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Weekend box office report: 20-22 August 2021

1. 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: £7,197,309.00
  • Weekend gross: £2,267,660.00
  • Number of cinemas: 652
  • Site average: £3,478.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -11
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
  • Metacritic: 62/100
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2. The Paw Patrol Movie

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  • Total gross to date: £4,469,162.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,033,099.00
  • Number of cinemas: 630
  • Site average: £1,640.00
  • Country of origin: Can/USA
  • Distributor: Paramount
  • Change from last week: -57
  • Weeks on release: 2
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3. People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan

Since the end of their pirate radio station, life has been quiet for the Kurupt FM boys, but everything is about to change. News reaches them that one of their songs has been used on a popular game show in Japan. They've made it. Their music is reaching hundreds of thousands of people. It's finally time for them to enjoy the fame and fortune that they've always known they deserved. Chabuddy G steps excitedly back into his management role as Grindah, Beats, Steves and Decoy begin their journey to international stardom - But is Japan really ready for Kurupt FM?
  • Genre: Comedy, Music
  • Director(s): Jack Clough
  • Writer(s): Lily Brazier, Asim Chaudhry, Allan Mustafa
  • Actors(s): Allan Mustafa, Hugo Chegwin, Steve Stamp
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Total gross to date: £896,992.00
  • Weekend gross: £896,992.00
  • Number of cinemas: 446
  • Site average: £2,011.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
  • Metacritic: 63/100
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4. The Suicide Squad

In exchange for lighter sentences, just like the anti-hero team in Suicide Squad (2016), a new batch of Belle Reve's meta-humans strike a deal with the cold head of Task Force X, Amanda Waller. This time, her ragtag band of super-powered convicts--Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker, King Shark, Polka-Dot Man, and Ratcatcher 2--venture into the peril-laden South American island nation of Corto Maltese to find the Thinker: the evil scientist in charge of the mysterious Project Starfish. But, as the band joins forces with an old leader of the notorious team, humankind is on the verge of extinction. Can the expendable Suicide Squad stop the new menace that could mean the end of the world as we know it?
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): James Gunn
  • Writer(s): James Gunn
  • Actors(s): Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena
  • Runtime: 132 min
  • Total gross to date: £12,346,603.00
  • Weekend gross: £654,604.00
  • Number of cinemas: 557
  • Site average: £1,175.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -38
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10
  • Metacritic: 72/100
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5. 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: £10,025,794.00
  • Weekend gross: £653,217.00
  • Number of cinemas: 584
  • Site average: £1,119.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -22
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 62%
  • Metacritic: 50/100
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6. Snake Eyes

Ricky Santoro is a flamboyant and corrupt Atlantic City cop with a dream: become so well connected that he can become mayor. In lieu of that, he'll settle for keeping his comfortable lifestyle. On the night of the heavyweight boxing championship, Rick becomes mixed up in the assassination of the Secretary of Defense, an assassination involving his best friend. Becoming the investigating officer in the case, Rick soon uncovers a conspiracy to kill the Secretary and a mysterious woman in white. The conspiracy was shocking, but not half as shocking as the identity of its mastermind.
  • Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • Director(s): Brian De Palma
  • Writer(s): Brian De Palma, David Koepp
  • Actors(s): Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Total gross to date: £542,265.00
  • Weekend gross: £542,265.00
  • Number of cinemas: 520
  • Site average: £1,043.00
  • Country of origin: USA/Can
  • Distributor: Paramount
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 41%
  • Metacritic: 52/100
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7. 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: £11,134,791.00
  • Weekend gross: £435,781.00
  • Number of cinemas: 545
  • Site average: £800.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -14
  • Weeks on release: 6
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 4.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 26%
  • Metacritic: 36/100
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8. The Croods 2: A New Age

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  • Total gross to date: £7,996,214.00
  • Weekend gross: £410,507.00
  • Number of cinemas: 580
  • Site average: £708.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -2
  • Weeks on release: 6
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9. The Night House

