Nickelodeon and Paramount's reboot posted a $7.7m (£4.8m) bow from the 522 cinemas across the UK the movie is currently showing in, including $2.5m (£1.56m) in previews. The movies' Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2014 takings of $5.2m (£3.2m) would have also seen it top the chart!
The result marks director Jonathan Liebesman's best-ever UK opening, surpassing "Wrath of the Titans", which bowed with $3.5m (£2.2m) from 466 sites in 2012. That film is also Liebesman's highest UK grosser at $12.6m (£7.8m), a tally that TMNT will easily overtake.
Additionally, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has already outgrossed the popular franchises' 2007 CG-animated reboot "TMNT" ($4.7m/£2.9m), and its opening bodes well for the film during the upcoming half-term school holidays with little direct competition.
Following the movies' hugely successful opening weekend in the USA in August 2014, Nick Movies and Paramount announced they will be making a sequel TMNT film, which is currently set for release in theaters (cinemas) on Friday 3rd June 2016!
From Screen International:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shells competition at UK box officeAlso, from Licensing.biz:
Paramount’s reboot dethrones Gone Girl with a $7.7m (£4.8m) debut, including previews; [...]
Having taken a slice of the UK box office action last weekend, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has debuted top of the chart.
Paramount’s reboot posted a $7.7m (£4.8m) bow from its 522 sites, including $2.5m (£1.56m) in previews. It’s worth noting that its Fri-Sun takings of $5.2m (£3.2m) would have also seen it top the chart.
The result marks director Jonathan Liebesman’s best-ever UK opening, surpassing Wrath of the Titans’ $3.5m (£2.2m) bow from 466 sites. That film is also Liebesman’s highest UK grosser at $12.6m (£7.8m), a tally that Turtles will easily overtake.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has already outgrossed the 2007 animated reboot TMNT ($4.7m/£2.9m), and its opening bodes well for the film during the upcoming school holidays with little direct competition.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tops UK box office
Paramount's reboot debuts with £4.8m.
Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot has debuted at the top of the UK box office.
The film topped the box office with a £4.8m debut, including £1.56m in previews, reports Screen.
This means that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has already made more than 2007's animated reboot TMNT, which finished its run at £2.9m.
Paramount has already scheduled a sequel, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 set to hit cinemas on June 3rd, 2016.
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