Rampage – ‘Big meets bigger’ in this action adventure starring Dwayne Johnson as a primatologist desperate to save his beloved, intelligent gorilla, George, when a genetic experiment misfires and transforms him into a destructive monster. Also stars Naomie Harris.
A Quiet Place – Tense thriller directed by and starring John Krasinski, alongside Emily Blunt, as the father and mother of the Abbott family who must live in silence while preyed on by alien creatures that hunt by sound.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Lily James stars as a writer who creates a book out of the correspondence she receives from a group of people on Guernsey, recounting their experiences during occupation of the island in World War Two. Also stars Matthew Goode and Jessica Brown Findlay.
Ready Player One – Steven Spielberg’s eye-popping sci-fi adventure set inside the Oasis, a VR universe full of video games with iconic characters, RP1 stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance.
Peter Rabbit – Family comedy based on Beatrix Potter’s tale of a mischievous young rabbit, voiced by James Corden. Sam Neill and Domhnall Gleeson play the harassed farmers, while the animal star voices include Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie and Rose Byrne. One of the UK’s top 10 hits of the last 12 months.
Truth or Dare – From the producer of Happy Death Day and Get Out comes this new thriller in which a group of friends playing truth or dare suddenly find there are deadly consequences if they tell a lie or decline a dare!
The Greatest Showman – Hugh Jackman’s charming incarnation of PT Barnum, who rose from nothing to invent showbusiness via his spectacular circus. Amazing (and very rare) run of 17 weeks in the UK top 10, it also stars Michelle Williams, Zendaya, Zac Efron and Rebecca Ferguson.
Love, Simon – Romantic coming-of-age drama starring Nick Robinson as Simon who enjoys an email relationship with someone whose real identity he doesn’t know. Also stars Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Garner.
Black Panther – Chadwick Boseman stars as T’Challa (Black Panther by night), who returns to the high-tech African nation of Wakanda on the death of his father, the king. Also stars Michael B Jordan, Lupita N’yongo, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis. 10 weeks in the UK top 10 for this global blockbuster.
Blade Runner: The Final Cut – A Secret Cinema presentation, in one London location, of Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic set in 2019, starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah and Sean Young.
Top 10 films in UK cinemas
Last weekend / Total UK box-office
1 Rampage £1,413,973 £6,483,777
2 A Quiet Place £1,024,722 £8,262,665
3 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – NEW £825,777 £825,777
4 Ready Player One £503,099 £15,439,019
5 Peter Rabbit £487,412 £38,892,842
6 Truth or Dare £401,031 £1,719,375
7 The Greatest Showman £304,478 £45,446,913
8 Love, Simon £274,213 £3,265,492
9 Black Panther £235,388 £49,858,826
10 Blade Runner: The Final Cut – Secret Cinema £228,962 £1,743,320
comScore data up to and including Sunday 22 April 2018 – explore more at launchingfilms.com
