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Weekend box office report: 22-24 October 2021

1. Dune

A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, "Dune" tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
  • Director(s): Denis Villeneuve
  • Writer(s): Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth
  • Actors(s): Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya
  • Runtime: 155 min
  • Total gross to date: £5,876,892.00
  • Weekend gross: £5,876,892.00
  • Number of cinemas: 657
  • Site average: £8,945.00
  • Country of origin: USA/Can
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
  • Metacritic: 74/100
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2. No Time To Die

Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
  • Director(s): Cary Joji Fukunaga
  • Writer(s): Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga
  • Actors(s): Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek
  • Runtime: 163 min
  • Total gross to date: £78,027,818.00
  • Weekend gross: £4,672,560.00
  • Number of cinemas: 731
  • Site average: £6,392.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -44
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
  • Metacritic: 68/100
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3. Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Eddie Brock struggles to adjust to his new life as the host of the alien symbiote Venom, which grants him super-human abilities in order to be a lethal vigilante. Brock attempts to reignite his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution.
  • Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Director(s): Andy Serkis
  • Writer(s): Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy
  • Actors(s): Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Total gross to date: £11,193,195.00
  • Weekend gross: £2,470,169.00
  • Number of cinemas: 607
  • Site average: £4,069.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -60
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 57%
  • Metacritic: 49/100
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4. The Boss Baby 2

In the sequel to DreamWorks Animation's Oscar®-nominated blockbuster comedy, the Templeton brothers--Tim (James Marsden, X-Men franchise) and his Boss Baby little bro Ted (Alec Baldwin)--have become adults and drifted away from each other. Tim is now a married stay-at-home dad. Ted is a hedge fund CEO. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again.. and inspire a new family business.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Tom McGrath
  • Writer(s): Marla Frazee, Tom McGrath, Michael McCullers
  • Actors(s): Alec Baldwin, James Marsden, Amy Sedaris
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,193,115.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,193,115.00
  • Number of cinemas: 604
  • Site average: £1,975.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 46%
  • Metacritic: 39/100
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5. The Addams Family 2

Everyone's favorite spooky family is back in the animated comedy sequel, The Addams Family 2. In this all new movie we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with "scream time." To reclaim their bond they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Their adventure across America takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin, It, as well as many new kooky characters. What could possibly go wrong?
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan, Laura Brousseau
  • Writer(s): Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Ben Queen
  • Actors(s): Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Total gross to date: £5,289,699.00
  • Weekend gross: £885,404.00
  • Number of cinemas: 655
  • Site average: £1,352.00
  • Country of origin: Can/USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -36
  • Weeks on release: 3
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 28%
  • Metacritic: 37/100
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6. The French Dispatch

Faced with the impending dissolution of The French Dispatch, a factual weekly report on various subjects, old-school editor-in-chief Arthur Howitzer Jr. assembles the crème de la crème of the magazine's loyal expatriate journalists for one final issue. Against the backdrop of picturesque Ennui-sur-Blasé, Paris, France, three main articles unfold, pivoting around tormented genius artists, statuesque prison officers, flamboyant critics, moody idealists, conflicted ace reporters, legendary chefs, and, of course, the police.
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director(s): Wes Anderson
  • Writer(s): Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness
  • Actors(s): Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Total gross to date: £867,672.00
  • Weekend gross: £867,672.00
  • Number of cinemas: 315
  • Site average: £2,755.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
  • Metacritic: 74/100
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7. Halloween Kills

And the Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn't over yet. Minutes after Laurie Strode (Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie's basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie's trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster. The Strode women join a group of other survivors of Michael's first rampage who decide to take matters into their own hands, forming a vigilante mob that sets out to hunt Michael down, once and for all.
  • Genre: Horror, Thriller
  • Director(s): David Gordon Green
  • Writer(s): John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Scott Teems
  • Actors(s): Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak
  • Runtime: 105 min
  • Total gross to date: £3,195,777.00
  • Weekend gross: £771,657.00
  • Number of cinemas: 491
  • Site average: £1,572.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -51
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 38%
  • Metacritic: 42/100
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8. Ron's Gone Wrong

