Thursday, December 22, 2022

'Cirkus' opens at all major cinema chains

by Lau Chee Nien / December 22, 2022

Singapore - The Hindi language Cirkus from director producer Rohit Shetty is the widest opening film this weekend. It's on screens from the three largest cinema chains as well as independent cinema, The Projector.

Men of Plastic from South Korea and November from France also debut.


Opens Dec 22 (Thu)

MEN OF PLASTIC (PG13) [Korean]
G10 / S4 / W1  
[15 cinemas]

Monday, December 19, 2022

'Avatar: The Way of Water' opens with US$1.9m

by Lau Chee Nien / December 19, 2022

Singapore - Avatar: The Way of Water opens at no. 1 with US$1,948,937 (S$2,647,709).

Based on publicly published figures from Box Office Mojo, it's one of the biggest opening of the year ahead of Top Gun: Maverick (US$1,504,057 / S$2,058,016).

It trails Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (US$3,119,286 / S$4,318,589), Thor: Love and Thunder (US$2,245,176 / S$3,136,780), Jurassic World: Dominion (US$2,235,000 / S$3,099,297) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (US$2,168,722 / S$2,973,838).    

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish drops to no. 2 and has accumulated US$784,359 (S$1,065,583) after two weeks.

Notre-Dame on Fire debuts at no. 10.

Thursday, December 15, 2022

'Avatar: The Way of Water' opens island wide

by Lau Chee Nien / December 15, 2022

Singapore - Avatar: The Way of Water opens in cinemas island wide with options in 3D and IMAX 3D. Tenor opens on two screens at Shaw cinemas.


Opens Dec 15 (Thu)

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (PG13)
G35 / C15 / S12 / F2 / W2 / EC / P2 / CC-GM 
[70 cinemas]

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (3D) (PG13)
G10 / C6 / S9 / IMAX5  
[30 cinemas]

TENOR (NC16) [French]
S2 
[2 cinemas]

Monday, December 12, 2022

'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' opens wih US$586K

by Lau Chee Nien / December 12, 2022

Singapore - Puss in Boots: The Last Wish debuts at no. 1 with US$276,771 (S$374,347). The total goes up to US$586,419 (S$793,161) when previews are included. 

Black Panther: Wakanda Forver
dips to the runner-up spot with a cume of US$5,629,275 (S$7,613,876).


Box Office (Dec 8 - 11)


1 (-) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (PG)

2 (1) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (PG13)

3 (2) Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (PG)

Thursday, December 8, 2022

'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' lands in cinemas

by Lau Chee Nien / December 8, 2022

Singapore - Puss in Boots: The Last Wish opens island wide. Other debuts include Notre-Dame on Fire (also available in IMAX), Qodrat and Ring Wandering.


Opens Dec 8 (Thu)

PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH (PG) 
G26 / C14 / S11 / F2 / W1 / EC
[55 cinemas]

NOTRE-DAME ON FIRE (PG13) [French]
S8 / IMAX3 / P3  
[14 cinemas]

QODRAT (NC16) [Indonesian] 
G6 
[6 cinemas]

Monday, December 5, 2022

'Wakanda Forever' reigns at no. 1 for 4th Weekend

by Lau Chee Nien / December 5, 2022

Singapore - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever stayed at no. 1 for a fourth weekend, grossing US$363,816 (S$491,635) for a US$5,308,954 (S$7,174,149) cume. 

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Decibel
and Violent Night debut at positions no. 2, 3 and 5 respectively. Violent Night grossed US$28,633 (S$38,692) in its debut weekend.

Also new is The Antique Shop at no. 9 and Sadako DX at no. 10.


Box Office (Dec 1 - 4)


1 (1) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (PG13)

2 (-) Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (PG)

Thursday, December 1, 2022

'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' and 'Violent Night' open wide

by Lau Chee Nien / December 1, 2022

Singapore - The children centred Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and adult black comedy, Violent Night lead the new releases this week. Also new in cinemas is the Korean action thriller, Decibel and Thai horror anthology, The Antique Shop, which co-stars the late Singaporean actor Aloysius Pang.

Other debuts include Japanese horror, Sakako Dx, Malaysian action drama, Daddyku Gangster, French drama comedy The Kitchen Brigade, and the documentary Ennio, about the renowned film composer Ennio Morricone.




