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Weekend box office report: 7-9 January 2022

1. Spider-Man: No Way Home

Peter Parker's secret identity is revealed to the entire world. Desperate for help, Peter turns to Doctor Strange to make the world forget that he is Spider-Man. The spell goes horribly wrong and shatters the multiverse, bringing in monstrous villains that could destroy the world.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Director(s): Jon Watts
  • Writer(s): Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee
  • Actors(s): Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Runtime: 148 min
  • Total gross to date: £79,321,181.00
  • Weekend gross: £4,477,415.00
  • Number of cinemas: 680
  • Site average: £6,584.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -26
  • Weeks on release: 4
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 8.2/10
  • Metacritic: 71/100
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2. The King's Man

In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
  • Director(s): Matthew Vaughn
  • Writer(s): Matthew Vaughn, Karl Gajdusek, Mark Millar
  • Actors(s): Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans
  • Runtime: 131 min
  • Total gross to date: £5,380,412.00
  • Weekend gross: £905,092.00
  • Number of cinemas: 636
  • Site average: £1,423.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -74
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 41%
  • Metacritic: 44/100
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3. Licorice Pizza

LICORICE PIZZA is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film tracks the treacherous navigation of first love.
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director(s): Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Writer(s): Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Actors(s): Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn
  • Runtime: 133 min
  • Total gross to date: £879,373.00
  • Weekend gross: £879,373.00
  • Number of cinemas: 202
  • Site average: £4,353.00
  • Country of origin: USA/Can
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
  • Metacritic: 90/100
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4. Clifford The Big Red Dog

As middle schooler Emily Elizabeth struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend from a magical animal rescuer. When Clifford becomes a gigantic red dog in her New York City apartment and attracts the attention of a genetics company who wish to supersize animals, Emily and her clueless Uncle Casey have to fight the forces of greed as they go on the run across New York City and take a bite out of the Big Apple. Along the way, Clifford affects the lives of everyone around him and teaches Emily and her uncle the true meaning of acceptance and unconditional love. Based on the beloved Scholastic character, Clifford will teach the world how to love big.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Director(s): Walt Becker
  • Writer(s): Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Blaise Hemingway
  • Actors(s): Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall, Izaac Wang
  • Runtime: 96 min
  • Total gross to date: £7,367,194.00
  • Weekend gross: £623,074.00
  • Number of cinemas: 631
  • Site average: £987.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: eOne Films
  • Change from last week: -20
  • Weeks on release: 5
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 58%
  • Metacritic: 55/100
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5. The Matrix: Resurrections

Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more.
  • Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
  • Director(s): Lana Wachowski
  • Writer(s): Lana Wachowski, David Mitchell, Aleksandar Hemon
  • Actors(s): Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
  • Runtime: 148 min
  • Total gross to date: £6,449,812.00
  • Weekend gross: £513,474.00
  • Number of cinemas: 600
  • Site average: £856.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Warner Bros
  • Change from last week: -32
  • Weeks on release: 3
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.7/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 63%
  • Metacritic: 63/100
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6. West Side Story

West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs--the white Jets led by Riff and the Latino Sharks, led by Bernardo. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with any form of understanding. But when Riff's best friend (and former Jet) Tony and Bernardo's younger sister Maria meet at a dance, no one can do anything to stop their love. Maria and Tony begin meeting in secret, planning to run away. Then the Sharks and Jets plan a rumble under the highway--whoever wins gains control of the streets. Maria sends Tony to stop it, hoping it can end the violence. It goes terribly wrong, and before the lovers know what's happened, tragedy strikes and doesn't stop until the climactic and heartbreaking ending.
  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical
  • Director(s): Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
  • Writer(s): Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins
  • Actors(s): Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer
  • Runtime: 153 min
  • Total gross to date: £5,941,981.00
  • Weekend gross: £405,506.00
  • Number of cinemas: 562
  • Site average: £722.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: 1
  • Weeks on release: 5
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
  • Metacritic: 86/100
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7. The 355

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason "Mace" Brown will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie, former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah, and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it, while also staying one-step ahead of a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng, who is tracking their every move. As the action rockets around the globe from the cafes of Paris to the markets of Morocco to the wealth and glamour of Shanghai, the quartet of women will forge a tenuous loyalty that could protect the world-or get them killed.
  • Genre: Action, Thriller
  • Director(s): Simon Kinberg
  • Writer(s): Theresa Rebeck, Simon Kinberg
  • Actors(s): Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Bingbing Fan
  • Runtime: 122 min
  • Total gross to date: £367,148.00
  • Weekend gross: £367,148.00
  • Number of cinemas: 490
  • Site average: £749.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 5.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 24%
  • Metacritic: 40/100
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8. House Of Gucci

