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.
