James Cameron’s magnum opus Disney’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” remained atop the UK and Ireland box offices for the third consecutive weekend taking 7.6 million pounds ($9.1 million), and now totals 44.9 million pounds. sterling, per number released by Comscore.
Sony’s “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” debuted in second place with £3.3m. Roald Dahl’s adaptation of the studio’s “Matilda the Musical” continued its impressive run in the territory in third place, collecting £2 million in its sixth weekend for a total of £20.8 million. A Singalong version of the movie was released on New Year’s Day.
In fourth place is Disney’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which took in £436,156 in its eighth weekend, and now has a total of £33.2 million.
Rounding out the top five was Disney’s Strange World title with £280,777 in its sixth weekend for a total of £3.1 million.
The other notable showing of the weekend was Austria’s Oscar shortlist Corsage, starring Vicky Krebs, which finished in sixth place with £203,121.
Wide releases this weekend include Universal’s Till, directed by Chinoney Choco and starring Danielle Didwiller, Galen Hall, Jimmy Rennell and Whoopi Goldberg, which tells the true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who was executed brutally murdered in 1955 while visiting cousins in Mississippi; and Sony’s “A Man Called Otto,” directed by Marc Forster and starring Tom Hanks, in which grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in his new neighbour, a quick-witted pregnant woman named Marisol, resulting in an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down. .
Other releases include Carla Simon’s MUBI Award-winning Berlin and San Sebastian “Alcarràs,” Grimmfest award-winning horror ensemble “Piggy,” and the action-packed “The Enforcer” starring Antonio Banderas, Kate Bosworth, and Mugen. the song.
As part of Akira Kurosawa’s two-month comprehensive BFI season, curated by Asif Kapadia and Ian Hayden Smith, Mr. Rashomon is receiving a theatrical re-run.
The following Monday, January 9, Disney will release Sam Mendes’ ode to the cinema, “Empire of Light,” starring Olivia Colman, Michelle Ward and Colin Firth.
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