House of Gucci is inspired by the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. When Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately...murder.
  • Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
  • Director(s): Ridley Scott
  • Writer(s): Becky Johnston, Roberto Bentivegna, Sara Gay Forden
  • Actors(s): Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino
  • Runtime: 158 min
  • Total gross to date: £9,122,669.00
  • Weekend gross: £214,743.00
  • Number of cinemas: 289
  • Site average: £743.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: 53
  • Weeks on release: 7
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 62%
  • Metacritic: 59/100
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9. Encanto

Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal-every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.
  • Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
  • Director(s): Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith
  • Writer(s): Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush, Byron Howard
  • Actors(s): Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo
  • Runtime: 102 min
  • Total gross to date: £6,600,146.00
  • Weekend gross: £213,516.00
  • Number of cinemas: 475
  • Site average: £450.00
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Distributor: Disney
  • Change from last week: -11
  • Weeks on release: 7
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10
  • Metacritic: 75/100
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10. Ghostbusters: Afterlife

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
  • Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
  • Director(s): Jason Reitman
  • Writer(s): Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman, Dan Aykroyd
  • Actors(s): Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard
  • Runtime: 124 min
  • Total gross to date: £11,289,808.00
  • Weekend gross: £117,398.00
  • Number of cinemas: 254
  • Site average: £462.00
  • Country of origin: USA/Can
  • Distributor: Sony Pictures
  • Change from last week: -8
  • Weeks on release: 8
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 63%
  • Metacritic: 45/100
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11. Boiling Point

Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year.
  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Director(s): Philip Barantini
  • Writer(s): Philip Barantini, James Cummings
  • Actors(s): Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Total gross to date: £79,117.00
  • Weekend gross: £79,117.00
  • Number of cinemas: 53
  • Site average: £1,493.00
  • Country of origin: UK
  • Distributor: Vertigo
  • Change from last week: -
  • Weeks on release: 1
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 99%
  • Metacritic: 73/100
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12. The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain

The true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, psychedelic pictures transformed the public's perception of cats forever. Set in the early 1900s, we follow Wain as he seeks to unlock the "electrical" mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife Emily Richardson (Claire Foy).
  • Genre: Biography, Drama, History
  • Director(s): Will Sharpe
  • Writer(s): Simon Stephenson, Will Sharpe
  • Actors(s): Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough
  • Runtime: 111 min
  • Total gross to date: £257,847.00
  • Weekend gross: £66,881.00
  • Number of cinemas: 264
  • Site average: £253.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: StudioCanal
  • Change from last week: -22
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
  • Metacritic: 63/100
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13. 83

March 1983 Indian cricket team gets selected for the third world cup to be held in England in June but none have their expectations from the team,while officials aren't happy with appointment of new captain Kapil Dev over Sunil Gavaskar.Indian cricket team starts with a bang at the world cup by winning their first two matches against giant West Indies and Zimbabwe but loosing their next two matches against West Indies and Australia puts them in a do or die situation against Zimbabwe to stay in the tournament.During the big match against Zimbabwe half of the team is back to the pavilion much before the 10 overs with the score as 17 runs for 5 wickets.Kapil Dev plays a one man show by getting good winning score for the team and keeping their hopes alive in the tournament further the team spirit brings them to the final at Lords against the two time world champions giants West Indies.The team which was not considered worthy by everyone creates History only due to confidence of one man Kapil Dev.
  • Genre: Biography, Drama, History
  • Director(s): Kabir Khan
  • Writer(s): Sumit Arora, Vasan Bala, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan
  • Actors(s): Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Tahir Raj Bhasin
  • Runtime: 162 min
  • Total gross to date: £526,321.00
  • Weekend gross: £34,239.00
  • Number of cinemas: 52
  • Site average: £658.00
  • Country of origin: UK/Ind
  • Distributor: Reliance Big Pictures
  • Change from last week: -60
  • Weeks on release: 3
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.5/10
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14. Titane

Alexia suffers a terrible skull injury and has a titanium plate fitted into her head. When she gets out of the hospital, she rejects her parents and embraces passionately the car that almost killed her. The coming years she has problems with her sexuality and meets Vincent. Vincent is a tortured man who tries to preserve his strength by injecting steroids into his aging body. Will they find a way to deal with their emotional problems?
  • Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  • Director(s): Julia Ducournau
  • Writer(s): Julia Ducournau, Jacques Akchoti, Simonetta Greggio
  • Actors(s): Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier
  • Runtime: 108 min
  • Total gross to date: £196,171.00
  • Weekend gross: £29,269.00
  • Number of cinemas: 77
  • Site average: £380.00
  • Country of origin: Fra/Bel
  • Distributor: Altitude
  • Change from last week: -75
  • Weeks on release: 2
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
  • Metacritic: 75/100
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15. 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: £96,594,314.00
  • Weekend gross: £26,778.00
  • Number of cinemas: 101
  • Site average: £265.00
  • Country of origin: UK/USA
  • Distributor: Universal
  • Change from last week: 81
  • Weeks on release: 15
    Ratings:
  • Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
  • Metacritic: 68/100
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