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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel dethrones Fifty Shades of Grey at the UK box office

March 4, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 27th February to Sunday 1st March 2015…

After two weeks atop the UK box office chart, Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey has been knocked into second place by the comedy sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which opened with £3,771,852, including £705,000 of Thursday previews. That’s a healthy increase on its predecessor, which debuted with £2.22 million back in 2012.

Three other newcomers also cracked the top ten, with the Will Smith / Margot Robbie con artist caper Focus earning £1,910,245 in third place, followed by Jennifer Lopez erotic thriller The Boy Next Door in seventh with £406,174 and acclaimed horror It Follows in eighth with £371,142.

Number one this time last year: The LEGO Movie

1. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, £3,771,852, 589 weekend (New)
2. Fifty Shades of Grey, £2,248,492 weekend; £30,314,012 total (3 weeks)
3. Focus, £1,910,245 weekend (New)
4. Big Hero 6, £1,219,171 weekend; £17,669,306 total (5 weeks)
5. Shaun the Sheep Movie, £1,008,452 weekend;  £11,648,735 total (4 weeks)
6. Kingsman: The Secret Service, £667,464  weekend; £14,553,017 total (5 weeks)
7. The Boy Next Door, £406,174 weekend (New)
8. It Follows, £371,142 weekend (New)
9. The Wedding Ringer, £368,213 weekend; £1,797,696 total (2 weeks)
10. The Theory of Everything, £333,039  weekend; £20,621,855 total (9 weeks)

Incoming…

Arriving in cinemas this Friday are Neill Blomkamp’s latest sci-fi Chappie (cert. 15), comedy Unfinished Business (cert. 15), crime thriller Kill the Messenger (cert. 15), acclaimed drama Still Alice (cert. 12A) and British thriller Hyena (cert. 18).

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Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Big Hero 6, Fifty Shades of Grey, Focus, It Follows, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Shaun the Sheep Movie, The Boy Next Door, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Theory of Everything, The Wedding Ringer

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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