Originally published January 7, 2015. Updated November 29, 2022.
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th January 2015…
After three weeks atop the UK box office chart, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been dethroned by The Theory of Everything, with the Eddie Redmayne-headlined Stephen Hawking biopic pulling in £3,749,293 to take first place in its opening weekend.
Joining The Theory of Everything in the top ten were two other newcomers, with Hammer’s horror sequel The Woman in Black: Angel of Death claiming fourth with £2,431,823, and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman opening in seventh with £1,524,667.
Meanwhile, in its sixth weekend of release, Paddington added an impressive £2.8 million, pushing its haul to £30.82 million to date, which makes it the fifth-highest grossing movie of 2014 here in the UK.
Number one this time last year: American Hustle
1. The Theory of Everything, £3,749,293 weekend (New)
2. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, £3,246,845 weekend; £36,748,786 total (4 weeks)
3. Paddington, £2,834,003 weekend; £30,818,050 total (6 weeks)
4. The Woman in Black: Angel of Death, £2,431,823 weekend (New)
5. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, £1,736,233 weekend; £9,694,189 total (3 weeks)
6. Exodus: Gods & Kings, £1,575,131 weekend; £6,362,743 total (2 weeks)
7. Birdman, £1,524,667 weekend (New)
8. Annie, £1,347,598 weekend; £5,373,045 total (2 weeks)
9. Dumber and Dumber To, £752,738 weekend; £5,540,013 total (3 weeks)
10. Penguins of Madagascar, £629,774 weekend; £7,110,994 total (5 weeks)
Incoming…
Tomorrow sees Liam Neeson returning as Bryan Mills for the action threequel Taken 3 (cert. 12A) [read our review here], while Friday’s new releases include Foxcatcher (cert. 15) [read our review here] and Into the Woods (cert. PG).
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