Monday, November 28, 2022

'Wakanda Forever' holds at no. 1 for 3rd Weekend

by Lau Chee Nien / November 28, 2022

Singapore - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever remains at no. 1 for a third weekend, grossing a further US$610,152 (S$839,563). To date, the Marvel Studios pic has collected US$4,763,881 (S$6,555,053). 

OMG! Oh My Girl is
the highest debut at no. 5.

Strange World is new at no. 7 with US$12,956 (S$17,827); and She Said debuts at no. 8 with a first weekend total of US$13,693 (S$18,841).

Malaysia action flick Remp-It 2 is new at no. 10.


Box Office (Nov 24 - 27)


1 (1) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (PG13)

Thursday, November 24, 2022

'Strange World' and SGIFF kick off this week

by Lau Chee Nien / November 24, 2022

Singapore - Strange World, rated NC-16 for Some Mature Content in Singapore, but PG in other territories such as the US, UK, India, Thailand, and G in the Philippines opens island wide.

Other debuts include She Said, OMG! Oh My Girl, Bones and All, Remp-It 2, Inang and An Inconvenient Love.

The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) also kicks off on 24 November and will run until 4 December.





Monday, November 21, 2022

BPWF holds at no. 1 with US$1.24m in 2nd Week

by Lau Chee Nien / November 21, 2022

Singapore - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever grossed a further U$1,247,896 (S$1,714,809) for a US$3,933,048 (S$5,404,637) cume. 

The Menu
is the highest debut at no. 3 with US$54,741 (S$75,222).

The other top ten new entrant is Confession at no. 5.


Box Office (Nov 17 - 20)


1 (1) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (PG13)

2 (2) Black Adam (PG13)

3 (-) The Menu (NC16)

Monday, November 14, 2022

'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' debuts at no. 1 with US$2.16m

by Lau Chee Nien / November 21, 2022

Singapore - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuts at no. 1 with US$2,168,722 (S$2,973,838). 


Box Office (Nov 10 - 13)


1 (-) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (PG13)

2 (1) Black Adam (PG13)

3 (2) Ajoomma《花路阿朱妈》(NC16) [Mandarin, Korean, English]

4 (3) Deleted《越界》(NC16) [English, Mandarin, Malay]

5 (4) Talbis Iblis (NC16) [Malay]

Thursday, November 10, 2022

'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' opens island wide

by Lau Chee Nien / November 10, 2022

Singapore - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opens island wide with versions in 3D and IMAX.


Opens Nov 10 (Thu)

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (PG13)
G35 / C16 / S20 / IMAX5 / F2 / W2 / EC / P3 
[84 cinemas]

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (3D) (PG13)
G2 / C3 
[5 cinemas]

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Crime thriller 'Deleted' unveils in cinemas

by Lau Chee Nien / November 3, 2022

Singapore - Deleted is the widest debut this week. Other new releases include Faces of Anne, Life is Beautiful, Something in the Dirt and The Sacred Riana 2: Bloody Mary.


Opens Nov 3 (Thu)

DELETED《越界》(NC16) [English, Mandarin, Malay]
G12 / C7 / S2 / F1 / W1 / EC  
[24 cinemas]

FACES OF ANNE (NC16) [Thai]
G8 / C2 / F1 / P2  
[13 cinemas]

Thursday, October 6, 2022

'Ticket to Paradise' and 'Amsterdam' open

by Lau Chee Nien / October 6, 2022

Singapore - Ticket to Paradise and Amsterdam lead the debuts this week.

Other new releases include Rasuk (Malay), Don't Look at the Demon, The Queen's Corgi, Silent Parade (Japanese), Life Must Go On (Mandarin), Vesper and Expensive Candy (Tagalog).

Godfather is the widest Indian release this week with versions released in Telugu and Hindi.   


Opens Oct 6 (Thu)

TICKET TO PARADISE (PG13)
G22 / C8 / S11 / F1 / W1 / EC / P3 
[47 cinemas]

Thursday, September 29, 2022

'PS-1' opens island wide with versions in Tamil, Hindi and IMAX

by Lau Chee Nien / September 29, 2022

Singapore - Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 is the widest release this week, with versions in Tamil, Hindi and IMAX. It's the first Tamil film to be released in IMAX.

Also screening in cinemas across the island are Smile, See How They Run and One Piece Film: Red.

