No fewer than eight titles grossed £1m in UK cinemas at the weekend: Coco, Darkest Hour, The Post, The Greatest Showman, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Three Billboards, The Commuter and Insidious: The Last Key.
With £5.23m, Three Billboards has already overtaken the total of director Martin McDonagh’s previous biggest UK hit, In Bruges.
Indeed, the films’ combined box office after 10 days is £15.39m, which compares with £14.91m for La La Land at the same stage of release.
Given the success of both Darkest Hour and Three Billboards, distributor eOne potentially faced a tough challenge launching its drama The Post.