Weekend box office report: 31 January 2 February 2025

1. A Complete Unknown

In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world.

Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Director(s): James Mangold
Writer(s): James Mangold, Jay Cocks, Elijah Wald
Actors(s): Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning
Runtime: 141 min
Total gross to date: $8,316,754.00
Weekend gross: $1,236,908.00
Number of cinemas: 729
Site average: $1,697.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -25
Weeks on release: 3

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 77%

Metacritic: 70/100

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2. Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama
Director(s): Barry Jenkins
Writer(s): Jeff Nathanson, Linda Woolverton, Irene Mecchi
Actors(s): Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone
Runtime: 118 min
Total gross to date: $29,385,701.00
Weekend gross: $1,124,693.00
Number of cinemas: 623
Site average: $1,805.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -18
Weeks on release: 7

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 57%

Metacritic: 56/100

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3. Companion

A billionaire's death sets off a chain of events for Iris and her friends during a weekend trip to his lakeside estate.

Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director(s): Drew Hancock
Writer(s): Drew Hancock
Actors(s): Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage
Runtime: 97 min
Total gross to date: $739,553.00
Weekend gross: $739,553.00
Number of cinemas: 547
Site average: $1,352.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

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4. Sonic The Hedgehog 3

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Jeff Fowler
Writer(s): Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington
Actors(s): Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves
Runtime: 110 min
Total gross to date: $24,168,368.00
Weekend gross: $708,302.00
Number of cinemas: 583
Site average: $1,215.00
Country of origin: USA/UK
Distributor: Paramount
Change from last week: -19
Weeks on release: 6

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 87%

Metacritic: 56/100

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5. The Brutalist

When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client.

Genre: Drama
Director(s): Brady Corbet
Writer(s): Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Actors(s): Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce
Runtime: 214 min
Total gross to date: $1,764,081.00
Weekend gross: $608,607.00
Number of cinemas: 307
Site average: $1,982.00
Country of origin: USA/Hungary/UK
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -19
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%

Metacritic: 90/100

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6. Les Miserables: The Staged Concert (Re: 2025) (Concert)

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Total gross to date: $549,548.00
Weekend gross: $549,548.00
Number of cinemas: 369
Site average: $1,489.00
Country of origin: UK
Distributor: CinemaLive
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

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7. Flight Risk

A pilot transports an Air Marshal accompanying a fugitive to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Mel Gibson
Writer(s): Jared Rosenberg
Actors(s): Michelle Dockery, Mark Wahlberg, Topher Grace
Runtime: 91 min
Total gross to date: $1,698,020.00
Weekend gross: $451,241.00
Number of cinemas: 519
Site average: $869.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Lionsgate
Change from last week: -44
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 38/100

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8. Moana 2

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
Writer(s): Jared Bush, Dana Ledoux Miller, Bek Smith
Actors(s): Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualalai Chung
Runtime: 100 min
Total gross to date: $41,333,356.00
Weekend gross: $408,855.00
Number of cinemas: 540
Site average: $757.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -22
Weeks on release: 10

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 61%

Metacritic: 58/100

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9. Hard Truths

Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Mike Leigh
Writer(s): Mike Leigh
Actors(s): Jo Martin, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Samantha Spiro
Runtime: 97 min
Total gross to date: $327,633.00
Weekend gross: $327,633.00
Number of cinemas: 260
Site average: $1,260.00
Country of origin: UK/Spain
Distributor: StudioCanal
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 94%

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10. Nosferatu

A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Director(s): Robert Eggers
Writer(s): Robert Eggers, Henrik Galeen, Bram Stoker
Actors(s): Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård
Runtime: 132 min
Total gross to date: $12,547,480.00
Weekend gross: $312,913.00
Number of cinemas: 471
Site average: $664.00
Country of origin: USA/UK/Czechia
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -41
Weeks on release: 5

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 85%

Metacritic: 78/100

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11. Detective Chinatown 1900

In 1900, a white woman was murdered in Chinatown in San Francisco, and the suspect was a Chinese man. The murder caused social shock, and people demanded the closure of Chinatown.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Sicheng Chen, Mo Dai
Writer(s): Sicheng Chen
Actors(s): Baoqiang Wang, Haoran Liu, Chow Yun-Fat
Runtime: 138 min
Total gross to date: $301,052.00
Weekend gross: $301,052.00
Number of cinemas: 99
Site average: $3,041.00
Country of origin: China
Distributor: Trinity/Cine Asia
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.0/10

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12. We Live In Time

After an unusual encounter, a talented chef and a recently divorcée fall in love and build the home and family they've always dreamed of, until a painful truth puts their love story to the test.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): John Crowley
Writer(s): Nick Payne
Actors(s): Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Grace Delaney
Runtime: 108 min
Total gross to date: $8,290,669.00
Weekend gross: $300,946.00
Number of cinemas: 472
Site average: $638.00
Country of origin: UK/France
Distributor: StudioCanal
Change from last week: -36
Weeks on release: 5

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 79%

Metacritic: 59/100

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13. Babygirl

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Halina Reijn
Writer(s): Halina Reijn
Actors(s): Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas
Runtime: 114 min
Total gross to date: $4,034,933.00
Weekend gross: $276,702.00
Number of cinemas: 409
Site average: $677.00
Country of origin: USA/Netherlands
Distributor: Entertainment
Change from last week: -39
Weeks on release: 4

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 77%

Metacritic: 81/100

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14. Wicked

A vivid reimagining of the classic The Wizard of Oz, Wicked spotlights the untold stories of Oz's most famous (or infamous) characters, namely the Wicked Witch of the West and her unlikely friend, Glinda the Good Witch. The show follows green-skinned star Elphaba from birth to college and through the life-changing events which eventually label her "wicked," introducing spoiled rich girl Glinda, local prince and heartthrob Fiyero and even the Wizard of Oz himself, a troubled man very unlike the one you may remember. As Elphaba, a passionate political activist if there ever was one, fights injustice and seeks to undo the mistakes of the past, dark secrets and personal tragedies shape the history of Oz, paying homage to the classic Wizard of Oz story while simultaneously changing fans' understanding of it forever. A cautionary tale about love, friendship and trust, Wicked effortlessly reveals that there are indeed two sides to every story.

Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Director(s): Jon M. Chu
Writer(s): Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox, Gregory Maguire
Actors(s): Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum
Runtime: 160 min
Total gross to date: $60,649,197.00
Weekend gross: $260,720.00
Number of cinemas: 447
Site average: $583.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -27
Weeks on release: 11

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

Metacritic: 73/100

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15. A Real Pain

Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Jesse Eisenberg
Writer(s): Jesse Eisenberg
Actors(s): Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Olha Bosova
Runtime: 90 min
Total gross to date: $2,789,826.00
Weekend gross: $203,009.00
Number of cinemas: 306
Site average: $663.00
Country of origin: USA/Poland
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -28
Weeks on release: 4

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Metacritic: 86/100

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