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Welcome To The Official Film Chart.

THE UK TOP TEN

This week sees two new entries and one re-entry into the chart placings. To make for these titles, we must bid farewell to Dune Part Two, The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim, and Anora. But what are these titles and where have they entered? Grab your broomstick as we find out.

WICKED FLIES ITS WAY BACK TO THE TOP!

Wicked knocks Gladiator II off the peak of the UK’s Official Film Chart following its release on disc. As chart-record-breaking musical Wicked enjoys a release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4k UHD, it leaps back up to Number 1 to claim a third non-consecutive week at the top. 11 weeks into its chart run, the film still hasn’t drifted below Number 4 in the chart, and seven of these weeks have been at Number 1 or 2. Last Friday (14 March), its soundtrack broke the record for most consecutive weeks at Number 1 on the Official Compilations Chart.

Review | Wicked (2024)
L to R: Ariana Granda is Glinda and Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in WICKED, directed by Jon M. Chu

NUMBER TWO IS A REAL PAIN!

Taking this week’s highest new entry is one of the most talked about films this awards season, the comedy-drama A Real Pain at Number 2. Starring and directed by Jesse Eisenberg and co-starring Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain sees two mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their grandmother but soon see their old tensions resurface.

Our First Look at Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain Has Emerged From The Trail
Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in A REAL PAIN. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.

GLADIATOR II FINDS ITS SWORD IS BLUNT!

Falling to Number 3 is Gladiator II, last week’s Number 1 film.

Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG IS SLOWING DOWN!

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 falls a place to land at Number 4.

Shadow (Keanu Reeves) in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 from Paramount Pictures and Sega of America, Inc.

PADDINGTON SAILING OFF INTO THE DISTANCE!

Paddington in Peru sails further downstream at 5.

DOG MAN BARKS UP A NEW ENTRY AT NUMBER SIX!

Our second new entry of the week is the fully animated DreamWorks action-comedy film Dog Man, which debuts at Number 6.

Dog Man (2025)
(from left) Li’l Petey (Lucas Hopkins Calderon) and Dog Man (Peter Hastings) in DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man, directed by Peter Hastings.

MOANA 2 DRIFTING OUT TO SEA!

The animated Disney sequel Moana 2 starts drifting out to sea at Number 7.

MOANA 2 – Moana. © 2024 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

MUFASA’S ROAR IS WEAKENING!

Mufasa: The Lion King walks back into the jungle as it drops to Number 8.

(L-R): Young Rafiki (voiced by Kagiso Lediga) and Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre) in Disney’s MUFASA: THE LION KING. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2024 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved.

IT IS STILL BLACK SMOKE FOR CONCLAVE!

Conclave scores another week inside the top ten as it falls two places to Number 9.

Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s CONCLAVE, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All Rights Reserved.

KRAVEN THE HUNTER HUNTS DOWN A TOP-TEN PLACE AGAIN!

Finally, the Marvel superhero film Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, bounces back into the Top 10, up five places. Previously, it peaked at Number 5 upon its original release.

Aaron Taylor Johnson in Columbia Pictures and Marvel KRAVEN THE HUNTER

END OF THE ROAD FOR THIS WEEK!

And that rounds off this week’s official top ten titles. What will be in the top spot next week? At the moment, the top spot keeps changing from week to week, so it is anyone’s guess. So, until next week…

Whatever you decide, whatever you buy, stay safe, be kind, look after each other and happy viewing!!

The Official Film Chart | The UK Top Ten (16th October)

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