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Weekend box office report: 13-15 November 2020

1. The Secret Garden

Living in India, Mary Lennox (Kate Maberly), a young, privileged girl, is left orphaned when her parents are killed in an earthquake. She is sent back to England where she goes to live on her Uncle Lord Archibald Craven's (John Lynch's) estate. It is a fairly isolated existence and she has to find things to keep herself occupied. She finds sickly young Colin Craven (Heydon Prowse), and a secret garden.
  • Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
  • Director(s): Agnieszka Holland
  • Writer(s): Frances Hodgson Burnett, Caroline Thompson
  • Actors(s): Kate Maberly, Maggie Smith, Heydon Prowse
  • Runtime: 101 min
  • Total gross to date: £670,509.00
  • Weekend gross: £5,147.00
  • Number of cinemas: 15
  • Site average: £343.00
  • Country of origin: UK/Fra
  • Distributor: Sky Cinema
  • Change from last week: 201
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
  • Metacritic: 74/100

2. Billie

Documentary on the famed jazz singer Billie Holiday.
  • Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
  • Director(s): James Erskine
  • Writer(s): James Erskine
  • Actors(s): Linda Lipnack Kuehl, Billie Holiday, Sylvia Syms
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Total gross to date: £5,074.00
  • Weekend gross: £5,074.00
  • Number of cinemas: 2
  • Site average: £2,537.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Altitude
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
  • Metacritic: 71/100

3. Honest Thief

They call him the In-and-Out-Bandit because meticulous thief Tom Carter (Liam Neeson) has stolen $9 million from small-town banks while managing to keep his identity a secret. But after he falls in love with the bubbly Annie (Kate Walsh), Tom decides to make a fresh start by coming clean about his criminal past, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.
  • Genre: Action, Thriller
  • Director(s): Mark Williams
  • Writer(s): Steve Allrich, Mark Williams
  • Actors(s): Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Total gross to date: £656,561.00
  • Weekend gross: £3,164.00
  • Number of cinemas: 15
  • Site average: £211.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Signature Entertainment
  • Change from last week: 8
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 40%
  • Metacritic: 46/100

4. War Horse - NT Live 2020 (Theatre)

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  • Total gross to date: £6,950.00
  • Weekend gross: £2,918.00
  • Number of cinemas: 9
  • Site average: £324.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: National Theatre
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 2
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5. Two By Two: Overboard!

Noah's ark drifts on the open seas, with best friends Finny and Leah on board. But, after weeks with no land in sight, food stocks are running low. The fragile peace between carnivores and herbivores could break any second. After a series of unfortunate events, the kids find themselves inadvertently washed overboard - along with the last of the food supplies. Leah and fellow castaway, their new friend Jelly, are marooned on a remote island. While Finny wakes in a strange colony filled with oddly familiar creatures living in harmony - under the threat of a menacing volcano. In a race against time, tide and terrifying tremors, Finny must rescue his friends, reunite with his family and save a whole colony from total destruction.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Toby Genkel, Sean McCormack
  • Writer(s): Richie Conroy, Mark Hodkinson
  • Actors(s): Max Carolan, Ava Connolly, Dermot Magennis
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Total gross to date: £990,229.00
  • Weekend gross: £2,724.00
  • Number of cinemas: 14
  • Site average: £195.00
  • Country of origin: Ire/Ger/Lux
  • Distributor: eOne Films
  • Change from last week: 14
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 20%

6. Cats & Dogs: Paws Unite!

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  • Total gross to date: £1,377,918.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,980.00
  • Number of cinemas: 11
  • Site average: £180.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: 81
  • Weeks on release: 7
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7. A Christmas Gift From Bob

A struggling street musician finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat at Christmas.
  • Genre: Drama, Family
  • Director(s): Charles Martin Smith
  • Writer(s): James Bowen, Garry Jenkins
  • Actors(s): Luke Treadaway, Anna Wilson-Jones, Kristina Tonteri-Young
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Total gross to date: £3,705.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,843.00
  • Number of cinemas: 11
  • Site average: £168.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: Lionsgate
  • Change from last week: 143
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10

8. Tenet

In a twilight world of international espionage, an unnamed CIA operative, known as The Protagonist, is recruited by a mysterious organization called Tenet to participate in a global assignment that unfolds beyond real time. The mission: prevent Andrei Sator, a renegade Russian oligarch with precognition abilities, from starting World War III. The Protagonist will soon master the art of "time inversion" as a way of countering the threat that is to come.
  • Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Director(s): Christopher Nolan
  • Writer(s): Christopher Nolan
  • Actors(s): John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki
  • Runtime: 150 min
  • Total gross to date: £17,416,648.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,479.00
  • Number of cinemas: 3
  • Site average: £493.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: 248
  • Weeks on release: 12
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
  • Metacritic: 69/100

