UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd February 2015…
In just two weekends, Universal’s adaptation of the E.L. James bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey has become the highest-grossing 18 certificate film ever here in the UK, with a second weekend haul of £4,597,092 pushing its total to £25,242,636. The previous record was held by Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, which pulled in £22.7 million.
With an unchanged top four, the highest newcomer of the week was the Kevin Hart / Josh Gad / Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting comedy The Wedding Ringer with £990,445, followed by found footage sci-fi Project Almanac in sixth with £868,030.
Number one this time last year: The LEGO Movie
1. Fifty Shades of Grey, £4,597,092 weekend; £25,242,636 total (2 weeks)
2. Big Hero 6, £2,581,806 weekend; £16,178,232 total (4 weeks)
3. Shaun the Sheep Movie, £2,429,181 weekend; £10,352,125 total (3 weeks)
4. Kingsman: The Secret Service, £1,216,457 weekend; £13,385,637 total (4 weeks)
5. The Wedding Ringer, £990,445 weekend (New)
6. Project Almanac, £868,030 weekend (New)
7. Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots, £504,253 weekend; £2,020,924 total (2 weeks)
8. The Theory of Everything, £445,461 weekend; £19,908,073 total (8weeks)
9. Jupiter Ascending, £436,526 weekend; £3,925,912 total (3 weeks)
10. American Sniper, £414,648 weekend; £13,021,706 total (6 weeks)
Incoming…
Thursday sees the release of comedy sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (cert. PG) and music documentary Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of (cert. 15), while Friday’s newcomers include Focus (cert. 15), The Boy Next Door (cert. 15), White God (cert. 15), Catch Me Daddy (cert. 15) and It Follows (cert. 15).
Listen to the Flickering Myth Podcast review of Fifty Shades of Grey here…
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