'Matilda the Musical' continues leading the U.K. and Ireland box office, but 'Avatar: The Way of Water' is on its way
” stayed in pole position at the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third weekend in a row. The Roald Dahl adaptation added £2.1 million for a total of £10.7 million, according to numbers released by Comscore.” collected £803,800 for a total of £30.8 million after five weekends. In third position, Universal’s “Violent Night” earned £567,351 for a total of £1.9 million after its second weekend.
In fourth place was Disney’s “Strange World,” which took £305,802 and now has £1.7 million after three weekends. Rounding off the top five, another Disney release, “The Menu,” earned £192,827 and now has a total of £3 million after its fourth weekend. In seventh place, the Royal Opera House’s filmed ballet “The Nutcracker” collected £133,397 in its second weekend and now has a total of £702,216.
The sixth, eighth, ninth and 10th position in the top 10 were all occupied by Christmas season rereleases from Park Circus. In sixth place “Elf” took £150,663, in eighth position “Home Alone” earned £119,533, in ninth the 30th anniversary rerelease of “The Muppet Christmas Carol” £94,221 and in 10th “The Polar Express” £88,882.,” from Disney, which is getting a saturation release across the territory in 2D, 3D and Imax versions.
The only counter programming to the “Avatar” sequel is Miracle Comms’ animated “The Nutcracker And The Magic Flute,” which is opening across more than 100 locations.
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