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Weekend box office report: 4-6 December 2020

1. Elf (Re: 2020)

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  • Total gross to date: £48,244.00
  • Weekend gross: £48,244.00
  • Number of cinemas: 96
  • Site average: £503.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
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2. Home Alone (Re: 2018)

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  • Total gross to date: £440,629.00
  • Weekend gross: £36,878.00
  • Number of cinemas: 81
  • Site average: £455.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Park Circus
  • Change from last week: 1263
  • Weeks on release: 106
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3. Wolfwalkers

In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter, ROBYN, comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when Robyn saves a wild native girl, MEBH, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the WOLFWALKERS.
  • Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
  • Director(s): Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
  • Writer(s): Will Collins, Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
  • Actors(s): Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Sean Bean
  • Runtime: 103 min
  • Total gross to date: £74,874.00
  • Weekend gross: £26,171.00
  • Number of cinemas: 64
  • Site average: £409.00
  • Country of origin: Ire/USA/Lux/Fra
  • Distributor: Wildcard
  • Change from last week: 1649
  • Weeks on release: 6
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  • Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 99%
  • Metacritic: 87/100
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4. A Christmas Carol

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Robert Zemeckis
  • Writer(s): Charles Dickens, Robert Zemeckis
  • Actors(s): Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth
  • Runtime: 96 min
  • Total gross to date: £22,366.00
  • Weekend gross: £22,366.00
  • Number of cinemas: 88
  • Site average: £254.00
  • Country of origin: UK/Ukr
  • Distributor: Munro Film
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
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  • Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 53%
  • Metacritic: 55/100
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5. Two By Two: Overboard!

Noah's ark drifts on the open seas, with best friends Finny and Leah on board. But, after weeks with no land in sight, food stocks are running low. The fragile peace between carnivores and herbivores could break any second. After a series of unfortunate events, the kids find themselves inadvertently washed overboard - along with the last of the food supplies. Leah and fellow castaway, their new friend Jelly, are marooned on a remote island. While Finny wakes in a strange colony filled with oddly familiar creatures living in harmony - under the threat of a menacing volcano. In a race against time, tide and terrifying tremors, Finny must rescue his friends, reunite with his family and save a whole colony from total destruction.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Toby Genkel, Sean McCormack
  • Writer(s): Richie Conroy, Mark Hodkinson
  • Actors(s): Max Carolan, Ava Connolly, Dermot Magennis
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Total gross to date: £1,019,031.00
  • Weekend gross: £21,952.00
  • Number of cinemas: 108
  • Site average: £203.00
  • Country of origin: Ire/Ger/Lux
  • Distributor: eOne Films
  • Change from last week: 1173
  • Weeks on release: 7
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  • Internet Movie Database: 5.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 20%
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6. Honest Thief

They call him the In-and-Out-Bandit because meticulous thief Tom Carter (Liam Neeson) has stolen $9 million from small-town banks while managing to keep his identity a secret. But after he falls in love with the bubbly Annie (Kate Walsh), Tom decides to make a fresh start by coming clean about his criminal past, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.
  • Genre: Action, Thriller
  • Director(s): Mark Williams
  • Writer(s): Steve Allrich, Mark Williams
  • Actors(s): Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Total gross to date: £686,263.00
  • Weekend gross: £21,818.00
  • Number of cinemas: 58
  • Site average: £376.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Signature Entertainment
  • Change from last week: 1011
  • Weeks on release: 7
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  • Internet Movie Database: 6.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 40%
  • Metacritic: 46/100
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7. Pixie

To avenge her mother's death, Pixie masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and choose her own destiny.
  • Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
  • Director(s): Barnaby Thompson
  • Writer(s): Preston Thompson
  • Actors(s): Olivia Cooke, Fra Fee, Rory Fleck Byrne
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Total gross to date: £356,708.00
  • Weekend gross: £18,824.00
  • Number of cinemas: 49
  • Site average: £384.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: Paramount
  • Change from last week: 8229
  • Weeks on release: 7
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  • Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
  • Metacritic: 45/100
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8. The Grinch