Other debuts include Give Me Five (Mandarin), Crimes of the Future, Semantic Error; The Movie (Korean), Mumun (Indonesian) and the Japanese anime, Evangelion: 3.0+0.1 Thrice Upon a Time.   


Opens Sep 29 (Thu)

SMILE (M18)
G19 / C5 / S9 / F1 / W1  
[35 cinemas]

Monday, September 12, 2022

'DC's League of Super-Pets ' holds at no. 1

by Lau Chee Nien / September 12, 2022

Singapore - DC League of Super-Pets remains at no. 1 for a second week.

The extended version of Spider-Man: No Way Home debuts at no. 4.


Box Office (Sep 8 - 11)


1 (1) DC League of Super-Pets (PG13)

2 (5) Bullet Train (M18)

3 (2) Air Force The Movie: Selagi Bernyawa (PG13)

4 (-) Spider-Man: No Way Home (PG) (re-release)

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Brahmastra Part One: Shiva opens island wide

by Lau Chee Nien / September 8, 2022

Singapore - Brahmastra Part One: Shiva is the widest opening film with versions available in Hindi, Tamil and IMAX (Hindi).

Spider-Man: No Way Home returns to screens with additional footage.

Other films opening on limited screens include Goodby Monster, Abang Long Fadil 3, A Banquet and Table for Six.

Crayon Shinchan The Movie: The Tornado Legend of Ninja Mononoka and Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World also open.


Monday, September 5, 2022

DC League of Super-Pets debuts at No. 1

by Lau Chee Nien / September 5, 2022

Singapore - DC League of Super-Pets debuts at no. 1, while Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is new at no. 3.

Other debuts include Hunt at no. 4 and Three Thousand Years of Longing at no. 10 with US$19,830 (S$27,790).


Box Office (Sep 1 - 4)


1 (-) DC League of Super-Pets (PG13)

2 (2) Air Force The Movie: Selagi Bernyawa (PG13)

3 (-) Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (PG13)

4 (-) Hunt (NC16)

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Super Pets and Dragon Ball kick off school holidays

by Lau Chee Nien / September 1, 2022

Singapore - It's the start of the school holidays, and leading the pack of new releases this week is DC League of Super-Pets and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Cobra starring Vikram, George Miller's Three Thousand Years of Longing and Hunt, the directorial debut of Lee Jung-jae, star of Squid Game also open wide.

Meanwhile, Jaws returns in IMAX.

Other debuts include Thai monster action comedy, Leio, and the critically acclaimed Anatomy of Time playing exclusively on Projector screens.


Monday, August 29, 2022

'Air Force The Movie: Selagi Bernyawa' debuts with S$80K

by Lau Chee Nien / August 29, 2022

Singapore - Air Force The Movie: Selagi Bernyawa is the top debut at no. 2 with S$80,000 (US$57,387).

Bullet Train returns to the no. 1 stop while last week's champ, Nope, drops to No. 4. It has grossed US$167,714 (S$233,800) to date.

Other debuts include Beast at no. 7 with US$33,179 (S$46,252), The Invitation at no. 8 and Tad the Explorer: The Mummy Adventure at no. 9.


Box Office (Aug 25 - 28)


1 (2) Bullet Train (M18)

2 (-) Air Force The Movie: Selagi Bernyawa (PG13)

Thursday, August 25, 2022

'Beast' attacks cinemas

by Lau Chee Nien / August 25, 2022

Singapore - Beast and The Invitation lead the new releases this week. 

Other debuts include Tad the Explorer: The Mummy Adventure, Air Force The Movie: Selagi Bernyawa, Mozart from Space and Maid in Malacanang.

Plan 75 opens exclusively on Projector screens.


Opens Aug 25 (Thu)

BEAST (NC16)
G23 / C8 / S8 / F2 / W2 / EC 
[44 cinemas]

Monday, August 22, 2022

'Nope' debuts at no. 1 with US$109,459

by Lau Chee Nien / August 22, 2022

Singapore - Jordan Peele's Nope debuts at no. 1 with US$109,459 (S$152,249), including previews.

Hansan: Rising Dragon, the Korean war action period piece is new at no. 6 and the Chinese teenage romance Almost Love enters at no. 9.


Box Office (Aug 18 - 21)


1 (-) Nope (NC16)

2 (1) Bullet Train (M18)

3 (3) Emergency Declaration (PG13)

Thursday, August 18, 2022

"Nope" lands in cinemas

by Lau Chee Nien / August 18, 2022

Singapore - Nope lands in cinemas this week. Also opening island wide are Hansan: Rising Dragon and Thiruchitrambalam. 

