Weekend box office report: 22-24 July 2022

1. Minions: The Rise Of Gru

In the heart of the 1970s, amidst a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making back-up from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto - a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please - deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons, and pull off their first missions. When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin), Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn't go well (to say the least), and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val
Writer(s): Matthew Fogel, Brian Lynch
Actors(s): Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin
Runtime: 87 min
Total gross to date: £28,218,622.00
Weekend gross: £3,086,374.00
Number of cinemas: 708
Site average: £4,359.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: 15
Weeks on release: 4

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 70%

Metacritic: 56/100

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2. Thor: Love And Thunder

Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Taika Waititi
Writer(s): Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Stan Lee
Actors(s): Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale
Runtime: 118 min
Total gross to date: £26,485,918.00
Weekend gross: £3,052,799.00
Number of cinemas: 704
Site average: £4,336.00
Country of origin: USA/Aus
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -25
Weeks on release: 3

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 63%

Metacritic: 57/100

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3. Where The Crawdads Sing

Kya Clark, otherwise known as the Marsh Girl by the townspeople of Barkley Cove, is mysterious and wild. Abandoned by her family, Where the Crawdads Sing is a coming of age story of a young girl raised by the marshlands of the south in the 50's. Watching many years past, when the town hotshot is found dead, and inexplicably linked to Kya, the Marsh Girl is the prime suspect in his murder case.

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Director(s): Olivia Newman
Writer(s): Delia Owens, Lucy Alibar
Actors(s): Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson
Runtime: 125 min
Total gross to date: £1,395,704.00
Weekend gross: £1,395,704.00
Number of cinemas: 684
Site average: £2,041.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 34%

Metacritic: 43/100

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4. Elvis

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Director(s): Baz Luhrmann
Writer(s): Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce
Actors(s): Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge
Runtime: 159 min
Total gross to date: £18,452,065.00
Weekend gross: £1,236,783.00
Number of cinemas: 676
Site average: £1,830.00
Country of origin: USA/Aus
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: 22
Weeks on release: 5

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 77%

Metacritic: 64/100

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5. Top Gun: Maverick

After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to ...

Genre: Action, Drama
Director(s): Joseph Kosinski
Writer(s): Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Peter Craig
Actors(s): Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller
Runtime: 130 min
Total gross to date: £74,184,350.00
Weekend gross: £1,095,131.00
Number of cinemas: 603
Site average: £1,816.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Paramount
Change from last week: 34
Weeks on release: 9

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

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6. Prima Facie – NT Live 2022 (Theatre)

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Total gross to date: £1,837,876.00
Weekend gross: £447,014.00
Number of cinemas: 347
Site average: £1,288.00
Country of origin: UK
Distributor: National Theatre
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

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7. Jurassic World: Dominion

Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live--and hunt--alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Colin Trevorrow
Writer(s): Emily Carmichael, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly
Actors(s): Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern
Runtime: 147 min
Total gross to date: £33,241,615.00
Weekend gross: £435,903.00
Number of cinemas: 462
Site average: £944.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: 11
Weeks on release: 7

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 29%

Metacritic: 38/100

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8. The Railway Children Return

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Director(s): Morgan Matthews
Writer(s): Daniel Brocklehurst, Jemma Rodgers, Lionel Jeffries
Actors(s): Beau Gadsdon, Eden Hamilton, Zac Cudby
Runtime: 99 min
Total gross to date: £1,141,269.00
Weekend gross: £313,775.00
Number of cinemas: 652
Site average: £481.00
Country of origin: UK
Distributor: StudioCanal
Change from last week: -14
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 55%

Metacritic: 54/100

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9. Lightyear

While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Director(s): Angus MacLane
Writer(s): Angus MacLane, Matthew Aldrich, Jason Headley
Actors(s): Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn
Runtime: 105 min
Total gross to date: £9,678,885.00
Weekend gross: £216,574.00
Number of cinemas: 542
Site average: £400.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: 30
Weeks on release: 6

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 74%

Metacritic: 60/100

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10. The Black Phone

Finney Shaw is a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of no use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer's previous victims. And they are dead-set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney.

Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director(s): Scott Derrickson
Writer(s): Joe Hill, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Actors(s): Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke
Runtime: 103 min
Total gross to date: £3,861,681.00
Weekend gross: £175,618.00
Number of cinemas: 236
Site average: £744.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: 16
Weeks on release: 5

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 83%

Metacritic: 65/100

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11. Shamshera

In the fictitious city of Kaza, a warrior tribe is imprisoned, enslaved and tortured by a ruthless authoritarian Shudh Singh. Shamshera is a legend for his tribe who relentlessly fights for his tribe's freedom and dignity.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director(s): Karan Malhotra
Writer(s): Khila Bisht, Karan Malhotra, Piyush Mishra
Actors(s): Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Vaani Kapoor
Runtime: 178 min
Total gross to date: £47,903.00
Weekend gross: £47,903.00
Number of cinemas: 61
Site average: £785.00
Country of origin: Ind
Distributor: Yash Raj
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 4.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 29%

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12. London Nahi Jaunga

Zara seems to have always had a full life on the surface but she has always felt there is something out there that's missing, till she stumbles upon her mothers Diary.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Nadeem Beyg
Writer(s): Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar
Actors(s): Mehwish Hayat, Humayun Saeed, Kubra Khan
Runtime: 155 min
Total gross to date: £318,374.00
Weekend gross: £47,154.00
Number of cinemas: 33
Site average: £1,429.00
Country of origin: Pak
Distributor: Rising Star Entertainment
Change from last week: -28
Weeks on release: 3

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.3/10

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13. 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: £13,478,928.00
Weekend gross: £32,449.00
Number of cinemas: 290
Site average: £112.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: 66
Weeks on release: 17

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

Metacritic: 64/100

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14. Malayankunju

Anikkuttan is an ill-tempered electronics technician who leads a quiet life with his mother. His daily routines are disrupted when his next door neighbor's newborn baby stirs up undesirable memories from his past.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Sajimon Prabhakar
Writer(s): Mahesh Narayanan
Actors(s): Fahadh Faasil, Rajisha Vijayan, Arjun Ashokan
Runtime: 114 min
Total gross to date: £26,322.00
Weekend gross: £26,322.00
Number of cinemas: 31
Site average: £849.00
Country of origin: Ind
Distributor: DG Tech
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

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15. Everything Everywhere All At Once

A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Writer(s): Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Actors(s): Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis
Runtime: 139 min
Total gross to date: £5,159,830.00
Weekend gross: £25,473.00
Number of cinemas: 41
Site average: £621.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: A24
Change from last week: 11
Weeks on release: 11

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 94%

Metacritic: 81/100

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