Universal’s “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” continued its reign at the U.K. and Ireland box office, pulling in £4.1 million ($5.2 million) in its third weekend, according to Comscore. The fourth installment in the “Bridget Jones” franchise has now grossed $45.6 million, maintaining a solid lead over the competition and proving to be one of the year’s biggest hits so far.
Disney’s “Captain America: Brave New World” held onto second place with $1.8 million in its third weekend, pushing its cumulative total to $19.8 million. While overshadowed by the continued success of “Bridget Jones,” the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is showing decent legs as it heads into its fourth week.
Universal’s “Dog Man” took third place, adding $861,838 in its fourth weekend. The animated family feature has now reached $15.2 million. Black Bear’s horror entry “The Monkey” earned $763,907 in its second weekend in fourth place, bringing its total to $2.7 million.
Picturehouse Entertainment’s “The Last Showgirl” debuted in fifth place with $485,925. Directed by Gia Coppola and starring Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Dave Bautista, the drama about a former Vegas showgirl found a decent opening, appealing to audiences looking for a character-driven story.
Anime fans showed up in force for Sony Pictures’ “Attack on Titan: The Last Attack,” which opened in sixth place with $420,196. Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” continued its impressive box office run, landing in seventh place with $343,025 in its 11th weekend. The film has now amassed $41.5 million, maintaining its position as one of the season’s top releases.
Boosted by its BAFTA wins, Black Bear’s “Conclave” moved up to eighth place with $249,139 in its 14th weekend, bringing its total to $11.2 million.
Altitude Film Distribution’s Oscar-winning Brazilian drama directed by Walter Salles, “I’m Still Here,” was in ninth place with $245,870 in its second weekend.
Rounding out the top 10, CinemaLive’s event release “Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour,” the concert film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic rock opera, debuted with $244,486.
Coming up, for one night only on Wednesday, March 5, Warner Bros. Discovery and Dolby will re-release “Purple Rain,” exclusively in Dolby Cinemas. The film will be presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Dolby Atmos immersive audio.
Come Friday, all eyes will be on Warner Bros.’ sci-fi film “Mickey 17,” starring Robert Pattinson, Korean maestro Bong Joon Ho’s first film since the Oscar-winning “Parasite.” Sony is releasing buddy comedy “One Of Them Days,” Miracle Comms animation “Giants Of La Mancha,” while True Brit Entertainment is opening “Marching Powder,” Nick Love’s action-comedy starring Danny Dyer.
Studio Soho Distribution is bowing “Twiggy,” Sadie Frost’s documentary on the 1960s cultural icon, while Conic is opening “On Falling,” the London, San Sebastian and Thessaloniki-winning drama. Dogwoof is releasing documentaries “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,” about the first Black freelance photographer in apartheid South Africa and “Antidote,” where whistleblowers and activists risk their lives exposing Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian regime.
Icon Film Distribution is releasing Venice-bowing boxing drama “Day Of The Fight.” Park Circus is opening the 25th anniversary re-release of Steven Soderbergh’s “Erin Brockovich,” starring Julia Roberts.
