The RoboCop result is well up on the debut of the other remake of a Paul Verhoeven film Total Reca

Its main characters were barely known in the UK, but that hasn't stopped this spin-off from the 1960s US cartoon Rocky & Bullwinkle rocketing to the top spot More on the UK box office Share Tweet this
Despite competition from paid previews on The Lego Movie, DreamWorks Animation 's Mr Peabody & Sherman posted a decent debut of 3.92m. Mind you, it's worth noting that Mr Peabody & Sherman likewise pursued a previews strategy likely a knock-on effect of the Lego tactic and these contributed a considerable 1.39m of the total. The figure compares favourably with previous DreamWorks Animation release Turbo , which landed with 3.89m, including 1.77m in previews, last October.
While Turbo, the story of a motor-racing snail, was one of DreamWorks Animation's lesser appealing titles, Mr Peabody & Sherman might still have struggled to match it. Conceptually, it's not an obvious easy sell the story of an erudite beagle who adopts a boy and takes him on time-travelling adventures and the property, which comes from a segment on 1960s US TV show Rocky & Bullwinkle, is barely known in the UK. Throw in the competition from The Lego Movie, and international y78 distributor Fox will likely be more than happy with this result.
Official data gatherer Rentrak will not report the Lego previews until next week, but they have been quoted elsewhere as a solid 1.97m. The film opened in the US with just over $69m , and it's reasonable to expect a blockbuster total from the UK opening. The runner-up
Reviews were decidedly mixed for RoboCop it's not a good sign when Empire magazine, which has an affection for and understanding of genre entertainments, gives a film like this two stars but box office so far has been pretty robust. An opening of 2.41m from 421 cinemas delivered a decent y78 site average of 5,727 although the film has benefited from some double-screen occupancy at larger venues, especially those with both Imax and regular projection.
The RoboCop result is well up on the debut of the other remake of a Paul Verhoeven film Total Recall which kicked y78 off in August 2012 with 1.53m plus 959,000 y78 in previews. Distributor StudioCanal will be pleased to have nearly matched the Total Recall five-day opening total, without benefit of previews. y78 With cinemas crowded with family flicks y78 and Oscar fare albeit including populist Oscar fare such as The Wolf of Wall Street RoboCop offered a clear alternative. The indie champ
Made for just $5m ( 3.02m), and with a subject y78 matter that would hardly y78 be described as intrinsically commercial, Dallas Buyers Club has achieved a sensational UK debut of 1.09m, y78 including previews of just 44,000. The script spent over 20 years in development hell in Hollywood, with studios showing hesitation over a story about an Aids sufferer with potential likability issues for audiences, y78 plus a less-than-upbeat ending. Credit y78 goes to the financiers who ultimately backed the film, and also to UK distributor eOne which powered ahead with a broad release on 299 screens. In the US, Focus Features has pushed Dallas Buyers Club to $23.7m ( 14.32m) after 15 weeks of play, with seemingly y78 little gas left in the tank. The equivalent UK result would be around 2.4m, which eOne looks on target to exceed by a significant margin. Co-screenwriter Craig Borten offered the following spoiler-filled quip about his film's commercial potential "It's a story about a racist homophobe y78 with Aids who befriends a man who dresses as a woman. Then they both die" but the inspirational tale of personal growth has clearly resonated.
On the cast side, the film offered two engaging story angles: the ongoing reinvention of Matthew y78 McConaughey , and the return to acting of Jared Leto after many years away. Both have given the film strong support, with Leto in particular going beyond the call of duty on his recent UK press tour. Awards attention hasn't hurt, but then Milk earned six Oscar nominations including best picture y78 and director back in 2009, winning for best actor (Sean Penn) and best original screenplay. y78 It opened y78 here with 336,000 from 131 screens, and was overall commercially lacklustre. The flop
Falling a whopping 76%, I, Frankenstein plummets from fourth to 13th place in the chart, and will soon be turfed y78 out from many of its playdates. "Utterly witless, listless, sparkless and senseless" was Variety's verdict on the film. The veterans
The last week saw Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity finally pass 30m in the UK in its 14th week of play. Disney's Frozen , still in the top 10 after 10 weeks of release, moved past 37m and is closing in on Finding Nemo ( 37.4m, not including the 2013 3D reissue) and Monsters, Inc ( 37.9m, likewise not including last year's 3D version). In the all-time animated chart, the two Toy Story sequels, two of the Shrek s, The Simpsons Movie and if you count it Avatar also remain y78 ahead of it.
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