Weekend box office report: 1-3 October 2021

1. No Time To Die

Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director(s): Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer(s): Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga
Actors(s): Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek
Runtime: 163 min
Total gross to date: £25,916,476.00
Weekend gross: £25,916,476.00
Number of cinemas: 773
Site average: £33,527.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 83%

Metacritic: 68/100

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2. Shang Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings

Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director(s): Destin Daniel Cretton
Writer(s): Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham
Actors(s): Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Runtime: 132 min
Total gross to date: £19,659,645.00
Weekend gross: £779,077.00
Number of cinemas: 562
Site average: £1,386.00
Country of origin: USA/Aus
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -50
Weeks on release: 5

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

Metacritic: 71/100

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3. Free Guy

In the extremely popular video game, Free City, a NPC named Guy learns the true nature of his existence when he meets the girl of his dreams, a human player. This player's interactions with Guy has massive affects on him, the game, and real world as they play it.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Shawn Levy
Writer(s): Matt Lieberman, Zak Penn
Actors(s): Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi
Runtime: 115 min
Total gross to date: £16,595,947.00
Weekend gross: £270,266.00
Number of cinemas: 459
Site average: £589.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -51
Weeks on release: 8

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 80%

Metacritic: 62/100

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4. The Paw Patrol Movie

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Total gross to date: £8,158,766.00
Weekend gross: £251,511.00
Number of cinemas: 526
Site average: £478.00
Country of origin: Can/USA
Distributor: Paramount
Change from last week: 16
Weeks on release: 8

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5. The Many Saints Of Newark

Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark's history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters begin to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family's hold over the increasingly race-torn city. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, who struggles to manage both his professional and personal responsibilities and whose influence over his nephew will help make the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss we'll later come to know: Tony Soprano.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Alan Taylor
Writer(s): David Chase, Lawrence Konner
Actors(s): Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal
Runtime: 120 min
Total gross to date: £1,580,642.00
Weekend gross: £237,150.00
Number of cinemas: 489
Site average: £485.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -75
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 72%

Metacritic: 60/100

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6. Chal Mera Putt 3

Chal Mera Putt 3 revolves around the lives of illegal immigrants in UK, their friendship and their constant struggle of finding a home away from home.

Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Janjot Singh
Writer(s): Rakesh Dhawan
Actors(s): Amrinder Gill, Simi Chahal, Nasir Chinyoti
Runtime: 130 min
Total gross to date: £192,957.00
Weekend gross: £192,957.00
Number of cinemas: 54
Site average: £3,573.00
Country of origin: UK/Ind
Distributor: Rhythm Boyz Entertainment/Fountain Films
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10

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7. The Croods 2: A New Age

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Total gross to date: £9,836,163.00
Weekend gross: £167,568.00
Number of cinemas: 371
Site average: £452.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: 7
Weeks on release: 12

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8. Candyman

Helen Lyle is a student who decides to write a thesis about local legends and myths. She visits a part of the town, where she learns about the legend of the Candyman, a one-armed man who appears when you say his name five times, in front of a mirror. Of course, Helen doesn't believe all this stuff, but the people of the area are really afraid. When she ignores their warnings and begins her investigation in the places that he is rumored to appear, a series of horrible murders begins. Could the legend be true?

Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director(s): Bernard Rose
Writer(s): Clive Barker, Bernard Rose
Actors(s): Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd
Runtime: 99 min
Total gross to date: £4,984,251.00
Weekend gross: £120,228.00
Number of cinemas: 262
Site average: £459.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -49
Weeks on release: 6

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 79%

Metacritic: 61/100

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9. Respect

The film follows the first two decades of Franklin's life, from being born as a musical prodigy in an affluent African-American family, the repercussions of losing her mother at age 10 to her arduous rise to international musical stardom, while enduring an abusive marriage, ultimately concluding with the recording of her influential live album Amazing Grace (1972).

Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Director(s): Liesl Tommy
Writer(s): Tracey Scott Wilson, Callie Khouri
Actors(s): Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans
Runtime: 145 min
Total gross to date: £1,973,721.00
Weekend gross: £76,918.00
Number of cinemas: 245
Site average: £314.00
Country of origin: USA/Can
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -69
Weeks on release: 4

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 68%

Metacritic: 61/100

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10. Space Jam: A New Legacy

A algorithm named Al G Rhythm captures famed basketball player LeBron James and his son Dom. Al G challenges LeBron to a basketball game against Al's digitized champions. LeBron gets the help of Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win the basketball game and get his son back.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Malcolm D. Lee
Writer(s): Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris
Actors(s): LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe
Runtime: 115 min
Total gross to date: £12,799,602.00
Weekend gross: £76,896.00
Number of cinemas: 282
Site average: £273.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -33
Weeks on release: 12

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 4.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 26%

Metacritic: 36/100

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11. Jungle Cruise

1916. Dreaming about saving countless lives and having another adventure, the feisty English feminist and doctor of botany, Dr Lily Houghton, embarks on a peril-laden mission to change the world. Along with her fashionable brother, MacGregor, Dr Houghton enlists the help of the arrogant, wisecracking riverboat skipper, Captain Frank Wolff, to guide them through the serpentine Amazon River in La Quila, his swift wooden boat. Now, as the intrepid trio ventures deeper and deeper into the heart of an impenetrable green maze, searching for something that cannot be found, a centuries-old curse and the ruthless aristocrat, Prince Joachim, threaten to put an end to their ambitious plans. And, sooner or later, the jungle always wins. Is it true that the Spanish conquistador, Don Aguirre, was lost in the same God-forsaken part of the world?

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer(s): Michael Green, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Actors(s): Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramírez
Runtime: 127 min
Total gross to date: £12,487,739.00
Weekend gross: £73,162.00
Number of cinemas: 296
Site average: £247.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -45
Weeks on release: 10

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 62%

Metacritic: 50/100

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12. The Green Knight

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, "The Green Knight" tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): David Lowery
Writer(s): David Lowery, The Gawain Poet
Actors(s): Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton
Runtime: 130 min
Total gross to date: £322,763.00
Weekend gross: £55,144.00
Number of cinemas: 56
Site average: £985.00
Country of origin: USA/Can/Irl
Distributor: Entertainment
Change from last week: -66
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 89%

Metacritic: 85/100

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13. Malignant

Twenty-seven long years after the brutal Simion Research Hospital incident, abused Madison wakes up in a hospital in present-day Seattle. But with numbing visions of murder getting in the way of a normal life, more and more, Madison's obscure past emerges, baffling both herself and the local detectives. Are these explicitly violent killings figments of Madison's troubled imagination? Either way, someone, or better yet, something, links the past to the present, demanding closure and blood. Is the bogeyman real?

Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Director(s): James Wan
Writer(s): James Wan, Ingrid Bisu, Akela Cooper
Actors(s): Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young
Runtime: 111 min
Total gross to date: £1,398,328.00
Weekend gross: £49,137.00
Number of cinemas: 155
Site average: £317.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -66
Weeks on release: 4

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 76%

Metacritic: 51/100

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14. Spirit Untamed

Lucky Prescott's life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Elaine Bogan, Ennio Torresan
Writer(s): Aury Wallington, Kristin Hahn, Katherine Nolfi
Actors(s): Isabela Merced, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace
Runtime: 88 min
Total gross to date: £3,385,970.00
Weekend gross: £42,115.00
Number of cinemas: 218
Site average: £193.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -24
Weeks on release: 10

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 48%

Metacritic: 49/100

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15. Qismat 2

Qismat 2 is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu. The film produced by Ankit Vijan and Navdeep Narula has been bankrolled by Shri Narotam Ji Productions and Zee Studios. Starring Ammy Virk and Sargun Mehta, the film is a sequel of 2018 film Qismat.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Jagdeep Sidhu
Writer(s): Jagdeep Sidhu
Actors(s): Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta, Tania
Runtime: 155 min
Total gross to date: £253,289.00
Weekend gross: £39,498.00
Number of cinemas: 37
Site average: £1,068.00
Country of origin: Ind
Distributor: Zee Studios
Change from last week: -71
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10

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