Sing 2 ends Spider-man: No Way Home’s six-week reign at UK-Ireland Box Office
Universal animation‘s sequel, Sing 2, pushed down Spiderman: No Way Home from its top spot at the UK-Ireland Box Office.
The sequel, both written and directed by Garth Jennings, features the returning voices of Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson, Tori Kelly, Taron Egerton, and many more. The star-studded movie was back with a few additional talented voices like Halsey, Pharell Williams, and U2 singer Bono.
Weekend United Kingdom Chart for January 28, 2022 (UKP)
| Movie | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | new | Sing 2 | Adventure | £6,764,170 | 631 | £10,720 | £6,764,170 | 3 | |
| – | (-) | Belfast | Drama | £1,856,773 | -20% | 747 | £2,486 | £5,979,577 | 10 |
| – | (-) | Nightmare Alley | Thriller/Suspense | £350,967 | -36% | 0 | £1,244,348 | 10 | |
| – | (-) | The King’s Man | Action | £281,912 | -28% | 0 | £7,596,678 | 36 | |
| – | (-) | West Side Story | Musical | £118,326 | -40% | 0 | £7,240,567 | 52 | |
| – | (-) | Encanto | Adventure | £96,848 | -57% | 0 | £7,082,405 | 66 | |
| – | (-) | Licorice Pizza | Drama | £84,801 | -57% | 155 | £547 | £2,156,158 | 24 |
| – | (-) | The French Dispatch | Comedy | £1,458 | -37% | 0 | £4,075,070 | 101 | |
| – | (-) | Ron’s Gone Wrong | Adventure | £361 | -80% | 0 | £4,676,078 | 101 |
Source: British Film Institute.
It debuted at £6.8 million ($9.2 million) from 631 sites with an average of £10,776 per location. Spider-man: No Way Home was dethroned by Sing 2 with a three-day gross of £6.8 million and is stable up to date for a week. With its six-week reign dethroned, it fell to the third with £1.8 million.
| Rank | Film (distributor) | Three-day gross (Jan 28-30) | Total gross to date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sing 2 (Universal) | £6.8m | £6.8m | 1 |
| 2. | Belfast (Univeral) | £1.89m | £6m | 2 |
| 3. | Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) | £1.8m | £89.9m | 7 |
| 4. | Scream (Paramount) | £788k | £6.15m | 3 |
| 5. | Nightmare Alley (Disney) | £332k | £1.2m | 2 |
Now considered as ‘the biggest animated opening in the pandemic’ according to Screen Daily, Sing 2 continues its steady pace after a week.
Following the success of Sing 2, another Universal motion picture, Belfast, raced to the top with £6 million on its second week. It is followed by Spider-man: No Way Home on the third, Paramount’s Scream movie reboot at fourth, and Disney’s Nightmare Alley at top five.
Nothing to worry about Spider-man fans
This isn’t sad news though for the MCU fans, as Spider-man: No Way Home has already achieved the sixth highest-grossing movie of all time. And that is with earning a total of $1,739,800,257 billion. I mean, wow, that sure is a lot.
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