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Weekend box office report: 28-30 May 2021

1. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

A chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
  • Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • Director(s): Michael Chaves
  • Writer(s): David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, James Wan, Chad Hayes
  • Actors(s): Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ruairi O'Connor
  • Runtime: 112 min
  • Total gross to date: £2,708,455.00
  • Weekend gross: £2,708,455.00
  • Number of cinemas: 473
  • Site average: £5,726.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 55%
  • Metacritic: 53/100
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2. Peter Rabbit 2

The sequel to the 2018 film, 'Peter Rabbit'. After the marriage of Bea and Thomas along with the release of the acclaimed novel based on the adventures of Peter and his friends, Peter is feeling like everyone only sees him as rebellious. So, when Bea and Thomas decide to go on a trip, Peter sees this as an opportunity to go on the run.
  • Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
  • Director(s): Will Gluck
  • Writer(s): Will Gluck, Patrick Burleigh, Beatrix Potter
  • Actors(s): Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Total gross to date: £7,484,061.00
  • Weekend gross: £2,045,999.00
  • Number of cinemas: 581
  • Site average: £3,522.00
  • Country of origin: Aus/USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -55
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
  • Metacritic: 43/100
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3. Cruella

Before she becomes Cruella de Vil, teenage Estella has a dream. She wishes to become a fashion designer, having been gifted with talent, innovation, and ambition all in equal measures. But life seems intent on making sure her dreams never come true. Having wound up penniless and orphaned in London at 12, 10 years later Estella runs wild through the city streets with her best friends and partners-in-(petty)-crime, Horace and Jasper, two amateur thieves. When a chance encounter vaults Estella into the world of the young rich and famous, however, she begins to question the existence she's built for herself in London and wonders whether she might, indeed, be destined for more after all.
  • Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
  • Director(s): Craig Gillespie
  • Writer(s): Dana Fox, Tony McNamara, Aline Brosh McKenna
  • Actors(s): Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry
  • Runtime: 134 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,453,635.00
  • Weekend gross: £1,453,635.00
  • Number of cinemas: 522
  • Site average: £2,785.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
  • Metacritic: 59/100
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4. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train

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  • Total gross to date: £693,081.00
  • Weekend gross: £693,081.00
  • Number of cinemas: 336
  • Site average: £2,063.00
  • Country of origin: Jpn
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
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5. Godzilla Vs. Kong

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  • Total gross to date: £1,736,299.00
  • Weekend gross: £254,172.00
  • Number of cinemas: 412
  • Site average: £617.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -67
  • Weeks on release: 7
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6. Nomadland

Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern's mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West.
  • Genre: Drama
  • Director(s): Chloé Zhao
  • Writer(s): Chloé Zhao, Jessica Bruder
  • Actors(s): Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,433,376.00
  • Weekend gross: £181,702.00
  • Number of cinemas: 381
  • Site average: £477.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -79
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
  • Metacritic: 91/100
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7. Spiral: From The Book Of Saw

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  • Total gross to date: £1,201,653.00
  • Weekend gross: £156,292.00
  • Number of cinemas: 295
  • Site average: £530.00
  • Country of origin: USA/Can
  • Distributor: Lionsgate
  • Change from last week: -80
  • Weeks on release: 2
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8. Tom & Jerry The Movie

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  • Total gross to date: £458,476.00
  • Weekend gross: £79,528.00
  • Number of cinemas: 372
  • Site average: £214.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -66
  • Weeks on release: 7
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9. Raya And The Last Dragon

Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. However, when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned, and it's up to a lone warrior to track down the last dragon and stop the Druun for good.
  • Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
  • Director(s): Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs
  • Writer(s): Qui Nguyen, Adele Lim, Paul Briggs
  • Actors(s): Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Total gross to date: £330,541.00
  • Weekend gross: £66,841.00
  • Number of cinemas: 322
  • Site average: £208.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -71
  • Weeks on release: 2
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  • Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
  • Metacritic: 74/100
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10. Mortal Kombat

MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan), accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage-or why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung (Chin Han) has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family's safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) at the direction of Jax (Mehcad Brooks), a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang) and rogue mercenary Kano (Josh Lawson), as he prepares to stand with Earth's greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcana-the immense power from within his soul-in time to save not only his family but to stop Outworld once and for all?
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Director(s): Simon McQuoid
  • Writer(s): Greg Russo, Dave Callaham, Oren Uziel
  • Actors(s): Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Total gross to date: £465,162.00
  • Weekend gross: £52,967.00
  • Number of cinemas: 188
  • Site average: £282.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -83
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 54%
  • Metacritic: 44/100
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11. Those Who Wish Me Dead

Stationed in a lonely fire lookout tower in the heart of Montana's green wilderness, guilt-ridden Hannah Faber, a daredevil smoke-jumper having a death wish, is still struggling to cope with her emotional trauma after a disastrous failure of judgement. Then, as if that weren't enough, Hannah crosses paths with utterly unprepared Connor, the young son of the forensic accountant, Owen Casserly, and catches the attention of a highly trained pair of assassins bent on silencing the boy for good. Now, to prevent them from finishing the job, Hannah must put her sharp survival skills to good use and stop the killers, who would do everything in their power to cover their tracks--including setting the forest ablaze. Can Hannah and Connor escape from those who wish them dead?
  • Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
  • Director(s): Taylor Sheridan
  • Writer(s): Michael Koryta, Charles Leavitt, Taylor Sheridan
  • Actors(s): Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Finn Little
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Total gross to date: £474,359.00
  • Weekend gross: £51,158.00
  • Number of cinemas: 243
  • Site average: £211.00
  • Country of origin: Can/USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -83
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 62%
  • Metacritic: 59/100
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12. The Unholy

After a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.
  • Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
  • Director(s): Evan Spiliotopoulos
  • Writer(s): Evan Spiliotopoulos, James Herbert
  • Actors(s): Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, William Sadler
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Total gross to date: £565,775.00
  • Weekend gross: £38,045.00
  • Number of cinemas: 183
  • Site average: £208.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -90
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 28%
  • Metacritic: 36/100
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13. First Cow

A loner and cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee). The men collaborate on a business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow.
  • Genre: Drama, Western
  • Director(s): Kelly Reichardt
  • Writer(s): Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt
  • Actors(s): Alia Shawkat, John Magaro, Dylan Smith
  • Runtime: 122 min
  • Total gross to date: £21,862.00
  • Weekend gross: £21,862.00
  • Number of cinemas: 40
  • Site average: £547.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: MUBI
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
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  • Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
  • Metacritic: 89/100
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14. Minari

Yearning to own a small patch of land and be more than a chicken sexer, the ambitious paterfamilias, Jacob Yi, relocates his Korean-American family: sceptical wife, Monica, and their children, David and Anne, from California to 1980s rural Arkansas, to start afresh and capture the elusive American Dream. However, new beginnings are always challenging, and to find out what is best for the family, let alone start a 50-acre farm to grow and sell Korean fruits and vegetables, is easier said than done. But, amid sincere promises, cultural unease, fleeting hopes, and the ever-present threat of financial disaster, Jacob is convinced that he has found their own slice of Eden in the rich, dark soil of Arkansas. Can grandma Soonja's humble but resilient minari help the Yi family figure out their place in the world?
  • Genre: Drama
  • Director(s): Lee Isaac Chung
  • Writer(s): Lee Isaac Chung
  • Actors(s): Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan Kim
  • Runtime: 115 min
  • Total gross to date: £169,355.00
  • Weekend gross: £20,816.00
  • Number of cinemas: 75
  • Site average: £278.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Altitude
  • Change from last week: -63
  • Weeks on release: 8
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
  • Metacritic: 89/100
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15. Judas And The Black Messiah

Fred Hampton, a young, charismatic activist, becomes Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party - putting him directly in the crosshairs of the government, the FBI, and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, the authorities are going to need a man on the inside.
  • Genre: Biography, Drama, History
  • Director(s): Shaka King
  • Writer(s): Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenneth Lucas
  • Actors(s): LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons
  • Runtime: 126 min
  • Total gross to date: £363,024.00
  • Weekend gross: £20,386.00
  • Number of cinemas: 83
  • Site average: £246.00
  • Country of origin: USA/Can
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -84
  • Weeks on release: 7
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
  • Metacritic: 85/100
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