It’s fantastic news for James Cameron this week as Avatar: The Way of Water earns the biggest debut of 2023 so far as it soars to Number 1 on the Official Film Chart.
With sales in excess of 160,000 just on digital downloads, the long-awaited sequel to 2009’s Avatar scores the biggest first week for a film since Top Gun: Maverick (Number 5 this week) in August 2022.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical drops one to Number 2, while Elvis enjoys a surge up the chart to Number 3.
As families enjoy the Easter holidays, Hop returns to the Top 10 at Number 4, a brand new peak for the 2011 animated adventure led by Russell Brand and James Marsden among a star-studded voice cast.
Our second new entry this week comes from M3GAN, which debuts at Number 6. The Sci-fi horror quickly became a cult favourite upon its cinematic release, and enters the chart on digital downloads only.
Dropping five places is former Number 1 A Man Called Otto (7), finishing just ahead of Babylon (8) which rises one. Biographical drama Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (9) re-enters the Top 10 after rising seven places. Finally, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish floats down five to Number 10.
The Official Film Chart Top 10 – 12th April 2023
| LW | Pos | Title | Label |
| NEW | 1 | AVATAR – THE WAY OF WATER | 20TH CENTURY FOX HE |
| 1 | 2 | ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 8 | 3 | ELVIS | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| 12 | 4 | HOP | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 3 | 5 | TOP GUN – MAVERICK | PARAMOUNT |
| NEW | 6 | M3GAN | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 2 | 7 | A MAN CALLED OTTO | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 9 | 8 | BABYLON | PARAMOUNT |
| 16 | 9 | WHITNEY HOUSTON – I WANNA DANCE WITH | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 5 | 10 | PUSS IN BOOTS – THE LAST WISH | DREAMWORKS ANIMATION |
© Official Charts Company 2023
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Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
