Despite the freezing temperatures, it was a quiet weekend at the Irish box office - people must be saving their money for Star Wars.
Advance previews of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Ferdinand both did well. Jumanji, with The Rock and Jack Black, took first place bringing in over €150,000 while Ferdinand, the story of the bull with the big heart, came in fifth with €64,000. They'll get a full cinematic release on the 20th and 16th respectively.
Paddington 2 continues to one of the year's biggest success stories. It has now made just short of €2.5m, a mark it should clearly in the next week. Wonder also did well, dropping just 23% from its opening week takings.
The week's big new release, The Disaster Artist, did well despite a limited release. It made just under €46,000 from 25 locations. None of the other new films made the top 10, although Christmas horror Better Watch Out was the only other relatively wide release.
| Irish Box Office Report: December 08th - 10th (Figures from comscore.com) | ||||
| FILM | WEEKS | LOCATIONS | TOTAL THIS WEEKEND | TOTAL SO FAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle | previews | 67 | €163,834 | €163,834 |
| Daddy's Home 2 | 3 | 72 | €163,568 | €1,503,371 |
| Paddington 2 | 5 | 71 | €160,931 | €2,439,043 |
| Wonder | 2 | 70 | €100,891 | €312,160 |
| Ferdinand | previews | 68 | €64,652 | €64,652 |
| The Disaster Artist | 2 | 25 | €45,860 | €70,262 |
| Justice League | 4 | 54 | €40,490 | €155,912 |
| The Star | 3 | 64 | €42,375 | €1,245,029 |
| Murder On The Orient Express | 6 | 35 | €21,874 | €1,331,925 |
| The Man Who Invented Christmas | 2 | 31 | €12,739 | €48,515 |