For their eighth fully animated feature, Illumination and Universal Pictures present The Grinch, based on Dr. Seuss' beloved holiday classic. The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. Funny, heartwarming, and visually stunning, it's a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism. Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch lends his voice to the infamous Grinch, who lives a solitary life inside a cave on Mt. Crumpet with only his loyal dog, Max, for company. With a cave rigged with inventions and contraptions for his day-to-day needs, the Grinch only sees his neighbors in Whoville when he runs out of food. Each year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter, and louder celebrations. When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch realizes there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas. To do so, he decides to pose as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, even going so far as to trap a lackadaisical misfit reindeer to pull his sleigh. Meanwhile, down in Whoville, Cindy-Lou Who (Cameron Seely), a young girl overflowing with holiday cheer, plots with her gang of friends to trap Santa Claus as he makes his Christmas Eve rounds so that she can thank him for help for her overworked single mother. As Christmas approaches, however, her good-natured scheme threatens to collide with the Grinch's more nefarious one. Will Cindy-Lou achieve her goal of finally meeting Santa Claus? Will the Grinch succeed in silencing the Whos' holiday cheer once and for all?
  • Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
  • Director(s): Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier
  • Writer(s): Michael LeSieur, Tommy Swerdlow, Dr. Seuss
  • Actors(s): Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Total gross to date: £28,113,480.00
  • Weekend gross: £17,377.00
  • Number of cinemas: 65
  • Site average: £267.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: 14380
  • Weeks on release: 109
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  • Internet Movie Database: 6.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 59%
  • Metacritic: 51/100
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9. Die Hard (30th Anniversary)

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  • Total gross to date: £317,823.00
  • Weekend gross: £16,980.00
  • Number of cinemas: 64
  • Site average: £265.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Park Circus
  • Change from last week: 18766
  • Weeks on release: 105
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10. Katherine Jenkins: Christmas Spectacular

Classical music superstar Katherine Jenkins OBE returns to the iconic Royal Albert Hall, her all-time favourite venue, crafting a unique and unforgettable Christmas musical to play in cinemas worldwide from 1 December. Katherine Jenkins: Christmas Spectacular sees the Welsh sensation perform seasonal favourites and carols with full nostalgic Hollywood musical glamour and wonder. The production was given unprecedented and exclusive access to the historic venue which also marked the 50th time that Katherine has performed there. Katherine and friends, including beloved actors Vanessa Redgrave and Bill Nighy, Operatic icon Sir Bryn Terfyl, Italian Tenor Alberto Urso, American Broadway star Marisha Wallace, English National Ballet Lead Principal Erina Takahashi, the Royal Air Force Regiment Band and many more will bring joy and festive celebrations to audiences around the world this Christmas.
  • Genre: Musical
  • Director(s): Lynne Page, Marcus Viner
  • Writer(s): Katherine Jenkins
  • Actors(s): Katherine Jenkins, Bill Nighy, Vanessa Redgrave
  • Runtime: 140 min
  • Total gross to date: £21,563.00
  • Weekend gross: £15,799.00
  • Number of cinemas: 82
  • Site average: £193.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: Altitude
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 2
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  • Internet Movie Database: 8.9/10
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11. The Muppet Christmas Carol (Re: 2017)

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  • Total gross to date: £375,638.00
  • Weekend gross: £15,073.00
  • Number of cinemas: 67
  • Site average: £225.00
  • Country of origin: USA/UK
  • Distributor: Park Circus
  • Change from last week: 1339
  • Weeks on release: 157
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12. Love Actually