Other debuts include Almost Love, Moloch, Girls to Buy, Kisaragi Station and The Doll 3.


Opens Aug 18 (Thu)

NOPE (NC16)
G23 / C8 / S9 / IMAX5 / F2 / W2 / P3 
[52 cinemas]

HANSAN: RISING DRAGON (NC16) [Korean]
G14 / C1 / S8 / F1 / W1  
[25 cinemas]

Monday, August 15, 2022

'Bullet Train' is no. 1 for a 2nd Week

by Lau Chee Nien / August 15, 2022

Singapore - Bullet Train remains at no. 1 for a second week.

Laal Singh Chaddha, the Indian remake of Forrest Gump is the highest debut at  no. 4.

Local box office for most films are seldom publicly reported, and films released by distributors who are not members of the Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association are never included in the weekly top ten.

However, Laal Singh Chaddha is that rare Indian film being distributed by United International Pictures, hence its inclusion in the charts.  

Fall is new at no. 10.

Thursday, August 11, 2022

'Laal Singh Chaddha' opens wide

by Lau Chee Nien / August 11, 2022

Singapore - Laal Singh Chaddha, the Indian remake of Forrest Gump starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor opens island wide.

Other new releases include Love Story The Movie, Fall, Pengabdi Setan 2 Communion, Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher, Hantu Pohon Pisang and Mama's Affair.

Fire of Love, a Sundance award-winning documentary screens exclusively on Projector screens.   


Opens Aug 11 (Thu)

LOVE DESTINY THE MOVIE (PG13) [Thai]
G17 / C4 / S7 / W2  
[30 cinemas]

Monday, August 8, 2022

'Bullet Train' speeds to no. 1 debut

by Lau Chee Nien / August 8, 2022

Singapore - Bullet Train debuts at no. 1. Other debuts include Emergency Declaration at no. 3, Jerangkung Dalam Almari at no. 5 and Orphan: First Kill at no. 8.

Thor: Love and Thunder
drops to no. 2 after four weeks at the top. It has grossed US$5,265,252 (S$7,270,734) to date. Another former chart topper, Minions 2: The Rise of Gru slides from no. 2 to no. 4. Its cumulative is US$3,388,172 (S$4,678,693).


Box Office (Aug 4 - 7)


1 (-) Bullet Train (M18)

2 (1) Thor: Love and Thunder (PG13)

Thursday, August 4, 2022

'Bullet Train' and 'Emergency Declaration' open wide

by Lau Chee Nien / August 4, 2022

Singapore - Bullet Train and Emergency Declaration open island wide.

Other new releases include Orphan: First Kill and Jerangkung Dalam Almari. The extended cut of Everything Everywhere All at Once, which includes an introduction by the Daniels and eight minutes of post-credits outtakes also opens at selected theatres. 


Opens Aug 4 (Thu)

BULLET TRAIN (M18)
G25 / C8 / S11 / IMAX5 / F2 / W2 / EC / P2 
[56 cinemas]

Monday, August 1, 2022

'Thor 4' hits US$5.03m in 4th weekend

by Lau Chee Nien / August 1, 2022

Singapore - Thor: Love and Thunder spends a fourth week at no. 1. It has now grossed US$5,036,515 (S$6,951,146) to date.

Among holdovers, Minions 2: The Rise of Gru has grossed US$3,234,261 (S$4,463,765); The Black Phone has US$122,042 (S$168,436); and Jurassic World: Dominion has US$5,143,839 (S$7,099,269).

Alive Drift is the highest debut at no. 6, followed by Iblis Dalam Kandunegan at no. 9.


Box Office (Jul 28 - 31)


1 (1) Thor: Love and Thunder (PG13)

Thursday, July 28, 2022

'Alive Drift' opens island wide

by Lau Chee Nien / July 28, 2022

Singapore - Japanese sports film Alive Drift opens island wide.

Other debuts include Indonesian horror Iblis Dalam Kandugan, Ode to the Spring, an anthology about the Covid-19 outbreak and Stop!-Zemlia, screening exclusively at the Projector. 

