Weekend box office report: 16-18 August 2024

1. Alien: Romulus

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director(s): Fede Alvarez
Writer(s): Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Dan O'Bannon
Actors(s): Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux
Runtime: 119 min
Total gross to date: $3,741,288.00
Weekend gross: $3,741,288.00
Number of cinemas: 672
Site average: $5,567.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week:
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

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2. It Ends With Us

Adapted from the Colleen Hoover novel, Lily overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life. A chance meeting with a neurosurgeon sparks a connection but Lily begins to see sides of him that remind her of her parents' rela...

Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Justin Baldoni
Writer(s): Christy Hall, Colleen Hoover
Actors(s): Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate
Runtime: 130 min
Total gross to date: $11,384,454.00
Weekend gross: $2,834,202.00
Number of cinemas: 678
Site average: $4,180.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Change from last week: -37
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 59%

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3. Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool is offered a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the Time Variance Authority, but instead recruits a variant of Wolverine to save his universe from extinction.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Shawn Levy
Writer(s): Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Actors(s): Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin
Runtime: 128 min
Total gross to date: $48,418,796.00
Weekend gross: $2,393,214.00
Number of cinemas: 709
Site average: $3,375.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -41
Weeks on release: 4

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 8.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 81%

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4. Coraline (15th Anniversary)

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Total gross to date: $1,260,124.00
Weekend gross: $1,260,124.00
Number of cinemas: 388
Site average: $3,248.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Trafalgar
Change from last week:
Weeks on release: 1

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5. Despicable Me 4

Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage
Writer(s): Mike White, Ken Daurio
Actors(s): Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin
Runtime: 94 min
Total gross to date: $38,786,080.00
Weekend gross: $1,195,158.00
Number of cinemas: 702
Site average: $1,703.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -22
Weeks on release: 6

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 56%

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6. Trap

When two pre-teens named Hallie and Annie meet through their summer camp, their two lives are rattled when they realize that they are identical twins. With parents, British mother aka famous dress designer Elizabeth and American father, a wine maker named Nick, living in two different sides of the universe, the girls decide to make an identity swap in hopes of spending time with their other parent. The girls later choose to inform their guardians of the swap while at a hotel in San Francisco, which later reunites the divorced pair and sends them back into remarriage with each other.

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Nancy Meyers
Writer(s): Erich Kästner, David Swift, Nancy Meyers
Actors(s): Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson
Runtime: 128 min
Total gross to date: $2,504,127.00
Weekend gross: $558,233.00
Number of cinemas: 518
Site average: $1,078.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -51
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 87%

Metacritic: 64/100

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7. Inside Out 2

A sequel that features Riley entering puberty and experiencing brand new, more complex emotions as a result. As Riley tries to adapt to her teenage years, her old emotions try to adapt to the possibility of being replaced.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Kelsey Mann
Writer(s): Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein, Kelsey Mann
Actors(s): Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman
Runtime: 96 min
Total gross to date: $55,537,751.00
Weekend gross: $506,524.00
Number of cinemas: 636
Site average: $796.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -18
Weeks on release: 10

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

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8. Twisters

Kate Carter, a retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist, is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director(s): Lee Isaac Chung
Writer(s): Mark L. Smith, Joseph Kosinski, Michael Crichton
Actors(s): Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos
Runtime: 122 min
Total gross to date: $12,918,441.00
Weekend gross: $315,163.00
Number of cinemas: 459
Site average: $687.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -49
Weeks on release: 5

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 75%

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9. Stree 2

After the events of Stree, the town of Chanderi is being haunted again. This time, women are mysteriously abducted by a terrifying headless entity. Once again, it's up to Vicky and his friends to save their town and loved ones.

Genre: Comedy, Horror
Director(s): Amar Kaushik
Writer(s): Niren Bhatt
Actors(s): Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi
Runtime: 147 min
Total gross to date: $291,805.00
Weekend gross: $291,805.00
Number of cinemas: 116
Site average: $2,516.00
Country of origin: Ind
Distributor: Bakrania Media
Change from last week:
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

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10. Borderlands

Lilith, an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora to find the missing daughter of the universe's most powerful S.O.B., Atlas. Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team - Roland, a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; Tiny Tina, a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg, Tina's musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; Tannis, the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and Claptrap, a persistently wiseass robot. These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power. The fate of the universe could be in their hands - but they'll be fighting for something more: each other.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Eli Roth
Writer(s): Eli Roth, Joe Abercrombie
Actors(s): Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Edgar Ramírez
Runtime: 102 min
Total gross to date: $1,496,653.00
Weekend gross: $181,066.00
Number of cinemas: 491
Site average: $369.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Lionsgate
Change from last week: -79
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 4.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 8%

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11. Spider-Man 3

Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the once-broken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter's old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father's persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben's real killer, Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter's suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter's personality that he begins to lose himself to. Peter has to reach deep inside himself to free the compassionate hero he used to be if he is to ever conquer the darkness within and face not only his greatest enemies, but also...himself.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Sam Raimi
Writer(s): Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Alvin Sargent
Actors(s): Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace
Runtime: 139 min
Total gross to date: $33,631,335.00
Weekend gross: $156,781.00
Number of cinemas: 428
Site average: $366.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Change from last week:
Weeks on release: 903

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 63%

Metacritic: 59/100

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12. Harold And The Purple Crayon

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.