Against the backdrop of aged has-been rock star Billy Mack's (Bill Nighy's) Christmas themed comeback cover of "Love Is All Around", which he knows is crap and makes no bones about it, much to his manager Joe's (Gregor Fisher's) chagrin as he promotes the record, several interrelated stories about romantic love and the obstacles to happiness through love for Londoners are presented in the five weeks preceding Christmas. Daniel's (Liam Neeson's) wife has just died, leaving him to take care of his adolescent stepson Sam (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) by himself. Daniel is uncertain how to deal with Sam and his problems without his wife present, especially in light of a potential budding romance within their household. Juliet (Keira Knightley) and Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) have just gotten married. They believe that Peter's best friend and best man Mark (Andrew Lincoln) hates Juliet, but won't say so to his or her face. Others looking at the situation from the outside believe Mark is jealous of Juliet, as he is in love with Peter. Jamie (Colin Firth), a writer, is taking a writing retreat by himself in rural France following catching his latest girlfriend (Sienna Guillory) in an indiscretion. Jamie ends up spending much time in France with Aurelia (Lúcia Moniz), the Portuguese woman hired as the housekeeper. The question becomes not only if they can communicate their day-to-day needs with each other as she speaks no English, he speaks no Portuguese, and neither speaks French very well, but communicate what seems to be their increasing mutual attraction to each other. Sarah (Laura Linney) has been in love with her co-worker Karl (Rodrigo Santoro) for the two years they have worked together, this attraction about which everyone in their workplace knows. Sarah has to decide if she can be forward enough to express this love directly to Karl, especially in light of what has been her personal priority of dealing with a family issue. Harry (Alan Rickman) and Karen (Dame Emma Thompson) have been in a stable long term marriage. His new assistant Mia (Heike Makatsch) drops hints to him that she would like them to be romantically involved. Harry has to decide whether to fall to the temptation, especially considering being married to a perceptive wife. Single and relatively young David (Hugh Grant) is the newly elected Prime Minister. At 10 Downing Street, he is attracted to one of the new household servants, Natalie (Martine McCutcheon), but isn't sure what to do about it seeing as to their respective positions, the probable public scrutiny, and an incident involving the visiting U.S. President (Billy Bob Thornton). Socially unaware Colin Frissell (Kris Marshall) believes that the lack of romantic love in his life is all the fault of standoffish British women. As such, he decides to take decisive albeit somewhat unusual geographic action. And John (Martin Freeman) and Judy (Joanna Page) are movie body doubles. They can communicate with each other straightforwardly while they are simulating sex filming a movie, but they may not be able to translate the feelings behind that simulation in real-life to each other.
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director(s): Richard Curtis
  • Writer(s): Richard Curtis
  • Actors(s): Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson
  • Runtime: 135 min
  • Total gross to date: £36,822,836.00
  • Weekend gross: £14,651.00
  • Number of cinemas: 58
  • Site average: £253.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA/Fra
  • Distributor: United International Pictures
  • Change from last week: 6876
  • Weeks on release: 890
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  • Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 64%
  • Metacritic: 55/100
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13. The Secret Garden

Living in India, Mary Lennox (Kate Maberly), a young, privileged girl, is left orphaned when her parents are killed in an earthquake. She is sent back to England where she goes to live on her Uncle Lord Archibald Craven's (John Lynch's) estate. It is a fairly isolated existence and she has to find things to keep herself occupied. She finds sickly young Colin Craven (Heydon Prowse), and a secret garden.
  • Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
  • Director(s): Agnieszka Holland
  • Writer(s): Frances Hodgson Burnett, Caroline Thompson
  • Actors(s): Kate Maberly, Maggie Smith, Heydon Prowse
  • Runtime: 101 min
  • Total gross to date: £694,790.00
  • Weekend gross: £14,531.00
  • Number of cinemas: 79
  • Site average: £184.00
  • Country of origin: UK/Fra
  • Distributor: Sky Cinema
  • Change from last week: 655
  • Weeks on release: 7
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  • Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
  • Metacritic: 74/100
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14. Host

Six friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the night.
  • Genre: Horror, Mystery
  • Director(s): Rob Savage
  • Writer(s): Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage, Jed Shepherd
  • Actors(s): Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb
  • Runtime: 57 min
  • Total gross to date: £12,698.00
  • Weekend gross: £12,698.00
  • Number of cinemas: 21
  • Site average: £605.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: Vertigo
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
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  • Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
  • Metacritic: 73/100
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15. Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone

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  • Total gross to date: £10,691.00
  • Weekend gross: £10,691.00
  • Number of cinemas: 76
  • Site average: £141.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Paramount
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
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