Opens Jul 28 (Thu)

ALIVE DRIFT (PG) [Japanese]
G11 / C3 / S8 / F2 / W2 / EC 
[27 cinemas]

IBLIS DALAM KANDUNGAN
(NC16) [Indonesian]  
C7
[7 cinemas]

Monday, July 25, 2022

'Detective Vs. Sleuths' is top debut at #4

by Lau Chee Nien / July 25, 2022

Singapore - Thor: Love and Thunder adds a third week at no. 1 with a US$4,591,095 (S$6,369,180) cumulative to date.

Detective Vs. Sleuth is the highest debut at no. 4, followed by The Black Phone at no. 5, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank at no. 6 and The Killer at no. 10. Phone is the only debut with figures available publicly. It grossed US$82,115 (S$113,917), including the previous weekend's previews.


Box Office (Jul 21 - 24)


1 (1) Thor: Love and Thunder (PG13)

Thursday, July 21, 2022

'The Black Phone' rings in cinemas

by Lau Chee Nien / July 21, 2022

Singapore - The Black Phone from Blumhouse and the director of Doctor Strange opens island wide.

Other debuts include the animated Paws of Fury: the Legend of Hank and the current Chinese box office champion, Detective Vs. Sleuths.

The Hindi-language Shamshera opens on all IMAX screens. It's the second Indian film to be screened in IMAX in Singapore after RRR.  

The Killer, an action film from South Korea, and Compartment No. 6, a Projector exclusive also debut on limited screens. 


Monday, July 18, 2022

Thor 4 is now glowing with US$3.9m after 2 weeks

by Lau Chee Nien / July 18, 2022

Singapore - Thor: Love and Thunder remains at no. 1 with a total cume of US$3,922,017 (S$5,484,823).

Among holdovers, Minions 2: The Rise of Gru has grossed US$2,792,089 (S$3,904,653 / week 3), and Jurassic World: Dominion has reached US$5,100,756 (S$7,133,254 / week 6)

Decision to Leave, the Cannes winner is the highest debut at no. 4. Musyrik Api Neraka Menantimu and Chilli Laugh Story are new at no. 7 and 8 respectively.

The Black Phone collected US$19,850 (S$27,759) from its weekend sneaks.


Thursday, July 14, 2022

'Chilli Laugh Story' and 'Decision to Leave' open

by Lau Chee Nien / July 14, 2022

Singapore - Hong Kong comedy Chilli Laugh Story and Decision to Leave, the Best Director winner at Cannes this year open in theatres.

Other debuts include the pair of horror flicks, Musyrik Api Neraka Menantimu from Malaysia, and Ivanna from Indonesia.


Opens Jul 14 (Thu)

CHILLI LAUGH STORY《闔家辣》
(PG13) [Mandarin]
G10 / S6 / W1
[17 cinemas]

DECISION TO LEAVE
(M18) [Korean] 
G9 / S2 / P2
[13 cinemas]

Monday, July 11, 2022

Thor: Love and Thunder strikes with US$2.2m debut

by Lau Chee Nien / July 11, 2022

Singapore - Thor: Love and Thunder debuts at no. 1 with US$2,245,176 (S$3,137,140). That's slightly above Jurassic World: Dominion's US$2,235,000 (S$3,099,677) debut in June, but below the gigantic opening of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (US$3,119,286 / S$4,318,995), which opened a day earlier on a Wednesday in May.

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong is new at no. 9.


Box Office (Jul 7 - 10)

1 (-) Thor: Love and Thunder (PG13)

2 (1) Minions 2: The Rise of Gru (PG)

Thursday, July 7, 2022

'Thor: Love and Thunder' roars into theatres

by Lau Chee Nien / July 7, 2022

Singapore - Thor: Love and Thunder opens island wide. Septet: The Story of Hong Kong, which opens on four screens is the only other debut.


Opens Jul 7 (Thu)

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER
(PG13) 
G32 / C15 / S12 / IMAX 5 / F2 / W2 / EC / P2
[71 cinemas]

SEPTET: THE STORY OF HONG KONG《七人樂隊》(M18) [Mandarin] 
G2 / F1 / W1
[4 cinemas]

Monday, July 4, 2022

'Minions 2' debuts in top spot

by Lau Chee Nien / July 4, 2022

Singapore - Minions 2: The Rise of Gru is the top release of the week at no. 1.  Other debuts include The Witch: Part 2. The Other One at no. 7 and Breakout Brothers 3 at no. 9.


