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The winner: Glbad
While the January release schedule is traditionally dominated by rewards, not everyone wants to gorge on high-profile dramas for a month. Thus, Glbad, the new film by M Night Shyamalan, extends the story of his previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2017). Bringing together the actors of these two titles – notably James McAvoy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L Jackson – seemed to be a strategy to give the director his greatest success for more than ten years.
So far, Glbad seems willing to do that, with UK starts of £ 3.33m (£ 3.42m, including previews). This compares to £ 2.56m for Split exactly two years ago. Unbreakable debuted the last weekend of 2000 with just over 2 million pounds. In the United States, Glbad started with just over $ 40 million, the British equivalent rising to 4 million pounds. Split also opened in the United States with $ 40 million, and the UK starts were lower than the equivalent figure.
Split has become a word of mouth in the UK, reaching £ 11.4 million. It is not certain that Glbad will make the equivalent of this total: it will depend on the reaction of the enlarged audience when the initial fan base is exhausted.
The finalist: Mary Queen of Scots
Another week and another reward for the competitors in the cinemas – this time from the British production company Working Title. Mary Queen of Scots, renowned theater actress Josie Rourke, debuts on the big screen with a remarkable cast led by Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, both nominated for Best Actress Oscar last year, respectively for Lady Bird and me, Tonya – Lose to Frances McDormand.
Mary Queen of Scots opened solidly with £ 2.08m, including negligible previews, in 499 theaters. It's a little worse than the debut of award-winning favorites, The Favorite and Stan & Ollie. The most relevant comparisons are those of Elizabeth and her retinue, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, who achieved lifetime cumulative totals of £ 5.54m and £ 5.22m, respectively. Mary Queen of Scots should easily pbad these numbers even though ticket prices are higher.
The strong hold: Stan & Ollie
The eOne distributor should be pleased with Stan & Ollie's performance for the second weekend, down only 26% from its opening session. The total after 10 days is a solid sum of £ 6.1m. The comedy drama biographique will probably be one of the contenders of this season most attractive, at least in the United Kingdom, where it takes place.
The Favorite, which climbed 9% on its second weekend, now plummets by 44% in its third session. Nevertheless, 20th Century Fox will be delighted with the total amount it has accumulated so far, of £ 11.1 million, and the edgy costumed drama should be supported by its dominant position in the price race.
The brave alternative: Beautiful Boy
Independent cinemas are full of movies with Mary Queen of Scots, Stan & Ollie and The Favorite, as well as Colette. StudioCbad has therefore made the wise decision not to push too far with its own competitor, Beautiful Boy, the true story of a young man's addiction has affected his family. Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet stars.
Beautiful Boy opened with a respectable $ 252,000 in 124 theaters, giving a site average slightly over £ 2,000. Including the previews, the total is £ 361,000 – but that was not enough to win a place in the UK Top 10.
The market
Despite the arrival of Glbad and Mary Queen of Scots and strong figures from Stan & Ollie, Mary Poppins Returns and The Favorite, total box office revenue is down 30% from the previous year. equivalent weekend a year ago. This session was directed by Coco, while this year's big animations (How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Lego Movie 2: The Second Part) only arrive in February.
But that's not the whole story. A year ago, Darkest Hour performed better than any other contender for prizes, while The Greatest Showman and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle also contributed steadily to the pot. We are currently missing equivalents.
Beginning this Friday, the family film A Dog's Way Home, Jennifer Lopez's second comedy, Clint Eastwood in The Mule, and rewarding the Vice and Destroyer candidates, are all the stars of the game. However, it will be a surprise if this harvest of new titles can save the situation for January. Expect the month to end in 2018.
Top 10 movies, January 18-20
1. Glbad, £ 3,423,380 on 559 sites (new)
2. Mary Queen of Scots, £ 2,082,160 out of 499 sites (new)
3. Stan & Ollie, £ 1,791,697 on 679 sites. Total: £ 6,096,816 (two weeks)
4. Return of Mary Poppins, £ 1,668,638 from 644 sites. Total: £ 40,699,643 (five weeks)
5. The Favorite, £ 1,337,885 from 607 sites. Total: £ 11,137,384 (three weeks)
6. Aquaman, £ 721,417 on 420 sites. Total: £ 21,441,716 (six weeks)
7. Bumblebee, £ 635,593 out of 488 sites. Total: £ 11,643,637 (four weeks)
8. Bohemian Rhapsody, £ 630,734 out of 384 sites. Total: £ 51,141,113 (13 weeks)
9. Ralph Breaks the Internet, £ 523,223 from 510 sites. Total: £ 17,299,915 (eight weeks)
10. Spider-Man: In Spider-Verse, £ 502,544 from 452 sites. Total: £ 9,294,314 (six weeks)
Other openers
Beautiful Boy, £ 361,382 (of which € 109,069) on 124 sites
Underdog, £ 284,999 (including £ 19,335 in preview) on 242 sites
Bayadere – Bolshoi Ballet, £ 136,621 on 156 sites
Hey Duggee at the Cinema, £ 67,672 at 88 sites
Monsters and Men, £ 8,444 out of 16 sites
Kaka Ji, £ 7,796 at eight sites
The Raft, £ 5,896 at four locations
Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles, £ 4,683 at three locations
London Unplugged, £ 1,539 from one site
• Thanks to Comscore. All figures relate to the revenues of British and Irish cinemas.
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