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UK Box Office Weekend Report 30th August - 1st September 2024: Despicable Me 4 makes a surprise return to the top of the UK box office with the live broadcast of the new Andre Rieu concert the top new movie at 5

UK Box Office Weekend Report 30th August - 1st September 2024:  Despicable Me 4 makes a surprise return to the top of the UK box office with the live broadcast of the new Andre Rieu concert the top new movie at 5
Despicable Me 4
After 8 weeks on the UK box office the sequel movie Despicable Me 4 returns to the top of the UK box office for a third week at the summit.

The movie has been bouncing around the top 5 for the last few weeks before its return and has taken an amazing £44 Million to date.

With very little in the way of new releases the top 4 movies just shift around a bit with last weeks top movie Alien: Romulus falling to number 4 this weekend.

Top new movie of the weekend is the live broadcast of Andre Rieus 2024 Maastricht Concert Power of Love which despite taking £629,652 is down on his last concert from Christmas last year.

Inside Out 2 continues its incredible run and has now taken £58 Million after 12 weeks of release.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Despicable Me 4 (3rd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love (@5)
  • Longest run - Inside Out 2 (12 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Inside Out 2 (£58,177,781)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Harold and the Purple Crayon (9%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £7,985,180
  • Also new this weekend
    • AfrAId
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 30th - 1st September 2024

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £1,244,979 over the weekend, a 12% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £44,561,247 over 8 weeks of release
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of August
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Despicable Me 3 which took £43,212,759 at the box office after 8 weeks in cinemas.
Despicable Me 4
  • The movie Goes Up the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,226,818 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £54,665,575 over 6 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Deadpool 2 which took £31,525,696 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.
  • The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,142,288 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £18,639,856 over 4 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,079,488 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £10,820,834 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Alien: Covenant which took £11,629,455 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.
Alien: Romulus

André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love

  • The movie Is a New Entry At Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £629,652 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to André Rieu's White Christmas which took £1,001,094 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. Despicable Me 4 - £1,244,979
  2. Deadpool & Wolverine - £1,226,818
  3. It Ends With Us - £1,142,288
  4. Alien: Romulus - £1,079,488
  5. André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love - £629,652
  6. Inside Out 2 - £614,501
  7. Blink Twice - £521,052
  8. Twisters - £293,701
  9. Coraline - £267,646
  10. AfrAId - £216,620
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