Originally published December 23, 2015. Updated November 29, 2022.
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 18th December to Sunday 20th December 2015…
This won’t really come as much of a surprise, but Star Wars: The Force Awakens has shattered a host of records at the UK box office.
Debuting on Thursday, the film pulled in the biggest ever opening day with £9.68m, biggest ever midnight opening (£2.4m) biggest ever Saturday (£8.71m), biggest ever Sunday (£8.58m), biggest ever three-day weekend (£24.33m), biggest ever four-day weekend (£34.01m), biggest ever UK IMAX opening (£3.4m) and biggest ever market share with 83% of all tickets sold.
Elsewhere in the chart, the Tina Fey / Amy Poehler comedy Sisters debuted in second place with £1,215,368, although that includes £734,000 from six days of previews. A couple of Bollywood releases also cracked the top ten with Dilwale claiming fourth place with £727,512 and Bajirao Mastani taking seventh with £297,573. Meanwhile, It’s a Wonderful Life also sneaked into the chart in tenth place with its annual re-release earning £96,893.
Number one this time last year: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, £34.01m weekend (New)
2. Sisters, £1,215,368, weekend (New)
3. The Good Dinosaur, £890,350 weekend; £8,087,040 total (4 weeks)
4. Dilwale, £727,512 weekend (New)
5. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, £525,727 weekend; £26,671,519 total (5 weeks)
6. Spectre, £297,803 weekend; £92,798,732 total (8 weeks)
7. Bajirao Mastani, £297,573 weekend (New)
8. Christmas with the Coopers, £258,162 weekend; £1,953,180 total (3 weeks)
9. Bridge of Spies, £212,169 weekend; £6,144,463 total (4 weeks)
10. It’s a Wonderful Life, £96,893 weekend (New)
Incoming…
Monday saw the release of The Peanuts Movie [read our review here], while Boxing Day brings In the Heart of the Sea [read our review here] and Daddy’s Home [read our review here].
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