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

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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