Weekend box office report: 7-9 October 2022

1. Smile

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director(s): Parker Finn
Writer(s): Parker Finn
Actors(s): Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner
Runtime: 115 min
Total gross to date: £4,751,848.00
Weekend gross: £1,715,678.00
Number of cinemas: 521
Site average: £3,293.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Paramount
Change from last week: -7
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 80%

Metacritic: 68/100

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2. The Woman King

A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Genre: Action, Drama, History
Director(s): Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer(s): Dana Stevens, Maria Bello
Actors(s): Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch
Runtime: 135 min
Total gross to date: £1,308,685.00
Weekend gross: £1,308,685.00
Number of cinemas: 574
Site average: £2,280.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: eOne Films
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 94%

Metacritic: 77/100

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3. Don't Worry Darling

A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company could be hiding disturbing secrets.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Olivia Wilde
Writer(s): Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke
Actors(s): Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine
Runtime: 123 min
Total gross to date: £8,209,397.00
Weekend gross: £1,020,083.00
Number of cinemas: 664
Site average: £1,536.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -44
Weeks on release: 3

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 38%

Metacritic: 48/100

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4. Ticket To Paradise

The film follows Wren Butler, a recent University of Chicago graduate who accompanies her best friend Lily to a post-graduation jaunt to Bali. Lily's abrupt decision to marry a Balinese local triggers her parents to team to try and stop her from repeating their mistake from 25 years ago. Wren stays in Bali for the engagement/wedding festivities and, in the process, finds her own love with a local doctor.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Ol Parker
Writer(s): Ol Parker, Daniel Pipski
Actors(s): George Clooney, Sean Lynch, Julia Roberts
Runtime: 104 min
Total gross to date: £6,730,687.00
Weekend gross: £861,172.00
Number of cinemas: 651
Site average: £1,323.00
Country of origin: USA/UK
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -35
Weeks on release: 3

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 56%

Metacritic: 50/100

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5. Amsterdam

In the 1930s, three friends witness a murder, are framed for it, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Director(s): David O. Russell
Writer(s): David O. Russell
Actors(s): Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington
Runtime: 134 min
Total gross to date: £632,722.00
Weekend gross: £632,722.00
Number of cinemas: 614
Site average: £1,030.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 32%

Metacritic: 48/100

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6. Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris

In partnership with the House of Dior, Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Anthony Fabian
Writer(s): Paul Gallico, Carroll Cartwright, Anthony Fabian
Actors(s): Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson
Runtime: 115 min
Total gross to date: £2,245,532.00
Weekend gross: £514,977.00
Number of cinemas: 659
Site average: £781.00
Country of origin: UK/Hun
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -36
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 94%

Metacritic: 70/100

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7. The Lost King

In 2012, having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a carpark in Leicester. The search had been orchestrated by an amateur historian, Philippa Langley, whose unrelenting research had been met with incomprehension by her friends and family and with scepticism by experts and academics. THE LOST KING is the life-affirming true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country's most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most infamous kings in England's history.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Stephen Frears
Writer(s): Steve Coogan, Michael Jones, Philippa Langley
Actors(s): Sally Hawkins, Shonagh Price, Helen Katamba
Runtime: 108 min
Total gross to date: £368,753.00
Weekend gross: £368,753.00
Number of cinemas: 559
Site average: £660.00
Country of origin: UK
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 78%

Metacritic: 64/100

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8. Ponniyin Selvan: I

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Total gross to date: £1,115,483.00
Weekend gross: £188,996.00
Number of cinemas: 91
Site average: £2,077.00
Country of origin: Ind
Distributor: DG Tech
Change from last week: -74
Weeks on release: 2

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9. Minions: The Rise Of Gru

In the heart of the 1970s, amidst a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making back-up from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto - a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please - deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons, and pull off their first missions. When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin), Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn't go well (to say the least), and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val
Writer(s): Matthew Fogel, Brian Lynch
Actors(s): Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin
Runtime: 87 min
Total gross to date: £45,951,239.00
Weekend gross: £165,586.00
Number of cinemas: 449
Site average: £369.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Universal
Change from last week: -41
Weeks on release: 15

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 70%

Metacritic: 56/100

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10. See How They Run

A desperate Hollywood film producer sets out to turn a popular play into a film. When members of the production are murdered, world-weary Inspector Stoppard and rookie Constable Stalker find themselves in the midst of a puzzling whodunit.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Director(s): Tom George
Writer(s): Mark Chappell
Actors(s): Kieran Hodgson, Pearl Chanda, Gregory Cox
Runtime: 98 min
Total gross to date: £4,565,454.00
Weekend gross: £111,325.00
Number of cinemas: 320
Site average: £348.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -65
Weeks on release: 5

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 75%

Metacritic: 60/100

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11. DC League Of Super-Pets

When the Justice League are captured by Lex Luthor, Superman's dog, Krypto, forms a team of shelter-pets who were given super-powers: A hound named Ace, who becomes super-strong, a pig named PB, who can grow to giant-size, a turtle named Merton, who becomes super-fast, and a squirrel named Chip, who gains electric-powers.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Director(s): Jared Stern, Sam J. Levine
Writer(s): Jared Stern, John Whittington
Actors(s): Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon
Runtime: 105 min
Total gross to date: £15,538,854.00
Weekend gross: £110,873.00
Number of cinemas: 415
Site average: £267.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -50
Weeks on release: 11

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 72%

Metacritic: 56/100

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12. Babe Bhangra Paunde Ne

From selling underwear to adopting a father for insurance benefits, Diljit will stop at nothing for him and his friends to become the three richest men in the world.