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Weekend box office report: 22-24 April 2022

1. Sonic The Hedgehog 2

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is ready for more freedom, and Tom and Maddie agree to leave him home while they go on vacation. But, no sooner are they gone, when Dr. Robotnik comes back, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to both build and destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands. Being directed by Jeff Fowler, and starring Jim Carrey, James Marsden, and Ben Schwartz.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Jeff Fowler
  • Writer(s): Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington
  • Actors(s): James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz
  • Runtime: 122 min
  • Total gross to date: £20,231,802.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,637,443.00
  • Number of cinemas: 647
  • Site average: £2,531.00
  • Country of origin: USA/Jpn
  • Distributor: Paramount
  • Change from last week: -20
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
  • Metacritic: 47/100
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2. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines? (Warner Bros media release)
  • Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
  • Director(s): David Yates
  • Writer(s): J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
  • Actors(s): Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller
  • Runtime: 142 min
  • Total gross to date: £16,472,352.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,595,051.00
  • Number of cinemas: 706
  • Site average: £2,259.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -39
  • Weeks on release: 3
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 46%
  • Metacritic: 47/100
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3. The Lost City

A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
  • Writer(s): Oren Uziel, Dana Fox, Adam Nee
  • Actors(s): Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe
  • Runtime: 112 min
  • Total gross to date: £5,633,575.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,372,328.00
  • Number of cinemas: 637
  • Site average: £2,154.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Paramount
  • Change from last week: -49
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 79%
  • Metacritic: 60/100
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4. Operation Mincemeat

In the context of WW2 narratives, the story of Operation Mincemeat is unique a bizarre and seductive cinematic blend of high-level espionage and ingenious fiction, where the stakes could hardly be higher. Michelle Ashford's script fuses multiple strands and moods: tense, romantic, thrilling, unexpectedly funny, and endlessly surprising. It tells a richly human story of the soldiers we seldom see, who fight a different kind of war in shadows and deception, haunted by the knowledge that certainty and guarantee of success are nowhere to be found.
  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Director(s): John Madden
  • Writer(s): Michelle Ashford, Ben Macintyre
  • Actors(s): Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald
  • Runtime: 128 min
  • Total gross to date: £2,645,027.00
  • Weekend gross: £758,698.00
  • Number of cinemas: 680
  • Site average: £1,116.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -15
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
  • Metacritic: 65/100
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5. The Bad Guys

After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet -- becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dubious gang sets out to fool the world that they're turning good.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Pierre Perifel
  • Writer(s): Aaron Blabey, Etan Cohen, Yoni Brenner
  • Actors(s): Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Total gross to date: £9,362,010.00
  • Weekend gross: £738,011.00
  • Number of cinemas: 632
  • Site average: £1,168.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -8
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
  • Metacritic: 64/100
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6. The Northman

A young Viking prince is on a quest to avenge his father's murder.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
  • Director(s): Robert Eggers
  • Writer(s): Sjón, Robert Eggers
  • Actors(s): Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang
  • Runtime: 137 min
  • Total gross to date: £2,359,185.00
  • Weekend gross: £696,834.00
  • Number of cinemas: 602
  • Site average: £1,158.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -22
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
  • Metacritic: 82/100
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7. The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent

The fictionalized version of Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous super fan Javi Gutierrez. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Nick Cage is recruited by a CIA operative Vivian and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.
  • Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
  • Director(s): Tom Gormican
  • Writer(s): Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten
  • Actors(s): Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Total gross to date: £516,697.00
  • Weekend gross: £516,697.00
  • Number of cinemas: 556
  • Site average: £929.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Lionsgate
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
  • Metacritic: 68/100
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8. The Batman

When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
  • Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
  • Director(s): Matt Reeves
  • Writer(s): Matt Reeves, Peter Craig, Bob Kane
  • Actors(s): Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright
  • Runtime: 176 min
  • Total gross to date: £40,486,444.00
  • Weekend gross: £155,461.00
  • Number of cinemas: 294
  • Site average: £529.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -51
  • Weeks on release: 8
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
  • Metacritic: 72/100
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9. Morbius

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
  • Director(s): Daniel Espinosa
  • Writer(s): Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
  • Actors(s): Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Total gross to date: £6,199,517.00
  • Weekend gross: £120,126.00
  • Number of cinemas: 336
  • Site average: £358.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -51
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 16%
  • Metacritic: 35/100
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10. K.G.F: Chapter 2 (Hindi)