Box Office (Jun 30 - Jul 3)

1 (-) Minions 2: The Rise of Gru (PG)

2 (2) Top Gun: Maverick (PG13)

3 (1) Jurassic World: Dominion (PG13)

4 (3) Ah Girls Go Army Again《女宾外传2》(PG13)

Thursday, June 30, 2022

'Minions 2: The Rise of Gru' takes over cinemas

by Lau Chee Nien / June 30, 2022

Singapore - Minions 2: The Rise of Gru opens island wide this weekend. Other debuts include Korean thriller, The Witch: Part 2. The Other One, Hong Kong crime action, Breakout Brothers 3 and Indonesian comedy drama, Naga Naga Naga.  


Opens Jun 30 (Thu)

MINIONS 2: THE RISE OF GRU
(PG) 
G26 / C13 / S9 / F1 / W2 / EC
[52 cinemas]

THE WITCH: PART 2. THE OTHER ONE (NC16) [Korean] 
G9 / F1 / W1  
[11 cinemas]

Monday, June 27, 2022

'Jurassic Park: Dominion' is #1 for 3rd Week

by Lau Chee Nien / June 20, 2022

Singapore - Jurassic World: Dominion spends a third weekend at no. 1, grossing US$528,902 (S$732,847) for a US$4,609,195 (S$6,386,501) cume.

Elvis is the highest debut at no. 4, while Broker debuts at no. 6.


Box Office (Jun 23 - 26)

1 (1) Jurassic World: Dominion (PG13)

2 (2) Top Gun: Maverick (PG13)

3 (3) Ah Girls Go Army Again《女宾外传2》(PG13)

Thursday, June 23, 2022

'Elvis' and "Broker ' open in theatres

by Lau Chee Nien / June 23, 2022

Singapore - Elvis from director Baz Luhrmann opens island wide. Also new in theatres are Broker, Mat Kilau, Teluh, Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars, What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? and the faith-based Once Upon a Time in Mongolia.   


Opens Jun 23 (Thu)

ELVIS
(PG13) 
G21 / C4 / S11 / IMAX3 / F2 / W1 / EC / P1
[44 cinemas]

BROKER (PG13) [Korean] 
G10 / S6 / F1 / W1 / P2 
[20 cinemas]

Monday, June 20, 2022

'Ah Girls Go Army Again' is highest debut at no. 3

by Lau Chee Nien / June 20, 2022

Singapore - Jurassic World: Dominion remains at no. 1 for a second weekend. It grossed a further US$983,121 (S$1,366,715) for a US$3,888,466 (S$5,405,668) total.

Ah Girls Go Army Again is the highest debut at no. 3, whilst Lightyear debuts with US$107,956 (S$150,078) at no. 4. Urban Myths debuts at no. 8.


Box Office (Jun 16 - 19)

1 (1) Jurassic World: Dominion (PG13)

2 (2) Top Gun: Maverick (PG13)

Thursday, June 16, 2022

NC16 rated 'Lightyear' and PG13 'Ah Girls' sequel stomp cinemas

by Lau Chee Nien / June 16, 2022

Singapore - Rated NC16 for Some Mature Content, which is essentially due to "a character's alternative sexuality and relationship", Disney and Pixar's Lightyear is one of two wide releases this week. Jack Neo's Ah Girls Go Army Again is the other main release marching into cinemas island wide. Opening on seven screens is the Korean anthology horror, Urban Myths.  

Opens Jun 16 (Thu)

LIGHTYEAR
(NC16) 
G22 / C16 / S8 / IMAX5 / W1 / EC / P1
[54 cinemas]

AH GIRLS GO ARMY AGAIN《女宾外传2》(PG13) 
G21 / C8 / S8 / F1 / W1 / EC
[40 cinemas]

Monday, June 13, 2022

'Jurassic World: Dominion' chomps into US$2.2m

by Lau Chee Nien / June 13, 2022

Singapore - Jurassic World: Dominion stomps into cinemas and gobbles up US$2,235,000 (S$3,099,677).


Box Office (Jun 9 - 12)

1 (-) Jurassic World: Dominion (PG13)

2 (1) Top Gun: Maverick (PG13)

3 (2) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (PG13)

4 (3) Everything Everywhere All at Once (M18)

5 (4) The Roundup (NC16)

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

'Jurassic World: Dominion' stomps into cinemas

by Lau Chee Nien / June 8, 2022

Singapore - Jurassic World: Dominion stomps into cinemas island wide as the sole major release this week.  Official Competition debuts on two screens.


