Kieran David Burt 
The UK Box Office Top 10 has landed! Who’s sitting pretty at the top, who’s climbing the charts, and who’s been knocked off the throne? There’s only one way to find out! Ready to see who made the cut? Let’s roll the credits!
Welcome to the Official UK Box Office Top 10, your front-row ticket to the biggest movies lighting up UK cinemas! From heartwarming romances and magical family adventures to the hottest new releases, we’re counting down the films drawing crowds, battling for box office supremacy, and keeping audiences glued to the big screen.
And what a weekend it’s been! Six new films stormed into the chart, with four crashing straight into the top four! Leading the charge is Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend, a new Indian release at the box office. But who claimed the crown, who climbed the charts, and which films took a tumble? There’s plenty to unpack, so grab your popcorn and settle in as we break down this week’s Official UK Box Office Top 10!
(1) Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend
Indian film Ramayana: Rise Of A Legend opens to number one, with £2,148,159. It achieved this total by opening in only 361 cinemas, half as many as most films. Indian films are often sleeper hits at the UK box office, so it’s unsurprising that when an Indian blockbuster came to the UK, audiences showed up to it and supported it.
(2) Wild Horse Nine
Taking the number two spot, Wild Horse Nine opens to £1,477,229. The film stars John Malkovich as Chris and Sam Rockwell as Lee, two cynical, longtime CIA operatives who are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi).
(3) Godzilla Minus Zero
Godzilla is once again back in cinemas as Godzilla Minus Zero. The film opened to £1,391,129. This is a strong opening, as it increased on Godzilla Minus One’s £ 816,891 opening in 2023. Minus Zero’s box office success demonstrates audiences were keen to see more from this iteration of the character.
(4) Wicker
Wicker had a soft drop of only 36% in its second weekend, for a total of £1,127,892. Its overall total is £4,311,180 so far.
(5) George Michael: The Faith Tour
The first concert in this weekend’s top ten, George Michael: The Faith Tour lands at number five with an opening of £1,023,447. Concert movies attract audiences, and this one is no different.
(6) Primetime
Primetime dropped down to number six in its second weekend with £843,456. This is a 52% drop from Primetime’s opening, so its fall is more indicative of several new movies opening well than a tumultuous drop. The overall total of £3,480,145 is not bad for A24.
(7) Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House
Falling four places, Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House took in £747,374 in its third weekend, for a drop of 51%. It’s not a bad drop, and leaves the horror-comedy with an overall total of £7,776,438.
(8) Clayface
Clayface continues its run at the UK box office, with a total of £683,058 in weekend three, a 45% drop from the previous weekend. Its low budget helps the film avoid flopping at the box office, as it is falling from the top ten rapidly.
(9) I Play Rocky
While I Play Rocky’s £607,741 opening seems small, the film opened with a much more limited release than usual, appearing in only 148 cinemas. It remains to be seen whether distributor Entertainment Film Distributors has a wider release planned, as it will need one to keep its box-office dreams alive.
(10) Stray Kids World Tour ‘RUN IT’ LIVE VIEWING
The concert movie Stray Kids World Tour ‘RUN IT’ LIVE VIEWING opened to £594,832, to round out the top ten.
NEXT WEEK
Next weekend Ebenezer, Prima Facie and Fjord hit cinemas. Will Scrooge steer audiences to the more festive Christmas from Wild Horse Nine’s Easter Island, and will Cynthia Erivo send Godzilla to box office jail as Prima Facie takes audiences to court?
How many of these big-screen adventures are making it onto your watchlist this weekend? Got your tickets booked, or still deciding what to see? Share your movie plans in the comments below!
Data from Rentrak via the British Film Institute.
