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Weekend box office report: 27-29 January 2023

1. Avatar: The Way Of Water

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Director(s): James Cameron
  • Writer(s): James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
  • Actors(s): Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
  • Runtime: 192 min
  • Total gross to date: £70,884,536.00
  • Weekend gross: £2,116,616.00
  • Number of cinemas: 623
  • Site average: £3,397.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -24
  • Weeks on release: 7
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.7/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
  • Metacritic: 67/100
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2. Pathaan

An Indian agent races against a doomsday clock as a ruthless mercenary, with a bitter vendetta, mounts an apocalyptic attack against the country.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
  • Director(s): Siddharth Anand
  • Writer(s): Shridhar Raghavan, Abbas Tyrewala, Siddharth Anand
  • Actors(s): Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham
  • Runtime: 146 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,967,854.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,967,854.00
  • Number of cinemas: 212
  • Site average: £9,282.00
  • Country of origin: Ind
  • Distributor: Yash Raj
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.0/10
  • Metacritic: 47/100
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3. Plane

A pilot finds himself caught in a war zone after he's forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
  • Director(s): Jean-François Richet
  • Writer(s): Charles Cumming, J.P. Davis
  • Actors(s): Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Tony Goldwyn
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,161,382.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,161,382.00
  • Number of cinemas: 509
  • Site average: £2,282.00
  • Country of origin: USA/UK
  • Distributor: Lionsgate
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10
  • Metacritic: 62/100
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4. The Fabelmans

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
  • Genre: Drama
  • Director(s): Steven Spielberg
  • Writer(s): Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
  • Actors(s): Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano
  • Runtime: 151 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,067,384.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,067,384.00
  • Number of cinemas: 671
  • Site average: £1,591.00
  • Country of origin: USA/Ind
  • Distributor: eOne Films
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
  • Metacritic: 84/100
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5. M3gan

A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.
  • Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Director(s): Gerard Johnstone
  • Writer(s): Akela Cooper, James Wan
  • Actors(s): Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng
  • Runtime: 102 min
  • Total gross to date: £5,980,325.00
  • Weekend gross: £749,355.00
  • Number of cinemas: 545
  • Site average: £1,375.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -44
  • Weeks on release: 3
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
  • Metacritic: 72/100
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6. Babylon

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
  • Director(s): Damien Chazelle
  • Writer(s): Damien Chazelle
  • Actors(s): Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart
  • Runtime: 189 min
  • Total gross to date: £2,620,011.00
  • Weekend gross: £662,429.00
  • Number of cinemas: 624
  • Site average: £1,062.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Paramount
  • Change from last week: -49
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 56%
  • Metacritic: 60/100
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7. Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

Based on the hit award-winning musical and the beloved novel by Roald Dahl, Matilda tells the story about Matilda, a intelligent little girl who is stuck with her nasty parents and her sadist school headmistress. With her kind teacher, revolting classmates, and her huge imagination, she tries to change her destiny.
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
  • Director(s): Matthew Warchus
  • Writer(s): Dennis Kelly, Tim Minchin, Roald Dahl
  • Actors(s): Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch
  • Runtime: 117 min
  • Total gross to date: £26,419,436.00
  • Weekend gross: £523,340.00
  • Number of cinemas: 625
  • Site average: £837.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -21
  • Weeks on release: 10
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10
  • Metacritic: 72/100
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8. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
  • Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
  • Director(s): Kasi Lemmons
  • Writer(s): Anthony McCarten
  • Actors(s): Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders
  • Runtime: 144 min
  • Total gross to date: £10,530,284.00
  • Weekend gross: £458,930.00
  • Number of cinemas: 519
  • Site average: £884.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -40
  • Weeks on release: 5
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 44%
  • Metacritic: 51/100
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9. The Wandering Earth II

Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
  • Director(s): Frant Gwo
  • Writer(s): Yang Zhixue, Gong Geer, Frant Gwo
  • Actors(s): Andy Lau, Jing Wu, Andrew Lee
  • Runtime: 173 min
  • Total gross to date: £385,959.00
  • Weekend gross: £385,959.00
  • Number of cinemas: 58
  • Site average: £6,654.00
  • Country of origin: Chn
  • Distributor: Trinity/Cine Asia
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10
  • Metacritic: 56/100
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10. Billie Eilish: Live At The O2 (Extended Cut) (Concert)

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  • Director(s):
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  • Runtime:
  • Total gross to date: £329,407.00
  • Weekend gross: £329,407.00
  • Number of cinemas: 256
  • Site average: £1,287.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: Trafalgar
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
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11. A Man Called Otto

Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Director(s): Marc Forster
  • Writer(s): Fredrik Backman, Hannes Holm, David Magee
  • Actors(s): Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller
  • Runtime: 126 min
  • Total gross to date: £4,363,775.00
  • Weekend gross: £326,198.00
  • Number of cinemas: 547
  • Site average: £596.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -43
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
  • Metacritic: 51/100
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12. Tar

In the murky depths of Los Angeles' world-famous La Brea Tar Pits there lies an ancient secret - a creature that, awakened by underground construction, turns a night of somber packing for Barry Greenwood and his co-workers into a desperate fight for survival.
  • Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
  • Director(s): Aaron Wolf
  • Writer(s): Timothy Nuttall, Aaron Wolf
  • Actors(s): Timothy Bottoms, Graham Greene, Aaron Wolf
  • Runtime: 96 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,487,876.00
  • Weekend gross: £248,237.00
  • Number of cinemas: 279
  • Site average: £890.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -31
  • Weeks on release: 3
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 3.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 29%
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13. Empire Of Light

A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.
  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Director(s): Sam Mendes
  • Writer(s): Sam Mendes
  • Actors(s): Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth
  • Runtime: 115 min
  • Total gross to date: £3,289,954.00
  • Weekend gross: £202,900.00
  • Number of cinemas: 467
  • Site average: £434.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -54
  • Weeks on release: 3
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 45%
  • Metacritic: 54/100
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14. Unwelcome

Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare of London to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. Heavily pregnant, Maya is soon targeted by the goblins and the family she befriended after forgetting to make sure the creatures are fed. Who - or what - will come to her rescue and what extremes will she go to to protect her unborn child?
  • Genre: Horror
  • Director(s): Jon Wright
  • Writer(s): Mark Stay, Jon Wright
  • Actors(s): Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Colm Meaney
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Total gross to date: £118,322.00
  • Weekend gross: £118,322.00
  • Number of cinemas: 316
  • Site average: £374.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 4.9/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 63%
  • Metacritic: 62/100
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15. All The Beauty And The Bloodshed

Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Director(s): Laura Poitras
  • Writer(s): N/A
  • Actors(s): Nan Goldin, David Velasco, Megan Kapler
  • Runtime: 122 min
  • Total gross to date: £88,108.00
  • Weekend gross: £88,108.00
  • Number of cinemas: 61
  • Site average: £1,444.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Altitude
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
  • Metacritic: 90/100
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