UK box office report, Jan 17-19: 1917 will set record as UK cinema’s biggest grossing First World War film

Sam Mendes’s First World War film 1917 already made an impressive mark when it debuted at UK cinemas with £7.45m including £100,000 previews – but was that simply a triumph of marketing of the film’s ambitious “continuous-shot” execution? Now the numbers are in for 1917’s second weekend of play, and they suggest that the film is genuinely connecting with audiences.

Source: UK box office report, Jan 17-19: 1917 will set record as UK cinema’s biggest grossing First World War film