UK-Ireland box office launches with 'Babygirl' and 'A Real Pain', each starting with £1 million; 'Mufasa' maintains the leading position, while 'We Live In Time' flourishes
UK Box Office: Top Films for the Weekend of August 15-17, 2025
The UK box office saw some new entries and continued performances from established hits over the weekend of August 15-17, 2025. Here's a breakdown of the top five films and their performances.
- We Live In Time, starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, added £1.3m to its total, bringing it to £5.2m. The film has been in cinemas for two weeks now. Despite a 45% drop from its prior week, it remains a strong contender.
- Materialists, a new release, opened with a weekend gross of £1.29m. This marks a promising start for the film.
- Coolie, another new release, also had a successful debut, earning £939,507 over the weekend.
- Freakier Friday, in its second week, dropped 48% from its opening weekend, bringing in £915,703.
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps, four weeks into its run, saw a 50% decline from its third weekend, earning £688,025. Despite this drop, it still holds the highest cumulative gross (£20.8M), significantly outpacing all others in total revenue.
Other notable mentions include Mufasa: The Lion King, which added £2.2m to its total, bringing it to £23.9m, and held the top spot for a fourth weekend. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 added £1.5m, bringing its total to £20.9m. Paddington In Peru earned £317,364 in its 10th weekend, a 52.9% drop, bringing its total to £35.4m.
The mix of Warner Bros., Sony, and Disney titles dominating the chart suggests consistent major studio competition. Previous big releases like Jurassic World: Rebirth and Superman have fallen sharply in ranking and revenue percentage week-over-week.
In summary, the current top 5 demonstrate solid opening weekends for new films while established hits continue to earn but with expected second- or fourth-week declines, consistent with industry trends for UK box office performances.
[1]: Source for We Live In Time, Mufasa: The Lion King, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Paddington In Peru, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps data. [3]: Source for Materialists, Coolie, Freakier Friday, and Babygirl data. [5]: Source for The Wild Robot, Diabel, It's Raining Men, Queer, The Girl With The Needle, Maria, Wicked, Kraven The Hunter, Architecton, Conclave, Better Man, Nickel Boys, Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, Ridley Scott's Gladiator II, Elysian Film Distribution's re-release of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, and Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain data.
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