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UK Box Office Weekend Report 14th - 16th April 2023: Mario and his Brother make it 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office as the movie becomes the top film of 2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Animated movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie stays at the top of the UK box office as its total gross goes over £35 Million.

Highest new movie of the weekend is the Nicholas Cage movie Renfield which is new at 5 while one place below is the Japanese animated smash Suzume which takes £469,100 on its debut.

At 10 we have the event movie Der Rosenkavalier: Met Opera 2023 which takes £96,665, and at 11 the event movie Cinderella: ROH London 2023 which takes £94,743 and the final new release of the weekend is One Fine Morning at 12 with £82,447.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Renfield (@5)
  • Longest run - Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (11 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (£35,855,948)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £12,753,857

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 14th - 16th April 2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

THe animated feature video game adaptation remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with a £7.5 Million gross, a 52% drop over last weekend.

Despite a large weekend on weekend drop the movies total gross is up to £35 Million which means it takes over from Avatar: The Way of Water as the top grossing movie of 2023.

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £7,568,523 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £35,855,948 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

Still hanging on at number 2 is the role playing board game adaptation which after 3 weeks takes £1.1 Million, a very slip 27% drop.

  • The movie Remains At Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,179,222 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £10,752,937 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023

Also hanging on at number 3 is the fourth chapter in the John Wick sereis which now has a total gross of £14 Million in the UK.

  • The movie Remains At Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £823,624 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £14,959,483 over 4 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took £8,911,996 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.
Air

The Ben Affleck directed movie remains at number 4 with a solid second weekend on the box office with £723,125, a small 38% drop.

  • The movie Remains At Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £723,125 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £2,825,367 over 2 weeks of release

Highest New Movie This Weekend

Coming in at number 5, and on a weekend with little in the way of new releases is the new movie starring Nicholas Hoult and Nicholas Cage.

The movie which has not has the best of reviews from critics makes its debut with £680,661.

  • The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It grosses £680,661 over its debut weekend

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie - £7,568,523
  2. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - £1,179,222
  3. John Wick: Chapter 4 - £823,624
  4. Air - £723,125
  5. Renfield - £680,661
  6. Suzume - £469,100
  7. The Pope's Exorcist - £420,029
  8. Mummies - £276,568
  9. Shazam! Fury of the Gods - £105,229
  10. Der Rosenkavalier: Met Opera 2023 - £96,665
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