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  • Director(s):
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  • Runtime:
  • Total gross to date: £425,703.00
  • Weekend gross: £68,941.00
  • Number of cinemas: 54
  • Site average: £1,277.00
  • Country of origin: Ind
  • Distributor: Cinestaan AA Distributors
  • Change from last week: -71
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
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11. K.G.F: Chapter 2

The blood-soaked land of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) has a new overlord now - Rocky, whose name strikes fear in the heart of his foes. His allies look up to Rocky as their savior, the government sees him as a threat to law and order; enemies are clamoring for revenge and conspiring for his downfall. Bloodier battles and darker days await as Rocky continues on his quest for unchallenged supremacy.
  • Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
  • Director(s): Prashanth Neel
  • Writer(s): Prashanth Neel
  • Actors(s): Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon
  • Runtime: 168 min
  • Total gross to date: £521,709.00
  • Weekend gross: £50,489.00
  • Number of cinemas: 47
  • Site average: £1,074.00
  • Country of origin: Ind
  • Distributor: DG Tech
  • Change from last week: -85
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 8.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 46%
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12. Sing 2

With his theatrical company a local success, Buster Moon is dreaming of bigger things. Unfortunately, when a talent scout dismisses their work as inadequate for the big time, Buster is driven to prove her wrong. With that goal in mind, Buster inspires his players to gamble everything to sneak into a talent audition in Redshore City for the demanding entertainment mogul Jimmy Crystal. Against the odds, they catch his interest with some frantic creative improvisation and even more desperate lies like personally knowing the reclusive rock star, Clay Calloway, who has not been seen in 15 years. Now faced with a tight production window with only a vague story idea and dire consequences for failure, Buster and his friends must all stretch their talents put on a show against all odds. In that struggle, the gang's challenges seem insurmountable, but each of them finds new inspirations and friends where they least expect them to pursue an artistic dream worthy of them.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Garth Jennings, Christophe Lourdelet
  • Writer(s): Garth Jennings
  • Actors(s): Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Total gross to date: £32,666,854.00
  • Weekend gross: £43,902.00
  • Number of cinemas: 313
  • Site average: £140.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: 11
  • Weeks on release: 13
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
  • Metacritic: 49/100
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13. The Worst Person In The World

A modern dramedy about the quest for love and meaning in contemporary Oslo. It chronicles four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director(s): Joachim Trier
  • Writer(s): Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
  • Actors(s): Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum
  • Runtime: 128 min
  • Total gross to date: £887,425.00
  • Weekend gross: £33,796.00
  • Number of cinemas: 60
  • Site average: £563.00
  • Country of origin: Nor/Fra/Swe/Dnk
  • Distributor: MUBI
  • Change from last week: 0
  • Weeks on release: 5
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
  • Metacritic: 90/100
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14. Firebird

Based on a true story during the Cold War, Firebird is a passionate love story set against the backdrop of a Soviet Air Force base during late 1970's Communist rule. Sergey (Tom Prior), a soulful, young soldier who dreams of becoming an actor in Moscow, is counting the days until his military service ends. His life turned upside down when he locks eyes with Roman (Oleg Zagorodnii), a sexy, enigmatic ace fighter pilot newly assigned to his base. Driven by their undeniable attraction, Sergey and Roman navigate the precarious line between love and friendship at a time when Soviet men in uniform caught having a sexual affair was met with the severest punishment. As their friendship grows into love, the men risk their freedom and their lives to be together in the face of an all-seeing Soviet regime.
  • Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
  • Director(s): Peeter Rebane
  • Writer(s): Peeter Rebane, Tom Prior, Sergey Fetisov
  • Actors(s): Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Total gross to date: £28,538.00
  • Weekend gross: £28,538.00
  • Number of cinemas: 41
  • Site average: £696.00
  • Country of origin: UK/Est
  • Distributor: Jade Films
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 57%
  • Metacritic: 49/100
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15. Happening

This is the story of Anne, a young woman who decides to abort to finish her studies and escape the social constraints of a working-class family. France in 1963: a society that censures women's desires. And sex in general. This simple but cruel story follows the itinerary of a woman who decides to go against the law. Anne has only a little time before her. Her exams are just around the corner, and her baby bump is growing fast.
  • Genre: Drama
  • Director(s): Audrey Diwan
  • Writer(s): Marcia Romano, Audrey Diwan, Annie Ernaux
  • Actors(s): Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Total gross to date: £27,702.00
  • Weekend gross: £27,702.00
  • Number of cinemas: 37
  • Site average: £749.00
  • Country of origin: Fra
  • Distributor: Picture House Entertainment
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 99%
  • Metacritic: 86/100
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