No film opened at UK cinemas above £3.5m in January, but now the first of the year’s blockbusters has arrived: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
Green Book arrives in UK cinemas that are already packed with awards-baiting titles including Mary Queen of Scots, Vice, Stan & Ollie and The Favourite, so distributor eOne should be happy with a debut of £1.23m (£1.67m including previews) and will be hoping to sustain it in the UK market through to the 24 February Oscars ceremony and beyond.
The true tale of a forger of literary letters has begun with an OK £416,000 from 256 cinemas (£518,000 including previews).
Official data for January shows an alarming shortfall on 2018, with box office 18% down on a year ago.