Originally published July 15, 2015. Updated November 29, 2022.
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 10th to Sunday 12th July 2015…
Universal’s animated smash hit Minions made it three weeks in a row at the top of the UK box office chart this past weekend, fending off competition from Ted 2 to retain first place with a £4.15 million weekend.
Seth MacFarlane’s comedy sequel Ted 2 was the biggest newcomer of the week, pulling in £3,867,723 to take second, while the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy earned £105,718 down in ninth, followed by the animation Song of the Sea in tenth with £72,172.
Number one this time last year: Transformers: Age of Extinction
1. Minions – £4,154,359 weekend (3 weeks)
2. Ted 2 – £3,867,723 weekend (New)
3. Jurassic World – £1,853,867 weekend (5 weeks)
4. Terminator Genisys – £1,670,491 weekend (2 weeks)
5. Magic Mike XXL – £954,766 weekend (2 weeks)
6. Amy – £416,627 weekend (2 weeks)
7. Secret Cinema – Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – £287,225 weekend (6 weeks)
8. Spy – £176,401 weekend (6 weeks)
9. Love & Mercy – £105,718 weekend (New)
10. Song of the Sea – £72,172 weekend (New)
Incoming…
Marvel Studios unleashes its second superhero movie of 2015 this Friday with the release of Ant-Man [read our review here], while other newcomers include Self/less [read our review here], The Gallows [read our review here], True Story [read our review here] and 13 Minutes.