Gore-fest franchise’s latest yields seven figures on its opening weekend, while a Yellow Submarine one-off positively sings at cinemas
Another weekend of hot temperatures plus an England World Cup quarter final on a Saturday – typically cinema’s busiest day – combined to lay waste to the UK box office. Not counting those who watched in pubs and on outdoor screens, 19.64 million people at peak saw England beat Sweden on Saturday afternoon. There was plenty of time to watch a film at the cinema after the game, but jubilant football fans were hardly going to choose to do so.
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