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Weekend box-office – 14th to 20th of March 2015 – is Chappie rebooting at the box-office?

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In the aftermath of the smash hit Fifty Shades of Grey, various films have been scrambling for the top spot. Last week, hustling romance Focus (starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie) took top spot but now Neill Blomkamp (the South African behind the Best Picture nominated District 9, Matt Damon sci-fi thriller Elysium and the next Alien film) is releasing his third feature, Chappie – a robo-action with Sharlto Copley (Maleficent), Hugh Jackman (X-Men), Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire), Sigourney Weaver (Avatar) and the rap duo Die Antwood. Its rival is the equally star studded The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, starring Judi Dench (Philomena), Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Maggie Smith (Harry Potter) and Richard Gere (Chicago).

US:

  1. Chappie – Director: Neill Blomkamp – $13.4 million
  2. Focus – Glenn Ficarra, John Requa – $10 million
  3. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – John Madden – $8.5 million
  4. Kingsman: The Secret Service – Matthew Vaughn – $8.3 million
  5. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – Paul Tibbitt – $6.7 million

UK;

  1. The Second Exotic Marigold Hotel – John Madden – £2 million
  2. Focus – John Ficarra, John Requa – £1.3 million
  3. Fifty Shades of Grey – Sam Taylor Johnson – £1.1 million
  4. Chappie – Neill Blomkamp – £1 million
  5. Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams – £0.8 million

Chappie’s opening is slightly disappointing but it is still set to surpass the $50 million budget. The comedy sequel to Marigold Hotel is performing well but not well enough to outgross its predecessor. The Vince Vaughn comedy Unfinished Business has flopped, landing in 10th. This week I’ve scored 5/10.

US:

  1. Cinderella – Kenneth Branagh
  2. Run All Night – Juame Collet Serra
  3. Chappie – Neill Blomkamp
  4. Focus – Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
  5. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – John Madden

UK:

  1. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – John Madden
  2. Focus – Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
  3. Run All Night – Juame Collet Serra
  4. Fifty Shades of Grey – Sam Taylor Johnson
  5. Chappie – Neill Blomkamp

Sharlto Copley in Chappie, this week’s US number one.

Maggie Smith in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, this week’s UK number one.