great Performances from the Past Decade

FEATURED POSTS:

Cannon Films and the Masters of the Universe

Forgotten 2000s Comedies That Are Worth Revisiting

Tom Cruise vs. Keanu Reeves: Who will be 2023’s King of Action?

Trending Now

  1. Movie Review – So Cold the River (2022)
  2. 2023’s Best Picture Nominees, Ranked By Most Likely to Win
  3. Long Live The New Flesh: Videodrome At 40 Has Never Been More Relevant
  4. Movie Review – On the Line (2022)
  5. The Most Anticipated Action Movies of 2023
  6. It’s Long Overdue to Hail M. Night Shyamalan as One of the Great Filmmakers
  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • FMTV
  • Socials
    • YouTube
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

© Flickering Myth Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.