Twentieth Century Studios and Locksmith Animation's "Ron's Gone Wrong" is the story of Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device, which is supposed to be his 'Best Friend out of the Box.' Ron's hilarious malfunctions set against the backdrop of the social media age, launch them into an action-packed journey in which boy and robot come to terms with the wonderful messiness of true friendship.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Sarah Smith, Jean-Philippe Vine, Octavio E. Rodriguez
  • Writer(s): Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith
  • Actors(s): Jack Dylan Grazer, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,789,254.00
  • Weekend gross: £562,540.00
  • Number of cinemas: 600
  • Site average: £938.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -35
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10
  • Metacritic: 65/100
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9. Dear Evan Hansen

Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul about Evan Hansen, a high-school senior with a severe social-anxiety disorder, whose letter to himself that was not meant to be seen by others, lands wrongly into the hands of a classmate who, as a result, commits suicide. This incident sends Evan on a journey of self-discovery and gives him the chance to finally be accepted by his peers and live the life he never dreamed he could have.
  • Genre: Drama, Musical
  • Director(s): Stephen Chbosky
  • Writer(s): Steven Levenson
  • Actors(s): Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever
  • Runtime: 137 min
  • Total gross to date: £236,397.00
  • Weekend gross: £236,397.00
  • Number of cinemas: 271
  • Site average: £872.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 29%
  • Metacritic: 39/100
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10. Honsla Rakh

What happens when a lovable, rooted, desi, Punjabi young man, who's a single father with a seven year old boy attempts to find love again, find a mom for his son, crosses paths with his ex who comes back into the city after a seven year gap? Honsla Rakh, starring Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa, Shehnaaz Gill and Shinda Grewal is a romantic comedy set in Vancouver, Canada that has warmth at its center and deals with the emotional bonds between father and child, and love between men and women in modern times.
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director(s): Amarjit Singh Saron
  • Writer(s): Rakesh Dhawan
  • Actors(s): Diljit Dosanjh, Shehnaaz Gill, Sonam Bajwa
  • Runtime: 145 min
  • Total gross to date: £268,079.00
  • Weekend gross: £78,150.00
  • Number of cinemas: 29
  • Site average: £2,695.00
  • Country of origin: Ind
  • Distributor: White Hill Studios
  • Change from last week: -35
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
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11. Shang Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings

Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Director(s): Destin Daniel Cretton
  • Writer(s): Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham
  • Actors(s): Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai
  • Runtime: 132 min
  • Total gross to date: £21,124,329.00
  • Weekend gross: £60,764.00
  • Number of cinemas: 154
  • Site average: £395.00
  • Country of origin: USA/Aus
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -67
  • Weeks on release: 8
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
  • Metacritic: 71/100
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12. The Last Duel

Based on the true story of France's last trial by combat in the Middle Ages. Knight Jean de Carrouges challenges his former friend Jacques Le Gris to a duel after Jean's wife Marguerite accuses Le Gris of rape. Told in multiple "Rashomon-style" points of view.
  • Genre: Action, Drama, History
  • Director(s): Ridley Scott
  • Writer(s): Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
  • Actors(s): Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer
  • Runtime: 152 min
  • Total gross to date: £658,169.00
  • Weekend gross: £58,851.00
  • Number of cinemas: 164
  • Site average: £359.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -81
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
  • Metacritic: 67/100
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13. The Paw Patrol Movie

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  • Total gross to date: £8,478,200.00
  • Weekend gross: £43,974.00
  • Number of cinemas: 362
  • Site average: £121.00
  • Country of origin: Can/USA
  • Distributor: Paramount
  • Change from last week: -38
  • Weeks on release: 11
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14. Hocus Pocus (Re: 2020)

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  • Total gross to date: £548,262.00
  • Weekend gross: £24,297.00
  • Number of cinemas: 98
  • Site average: £248.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Park Circus
  • Change from last week: -2
  • Weeks on release: 55
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15. Deadly Cuts

Michelle runs a hair salon in a working-class suburb of Dublin. They are attacked from all sides. Deano, a local criminal, is leaning on them for protection money. A local councilor is threatening to demolish the street and put up a tourist hotel. Just when things couldn't get much worse, a dreadful misfortune pushes Michelle and her stylists into vigilantes. All may be fixed if they can win an inconceivably high-profile hairdressing competition.
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Director(s): Rachel Carey
  • Writer(s): Rachel Carey
  • Actors(s): Angeline Ball, Ericka Roe, Lauren Larkin
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Total gross to date: £162,437.00
  • Weekend gross: £15,499.00
  • Number of cinemas: 37
  • Site average: £419.00
  • Country of origin: Irl
  • Distributor: Wildcard
  • Change from last week: -42
  • Weeks on release: 3
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
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