Weekend box office report: 18-20 December 2020

1. Wonder Woman 1984

In 1984, after saving the world in Wonder Woman (2017), the immortal Amazon warrior, Princess Diana of Themyscira, finds herself trying to stay under the radar, working as an archaeologist at the Smithsonian Museum. With the memory of the brave U.S. pilot, Captain Steve Trevor, etched on her mind, Diana Prince becomes embroiled in a sinister conspiracy of global proportions when a transparent, golden-yellow citrine gemstone catches the eye of the power-hungry entrepreneur, Maxwell Lord. Now, as a dear old friend from the past miraculously enters the picture, and Barbara Minerva, Diana's insecure gemologist colleague gives in to desire, suddenly, deceit, greed, and false promises catapult Maxwell into the limelight. More and more, cataclysmic events push the world to the brink, and emotionally vulnerable Diana must address a cruel dilemma. Can mighty Wonder Woman save humankind once again?

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director(s): Patty Jenkins
Writer(s): Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, Dave Callaham
Actors(s): Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig
Runtime: 151 min
Total gross to date: £846,435.00
Weekend gross: £846,435.00
Number of cinemas: 214
Site average: £3,955.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

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Internet Movie Database: 5.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 58%

Metacritic: 60/100

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2. Elf (Re: 2020)

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Total gross to date: £327,797.00
Weekend gross: £83,624.00
Number of cinemas: 188
Site average: £445.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -15
Weeks on release: 3

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3. Home Alone (Re: 2018)

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Total gross to date: £635,647.00
Weekend gross: £56,261.00
Number of cinemas: 164
Site average: £343.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Park Circus
Change from last week: -35
Weeks on release: 108

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4. Come Away

Eight-year-old Alice (Keira Chansa), her mischievous brother Peter (Jordan A. Nash) and their brilliant older sibling David (Reece Yates) let their imaginations run wild one blissful summer in the English countryside. Encouraged by their parents Jack and Rose (David Oyelowo and Angelina Jolie), the kids' make-believe tea parties, sword fights and pirate ship adventures come to an abrupt end when tragedy strikes. Peter, eager to prove himself a hero to his grief-stricken and financially-struggling parents, journeys with Alice to London, where they try to sell a treasured heirloom to the sinister pawnshop owner known as C.J. (David Gyasi). Returning home, Alice seeks temporary refuge in a wondrous rabbit hole while Peter permanently escapes reality by entering a magical realm as leader of the "Lost Boys."

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Brenda Chapman
Writer(s): Marissa Kate Goodhill
Actors(s): Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Carter Thomas, Ava Fillery
Runtime: 94 min
Total gross to date: £42,834.00
Weekend gross: £42,834.00
Number of cinemas: 160
Site average: £268.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Signature Entertainment
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 29%

Metacritic: 40/100

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5. Love Actually (Re: 2020)

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Total gross to date: £122,399.00
Weekend gross: £20,430.00
Number of cinemas: 77
Site average: £265.00
Country of origin: UK/USA/Fra
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -51
Weeks on release: 51

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6. Superintelligence

Nothing extraordinary ever happens to Carol Peters, so when she starts getting snarky backtalk from her TV, phone and microwave, she thinks she's being punk'd. Or losing her mind. In fact, the world's first super-intelligence has selected her for observation, taking over her life with a bigger, more ominous plan to take over everything. Now Carol is humanity's last chance before this artificial intelligence-with-an-attitude decides to pull the plug.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Ben Falcone
Writer(s): Steve Mallory
Actors(s): Melissa McCarthy, James Corden, Bobby Cannavale
Runtime: 106 min
Total gross to date: £120,273.00
Weekend gross: £19,389.00
Number of cinemas: 133
Site average: £146.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -73
Weeks on release: 2

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Internet Movie Database: 5.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 30%

Metacritic: 41/100

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7. It's a Wonderful Life (4K Restoration)

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Total gross to date: £1,046,572.00
Weekend gross: £17,181.00
Number of cinemas: 81
Site average: £212.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Park Circus
Change from last week: 99
Weeks on release: 106

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8. The Muppet Christmas Carol (Re: 2017)

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Total gross to date: £433,233.00
Weekend gross: £16,986.00
Number of cinemas: 120
Site average: £142.00
Country of origin: USA/UK
Distributor: Park Circus
Change from last week: -30
Weeks on release: 159

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9. The Polar Express (Re: 2014)

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Total gross to date: £384,430.00
Weekend gross: £15,298.00
Number of cinemas: 46
Site average: £333.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Park Circus
Change from last week: -46
Weeks on release: 316

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10. A Christmas Carol

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Robert Zemeckis
Writer(s): Charles Dickens, Robert Zemeckis
Actors(s): Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth
Runtime: 96 min
Total gross to date: £84,069.00
Weekend gross: £14,867.00
Number of cinemas: 112
Site average: £133.00
Country of origin: UK/Ukr
Distributor: Munro Film
Change from last week: -42
Weeks on release: 3

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Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 53%

Metacritic: 55/100

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11. 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: £1,071,693.00
Weekend gross: £14,767.00
Number of cinemas: 118
Site average: £125.00
Country of origin: Ire/Ger/Lux
Distributor: eOne Films
Change from last week: -46
Weeks on release: 9

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Internet Movie Database: 5.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 20%

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12. Die Hard (30th Anniversary)

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Total gross to date: £384,735.00
Weekend gross: £14,713.00
Number of cinemas: 90
Site average: £163.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Park Circus
Change from last week: -35
Weeks on release: 107

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13. The Nutcracker - Bolshoi Ballet 2020 (Ballet)

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Total gross to date: £13,821.00
Weekend gross: £13,821.00
Number of cinemas: 42
Site average: £329.00
Country of origin: Rus
Distributor: Trafalgar
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

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14. Arthur Christmas

This movie reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: "So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?" The answer: Santa's (Jim Broadbent's) exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of this movie is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur (James McAvoy), with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Sarah Smith, Barry Cook
Writer(s): Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith
Actors(s): James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy
Runtime: 97 min
Total gross to date: £21,362,992.00
Weekend gross: £13,311.00
Number of cinemas: 44
Site average: £303.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Change from last week: -1
Weeks on release: 476

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%

Metacritic: 69/100

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15. Let Him Go

A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Thomas Bezucha
Writer(s): Thomas Bezucha, Larry Watson
Actors(s): Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Kayli Carter
Runtime: 113 min
Total gross to date: £12,907.00
Weekend gross: £12,907.00
Number of cinemas: 106
Site average: £122.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 84%

Metacritic: 63/100

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