Film / Box Office
Box Office Chart: December 16-18 2022
1. Avatar: The Way of Water £11,187,562 (new release)
2. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical £1,318,128 (£12,748,525, 4 weeks)
3. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever £377,824 (£31,580,194, 6 weeks)
4. Violent Night £352,281 (£2,699,686, 3 weeks)
5. Strange World £193,836 (£2,045,914, 4 weeks)
6. Elf (2012 Reissue) £122,125 (£1,186,546, 56 weeks)
7. Home Alone (2018 Reissue) £105,887 (£1,646,978, 212 weeks)
8. It’s a Wonderful Life 75th Anniversary £93,832 (£501,941, 55 weeks)
9. The Muppet Christmas Carol 30th Anniversary £93,615 (£315,840, 3 weeks)
10. The Menu £84,270 (£3,265,934, 5 weeks)
Chart copyright Comscore
It’s another of those weeks when there’s just the one story, as nobody wanted to go head-to-head with James Cameron’s Avatar sequel. The Way of Water enjoyed a strong £11.2m opening, putting it well ahead of the first film’s (non inflation-adjusted) £6.7m back in 2009. Everything else had to scrabble for the scraps, with the rest of the top five shuffling down a place. Those Christmas reissues at the foot of the chart were joined by the inevitable annual outing for It’s a Wonderful Life.
Image credit: Walt Disney
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