Weekend box office report: 19-21 January 2024

1. Mean Girls

Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady Heron, a 16 year old homeschooled girl who not only makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett), the ex-boyfriend of queenbee Regina George (Rachel McAdams), but also unintentionally joins The Plastics, led by Regina herself. Join Cady as she learns that high school life can and will be really tough.

Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Mark Waters
Writer(s): Rosalind Wiseman, Tina Fey
Actors(s): Lindsay Lohan, Jonathan Bennett, Rachel McAdams
Runtime: 97 min
Total gross to date: $3,251,159.00
Weekend gross: $3,251,159.00
Number of cinemas: 648
Site average: $5,017.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Paramount
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 84%

Metacritic: 66/100

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2. Wonka

With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Director(s): Paul King
Writer(s): Roald Dahl, Paul King, Simon Farnaby
Actors(s): Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur
Runtime: 116 min
Total gross to date: $58,392,205.00
Weekend gross: $1,691,563.00
Number of cinemas: 687
Site average: $2,462.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -24
Weeks on release: 7

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

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3. Poor Things

An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Yorgos Lanthimos
Writer(s): Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray
Actors(s): Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe
Runtime: 141 min
Total gross to date: $3,746,997.00
Weekend gross: $1,093,076.00
Number of cinemas: 621
Site average: $1,760.00
Country of origin: UK/USA/Irl
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -38
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10

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4. Anyone But You

After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben's fiery attraction turns ice-cold--until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Will Gluck
Writer(s): Ilana Wolpert, Will Gluck
Actors(s): Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp
Runtime: 103 min
Total gross to date: $7,035,226.00
Weekend gross: $1,079,651.00
Number of cinemas: 511
Site average: $2,113.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Change from last week: -13
Weeks on release: 4

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 56%

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5. One Life

Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Director(s): James Hawes
Writer(s): Lucinda Coxon, Nick Drake, Barbara Winton
Actors(s): Anthony Hopkins, Lena Olin, Johnny Flynn
Runtime: 109 min
Total gross to date: $7,474,825.00
Weekend gross: $858,245.00
Number of cinemas: 691
Site average: $1,242.00
Country of origin: UK
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -31
Weeks on release: 3

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10

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6. The Holdovers

A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Alexander Payne
Writer(s): David Hemingson
Actors(s): Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa
Runtime: 133 min
Total gross to date: $689,771.00
Weekend gross: $689,771.00
Number of cinemas: 217
Site average: $3,179.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

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7. The Beekeeper

One man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as "Beekeepers."

Genre: Action, Thriller
Director(s): David Ayer
Writer(s): Kurt Wimmer
Actors(s): Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi
Runtime: 105 min
Total gross to date: $2,097,937.00
Weekend gross: $682,307.00
Number of cinemas: 487
Site average: $1,401.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: StudioCanal
Change from last week: -28
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 71%

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8. Wish

A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn
Writer(s): Jennifer Lee, Allison Moore, Chris Buck
Actors(s): Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk
Runtime: 95 min
Total gross to date: $12,302,381.00
Weekend gross: $362,074.00
Number of cinemas: 531
Site average: $682.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -3
Weeks on release: 9

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 48%

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9. Queen Rock Montreal (Re: 2024) (Concert)

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Total gross to date: $285,110.00
Weekend gross: $285,110.00
Number of cinemas: 51
Site average: $5,590.00
Country of origin: Can/UK
Distributor: Pathe Live
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

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10. The Boy And The Heron

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama
Director(s): Hayao Miyazaki
Writer(s): Hayao Miyazaki
Actors(s): Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki
Runtime: 124 min
Total gross to date: $4,412,633.00
Weekend gross: $266,130.00
Number of cinemas: 302
Site average: $881.00
Country of origin: Jpn
Distributor: Elysian Film Group Distribution
Change from last week: -45
Weeks on release: 4

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

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11. Priscilla

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best fri...

Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Director(s): Sofia Coppola
Writer(s): Priscilla Presley, Sandra Harmon, Sofia Coppola
Actors(s): Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen
Runtime: 113 min
Total gross to date: $2,717,948.00
Weekend gross: $258,246.00
Number of cinemas: 440
Site average: $587.00
Country of origin: USA/Ita
Distributor: MUBI
Change from last week: -47
Weeks on release: 3

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 84%

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12. Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom

Plot unknown. Sequel to the 2018 film 'Aquaman.'

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director(s): James Wan
Writer(s): David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, James Wan, Jason Momoa
Actors(s): Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Runtime: 124 min
Total gross to date: $9,368,860.00
Weekend gross: $252,860.00
Number of cinemas: 347
Site average: $729.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -44
Weeks on release: 5

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 34%

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13. The End We Start From

A woman tries to find her way home with her newborn while an environmental crisis submerges London in floodwaters.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Mahalia Belo
Writer(s): Alice Birch, Megan Hunter
Actors(s): Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Yves Rassou
Runtime: 102 min
Total gross to date: $170,993.00
Weekend gross: $170,993.00
Number of cinemas: 242
Site average: $707.00
Country of origin: UK
Distributor: Signature Entertainment
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

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14. The Boys In The Boat

A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director(s): George Clooney
Writer(s): Daniel James Brown, Mark L. Smith
Actors(s): Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness
Runtime: 123 min
Total gross to date: $550,287.00
Weekend gross: $112,234.00
Number of cinemas: 302
Site average: $372.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -58
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 58%

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15. Night Swim

A family moves into a new home, unaware that a dark secret from the house's past will unleash a malevolent force in the backyard pool.

Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director(s): Bryce McGuire
Writer(s): Bryce McGuire, Rod Blackhurst
Actors(s): Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle
Runtime: 98 min
Total gross to date: $1,294,132.00
Weekend gross: $108,826.00
Number of cinemas: 218
Site average: $499.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -56
Weeks on release: 3

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 4.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 21%

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