9. Jurassic Park (Re: 2020)

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  • Total gross to date: £459,015.00
  • Weekend gross: £844.00
  • Number of cinemas: 2
  • Site average: £422.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: 1588
  • Weeks on release: 20
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10. 100% Wolf

100% Wolf centers on Freddy Lupin, heir to a proud family line of werewolves. Positive he'll become the most fearsome werewolf ever, Freddy is in for a shock when his first "warfing" goes awry, turning him into a ferocious - poodle.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Alexs Stadermann
  • Writer(s): Ranald Allan, David Breen, Fin Edquist
  • Actors(s): Loren Gray, Adriane Daff, Akmal Saleh
  • Runtime: 96 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,493,340.00
  • Weekend gross: £548.00
  • Number of cinemas: 5
  • Site average: £110.00
  • Country of origin: Aus
  • Distributor: Vertigo
  • Change from last week: 46
  • Weeks on release: 16
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 69%

11. Words On Bathroom Walls

The story of witty and introspective Adam (Charlie Plummer), who appears to be your typical young adult - a little unkempt with raging hormones and excited about a future pursuing his dream of becoming a chef. Expelled halfway through his senior year following an incident in chemistry class, Adam is diagnosed with a mental illness. Sent to a Catholic academy to finish out his term, Adam has little hope of fitting in and just wants to keep his illness secret until he can enroll in culinary school. But when he meets outspoken and fiercely intelligent Maya (Taylor Russell), there is an instant soulful and comforting connection. As their romance deepens, she inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition. Now, with the love and support of his girlfriend and family, Adam is hopeful for the very first time that he can see the light and triumph over the challenges that lie ahead.
  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Director(s): Thor Freudenthal
  • Writer(s): Nick Naveda, Julia Walton
  • Actors(s): Charlie Plummer, Andy Garcia, Taylor Russell
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Total gross to date: £2,652.00
  • Weekend gross: £539.00
  • Number of cinemas: 7
  • Site average: £77.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -68
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
  • Metacritic: 61/100

12. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Re: 2011)

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  • Total gross to date: £533,356.00
  • Weekend gross: £508.00
  • Number of cinemas: 2
  • Site average: £254.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: 20th Century Fox
  • Change from last week: 58
  • Weeks on release: 473
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13. Mogul Mowgli

A British Pakistani rapper is on the cusp of his first world tour, but is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break.
  • Genre: Drama
  • Director(s): Bassam Tariq
  • Writer(s): Riz Ahmed, Bassam Tariq
  • Actors(s): Riz Ahmed, Aiysha Hart, Anjana Vasan
  • Runtime: 89 min
  • Total gross to date: £50,563.00
  • Weekend gross: £505.00
  • Number of cinemas: 2
  • Site average: £253.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: BFI
  • Change from last week: 1583
  • Weeks on release: 3
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
  • Metacritic: 71/100

14. The Last Shift

Stanley's last shift at his fast food job takes an unexpected turn when he befriends a young African-American work employee.
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Director(s): Andrew Cohn
  • Writer(s): Andrew Cohn
  • Actors(s): Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Da'Vine Joy Randolph
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Total gross to date: £501.00
  • Weekend gross: £501.00
  • Number of cinemas: 8
  • Site average: £63.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.7/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 64%
  • Metacritic: 58/100

15. On The Rocks

All it took was one long, passionate, late-night kiss on the lips to make novelist and mother-of-two Laura suspicious of her career-driven, high-reaching husband, Dean. Now, as the uncomfortable feelings of doubt and mistrust start creeping up on her, fanned by the horrible idea that the love of her life may be cheating on her, Laura reluctantly enlists the help of the impeccably dressed, semi-retired art dealer, Felix: her suave, mischievous, and effortlessly charming philanderer father. But, even though it is sometimes exhausting, we all want to be loved, and amid a persistent writer's block, Felix's innocent flirts with random women, Martini-fuelled lunches, and high-speed car chases in Manhattan's neon-lit streets, Laura needs to know. Is her life falling apart?
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director(s): Sofia Coppola
  • Writer(s): Sofia Coppola
  • Actors(s): Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans
  • Runtime: 96 min
  • Total gross to date: £453,819.00
  • Weekend gross: £480.00
  • Number of cinemas: 2
  • Site average: £240.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: A24/Trafalgar
  • Change from last week: 1859
  • Weeks on release: 7
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
  • Metacritic: 73/100

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