Such a sum would put the film in fifth place in the all-time UK box office rankings, behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Skyfall, Spectre and Avatar.
A sunny weekend and a dearth of strong new releases should have created a tough environment at UK cinemas.
For March overall, expect 2017 to show a solid rise on 2016, for admissions (the number of bums on seats) and box office totals.
Declining a gentle 37% from the opening frame, the Disney musical delivered £12.33m, for an awesome 10-day total of £39.9m.