The licensing business news website Licensing.biz and Screen International, a leading film industry resource, are reporting the very exciting Nickelodeon Movies news in the following articles that Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures' brand-new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie jumped straight to the top of the UK box office upon opening at cinemas across the UK on Friday 17th October 2014! The film topped the box office with a £4.8m debut, including £1.56m in previews!
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Nickelodeon and Paramount's reboot posted a $7.7m (£4.8m) bow from the 522 cinemas across the UK the movie is currently showing in, including $2.5m (£1.56m) in previews. The movies' Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2014 takings of $5.2m (£3.2m) would have also seen it top the chart!
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The result marks director Jonathan Liebesman's best-ever UK opening, surpassing "Wrath of the Titans", which bowed with $3.5m (£2.2m) from 466 sites in 2012. That film is also Liebesman's highest UK grosser at $12.6m (£7.8m), a tally that TMNT will easily overtake.
Additionally, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has already outgrossed the popular franchises' 2007 CG-animated reboot "TMNT" ($4.7m/£2.9m), and its opening bodes well for the film during the upcoming half-term school holidays with little direct competition.
Following the movies' hugely successful opening weekend in the USA in August 2014, Nick Movies and Paramount announced they will be making a sequel TMNT film, which is currently set for release in theaters (cinemas) on Friday 3rd June 2016!
From Screen International:
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Nickelodeon and Paramount's reboot posted a $7.7m (£4.8m) bow from the 522 cinemas across the UK the movie is currently showing in, including $2.5m (£1.56m) in previews. The movies' Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2014 takings of $5.2m (£3.2m) would have also seen it top the chart!
The result marks director Jonathan Liebesman's best-ever UK opening, surpassing "Wrath of the Titans", which bowed with $3.5m (£2.2m) from 466 sites in 2012. That film is also Liebesman's highest UK grosser at $12.6m (£7.8m), a tally that TMNT will easily overtake.
Additionally, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has already outgrossed the popular franchises' 2007 CG-animated reboot "TMNT" ($4.7m/£2.9m), and its opening bodes well for the film during the upcoming half-term school holidays with little direct competition.
Following the movies' hugely successful opening weekend in the USA in August 2014, Nick Movies and Paramount announced they will be making a sequel TMNT film, which is currently set for release in theaters (cinemas) on Friday 3rd June 2016!
From Screen International:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shells competition at UK box officeAlso, from Licensing.biz:
Paramount’s reboot dethrones Gone Girl with a $7.7m (£4.8m) debut, including previews; [...]
Having taken a slice of the UK box office action last weekend, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has debuted top of the chart.
Paramount’s reboot posted a $7.7m (£4.8m) bow from its 522 sites, including $2.5m (£1.56m) in previews. It’s worth noting that its Fri-Sun takings of $5.2m (£3.2m) would have also seen it top the chart.
The result marks director Jonathan Liebesman’s best-ever UK opening, surpassing Wrath of the Titans’ $3.5m (£2.2m) bow from 466 sites. That film is also Liebesman’s highest UK grosser at $12.6m (£7.8m), a tally that Turtles will easily overtake.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has already outgrossed the 2007 animated reboot TMNT ($4.7m/£2.9m), and its opening bodes well for the film during the upcoming school holidays with little direct competition.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tops UK box office
Paramount's reboot debuts with £4.8m.
Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot has debuted at the top of the UK box office.
The film topped the box office with a £4.8m debut, including £1.56m in previews, reports Screen.
This means that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has already made more than 2007's animated reboot TMNT, which finished its run at £2.9m.
Paramount has already scheduled a sequel, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 set to hit cinemas on June 3rd, 2016.
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