Opens Jun 8 (Wed)

JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION
(PG13) 
G32 / C17 / S12 / IMAX5 / F2 / W2 / EC / P2
[73 cinemas]


Opens Jun 9 (Thu)


OFFICIAL COMPETITION (M18) 
S1 / P1 
[2 cinemas]

Monday, June 6, 2022

'Maverick' remains at #1 for second week

by Lau Chee Nien / June 6, 2022

Singapore - Top Gun: Maverick remains at the top for a second weekend. Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness is the highest debut at no. 5.  The Northman (no. 7), Shark Bait (no. 9) and Daeng (no. 10) are the other new entrants in the top ten.  The Northman has grossed US$16,244 (S$22,342) to date.  


Box Office (Jun 2 - 5)

1 (1) Top Gun: Maverick (PG13)

2 (2) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (PG13)

3 (3) Everything Everywhere All at Once (M18)

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Tamil blockbuster 'Vikram' opens wide

by Lau Chee Nien / June 2, 2022

Singapore - Tamil action thriller Vikram is the widest new release this week across all the major cinema chains. 

Other debuts include Shark Bait, Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness, Daeng, The Northman, Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s) and Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween.


Opens Jun 2 (Thu)


SHARK BAIT (NC16) 
G2 / C8 / S8 / W1 
[19 cinemas]

Monday, May 30, 2022

'Top Gun: Maverick' takes to the sky with US$1.5m

by Lau Chee Nien / May 30, 2022

Singapore - Top Gun: Maverick flies into the no. 1 spot with a US$1,504,057 (S$2,058,152) start, including Wednesday.

The other top ten debuts are The Roundup at no. 4 and Even Mice Go to Heaven at no. 9.

Now in its tenth week, Everything Everywhere All at Once is at no. 3, and has grossed US$699,752 (S$957,541) to date.


Box Office (May 26 - 29)

1 (-) Top Gun: Maverick (PG13)

2 (1) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (PG13)

Thursday, May 26, 2022

'Top Gun: Maverick' flies into cinemas

by Lau Chee Nien / May 26, 2022

Singapore - Top Gun: Maverick flies into theatres this week. Other debuts include The Roundup, Even Mice Go to Heaven, Araf 4: Meyrem and The God Committee.


Opens May 25 (Wed)

TOP GUN: MAVERICK (PG13) 
G33 / C17 / S11 / IMAX5 / F2 / W2 / EC / P2
[73 cinemas]


Opens May 26 (Thu)

THE ROUNDUP (NC16) [Korean]
G13 / C4 / F1 / W1 
[19 cinemas]

Monday, May 23, 2022

'Doctor Strange 2' is #1 for 3rd week

by Lau Chee Nien / May 23, 2022

Singapore - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness spends a third week at no. 1. Its total gross now stands at US$6,286,846 (S$8,664,971). 

Menjelang Magrib is the top debut at no. 4, while Operation Mincemeat debuts with US$12,137 (US$16,728).


Box Office (May 19 - 22)

1 (1) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (PG13)

2 (2) Everything Everywhere All at Once (M18)

3 (3) Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (PG13)

Thursday, May 19, 2022

'The Assistant' enters theatres

by Lau Chee Nien / May 19, 2022

Singapore - Malaysian action thriller The Assistant is the widest new release this quiet week before Top Gun: Maverick takes flight the following week.

Other debuts include Operation Mincemeat, Menjelang Magrib, Boiling Point and Gameboys: The Movie.


Opens May 19 (Thu)

THE ASSISTANT(NC16) [Malay]
G7 / C7 / W1 
[15 cinemas]

Monday, May 16, 2022

'Doctor Strange 2' cume hits US$5.1m

by Lau Chee Nien / May 16, 2022

Singapore - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness picks up a further US$1,500,728 (S$2,089,704) for a US$5,133,293 (S$7,147,905) cume after its second weekend.

Top ten debuts include Memory at no. 4 and Haunted Universities at no. 7 and Fast & Feel Love at no. 10.

After three weeks, Downton Abbey 2: A New Era has grossed US$46,709 (S$65,040). *

What's noteworthy is Everything Everywhere All At Once climbing to a new peak of no. 2 in its eighth week of release.