UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 14th to Sunday 16th June 2013...
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This will come as little surprise to anyone, but Zack Snder's eagerly-anticipated Superman reboot Man of Steel has topped the UK box office chart in its opening weekend, pulling in £11,198,786 over the Friday-Sunday period for the second biggest debut of the year to date behind Marvel's Iron Man 3 (£13.71 million, including two days of previews).
It is of course a franchise high for the Last Son of Krypton, with 2006's Superman Returns opening with £4.34 million on its way to a disappointing total of just £16.4 million. It's also a record for Zack Snyder on these shores (his previous best opening was 300, which pulled in £4.75 million in 2007), while it also edges out The Dark Knight (£11.19 million, including previews) and gives Warner Bros. its second-best UK debut for a DC Comics property after last year's The Dark Knight Rises, which pulled in £14.36 million.
The arrival of Man of Steel pretty much sucked the life out of the rest of teh chart, although Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra continues to impress, climbing three places in its second week as the film expanded its screens in an effort to capitalise on last week's limited opening. However, there was no room in the top ten for any other new releases, with romance Stuck in Love, comedy Admission, and Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing all failing to make an impact in the chart.
Number one this time last year: Ice Age: Continental Drift
1. Man of Steel - £11,198,786 weekend (New)
2. After Earth - £1,231,671 weekend; £4,776,087 total (2 weeks)
3. The Hangover Part III - £861,554 weekend; £17,975,953 total (4 weeks)
4. Epic - £852,831 weekend; £12,284,692 total (4 weeks)
5. Behind the Candelabra - £622,144 weekend; £1,640,000 total (2 weeks)
6. Fast & Furious 6 - £592,553 weekend; £24,434,159 total (5 weeks)
7. The Great Gatsby - £433,188 weekend; £14,724,537 total (5 weeks)
8. Star Trek Into Darkness - £410,016 weekend; £25,237,585 total (6 weeks)
9. The Purge - £340,716 weekend; £3,087,498 total (3 weeks)
10. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - £85,505 weekend; £958,471 total (3 weeks)
Incoming...
Brad Pitt and a horde of flesh-eating zombies will look to challenge the Man of Steel this Friday with the release of World War Z (cert. 15), while other newcomers include the Dwayne Johnson thriller Snitch (cert. 12A) and Richard Linklater's Before Midnight (cert. 15) [read our review here]. Meanwhile, looking to get a head start on the competition with two days of preview screenings is the comedy A Haunted House (cert. 15) featuring Scary Movie veteran Marlon Wayans, which opened in UK cinemas today.
It is of course a franchise high for the Last Son of Krypton, with 2006's Superman Returns opening with £4.34 million on its way to a disappointing total of just £16.4 million. It's also a record for Zack Snyder on these shores (his previous best opening was 300, which pulled in £4.75 million in 2007), while it also edges out The Dark Knight (£11.19 million, including previews) and gives Warner Bros. its second-best UK debut for a DC Comics property after last year's The Dark Knight Rises, which pulled in £14.36 million.
The arrival of Man of Steel pretty much sucked the life out of the rest of teh chart, although Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra continues to impress, climbing three places in its second week as the film expanded its screens in an effort to capitalise on last week's limited opening. However, there was no room in the top ten for any other new releases, with romance Stuck in Love, comedy Admission, and Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing all failing to make an impact in the chart.
Number one this time last year: Ice Age: Continental Drift
1. Man of Steel - £11,198,786 weekend (New)
2. After Earth - £1,231,671 weekend; £4,776,087 total (2 weeks)
3. The Hangover Part III - £861,554 weekend; £17,975,953 total (4 weeks)
4. Epic - £852,831 weekend; £12,284,692 total (4 weeks)
5. Behind the Candelabra - £622,144 weekend; £1,640,000 total (2 weeks)
6. Fast & Furious 6 - £592,553 weekend; £24,434,159 total (5 weeks)
7. The Great Gatsby - £433,188 weekend; £14,724,537 total (5 weeks)
8. Star Trek Into Darkness - £410,016 weekend; £25,237,585 total (6 weeks)
9. The Purge - £340,716 weekend; £3,087,498 total (3 weeks)
10. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - £85,505 weekend; £958,471 total (3 weeks)
Incoming...
Brad Pitt and a horde of flesh-eating zombies will look to challenge the Man of Steel this Friday with the release of World War Z (cert. 15), while other newcomers include the Dwayne Johnson thriller Snitch (cert. 12A) and Richard Linklater's Before Midnight (cert. 15) [read our review here]. Meanwhile, looking to get a head start on the competition with two days of preview screenings is the comedy A Haunted House (cert. 15) featuring Scary Movie veteran Marlon Wayans, which opened in UK cinemas today.