Having buried her husband recently, emotionally scarred, grief-stricken high-school teacher Beth returns to the spacious, eerily vacant lake house he built for her in the heart of a gloomy forest. But as pained Beth tries to pick up the pieces, before long, mysterious shadows and blood-curdling reflections on the windows start to taunt her, and suddenly, she finds herself opening boxes, rummaging through the deceased's belongings. And little by little, Beth's intense late-night nightmares become increasingly vivid, taking a toll on her already fragile sanity. Now, pressing questions demand clear answers. Will Beth ever unearth the secret of the night house?
  • Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • Director(s): David Bruckner
  • Writer(s): Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski
  • Actors(s): Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Total gross to date: £315,610.00
  • Weekend gross: £315,610.00
  • Number of cinemas: 352
  • Site average: £897.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
  • Metacritic: 68/100
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10. The Courier

In the shadow of the Cold War a letter from Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) an agency of the Soviet Union received by MI6 stating the concern of Penkovsky about world safety and his anxiety about a nuclear war, So Emily Donovan (Rachel Brosnahan) a CIA Agent reached out to MI6 Agent Dickie Franks (Angus Wright) , who recruited British salesman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) to be their spy.
  • Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
  • Director(s): Dominic Cooke
  • Writer(s): Tom O'Connor
  • Actors(s): Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan
  • Runtime: 112 min
  • Total gross to date: £966,952.00
  • Weekend gross: £276,792.00
  • Number of cinemas: 377
  • Site average: £734.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: Lionsgate
  • Change from last week: -18
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
  • Metacritic: 65/100
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11. Reminiscence

In a distant future in which Miami suffered severe consequences with global warming and became practically submerged, a particular Miami researcher is one of the highest references when it comes to recapturing lost or distant memories and return them to its contractors. But when he realizes a personal conflict with one of his clients, the situation becomes complicated.
  • Genre: Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
  • Director(s): Lisa Joy
  • Writer(s): Lisa Joy
  • Actors(s): Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton
  • Runtime: 116 min
  • Total gross to date: £260,111.00
  • Weekend gross: £260,272.00
  • Number of cinemas: 524
  • Site average: £497.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 36%
  • Metacritic: 46/100
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12. 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: £2,707,338.00
  • Weekend gross: £181,443.00
  • Number of cinemas: 515
  • Site average: £352.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -24
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 48%
  • Metacritic: 49/100
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13. Don't Breathe 2

Hiding out for years in an isolated cabin, Norman Nordstrom has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a house fire. Their quiet existence is shattered when a group of kidnappers show up and take the girl, forcing Norman to leave his safe haven to save her.
  • Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
  • Director(s): Rodo Sayagues
  • Writer(s): Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues
  • Actors(s): Stephen Lang, Madelyn Grace, Brendan Sexton III
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Total gross to date: £783,163.00
  • Weekend gross: £150,861.00
  • Number of cinemas: 313
  • Site average: £482.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -56
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.0/10
  • Metacritic: 46/100
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14. Around The World In 80 Days

An adventurer, Passepartout, ends up accompanying time-obsessed English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, on a daring mission to journey around the world. Fogg has wagered with members of his London club that he can traverse the world in 80 days. Along the way, they encounter many interesting 19th Century figures and have many exciting and suspenseful situations in their voyage around the world.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Frank Coraci
  • Writer(s): Jules Verne, David N. Titcher, David Benullo
  • Actors(s): Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent
  • Runtime: 120 min
  • Total gross to date: £120,503.00
  • Weekend gross: £120,726.00
  • Number of cinemas: 406
  • Site average: £297.00
  • Country of origin: Fra/Bel
  • Distributor: Vertigo
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 32%
  • Metacritic: 49/100
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15. Black Widow

In Marvel Studios' action-packed spy thriller "Black Widow," Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
  • Director(s): Cate Shortland
  • Writer(s): Eric Pearson, Jac Schaeffer, Ned Benson
  • Actors(s): Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour
  • Runtime: 134 min
  • Total gross to date: £18,494,039.00
  • Weekend gross: £110,611.00
  • Number of cinemas: 223
  • Site average: £496.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -51
  • Weeks on release: 7
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 79%
  • Metacritic: 68/100
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