It’s chart time and this week sees Black Adam making a heroic debut at Number 1 on the UK’s Official Film Chart.
The DCEU film, starring Dwayne Johnson as the titular anti-hero, rages strong in its first week on sale – pushing last week’s Number 1 Elvis (which has just scooped eight Oscar nods, including Best Film and Best Actor for Austin Butler) into third place.
Black Adam succeeds in pushing last week’s Number 1 Elvis (which has just scooped eight Oscar nods, including Best Film and Best Actor for Austin Butler) into third place.
Slasher season is back on too, as Halloween Ends resurrects itself back into the Top 10, rising a massive 19 spaces (2) following its physical release on DVD, Blu-ray & 4K UHD completing David Gordon Green’s reboot trilogy.
After securing Oscar nods for stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon as well as writer-director Martin McDonagh, The Banshees Of Inisherin rises up one this week (4) while Best Picture nominee Top Gun: Maverick dives down (5).
Following strong digital sales, high-stakes thriller Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson as assassins ricochets into the Top 10 (6), up thirteen from the previous week, while Downton Abbey: A New Era is also up four (10).
Finally, after its digital release, pitch-black comedy-horror The Menu makes a lavish debut at Number 9. With sterling performances from Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult, who star as a couple attending a star chef’s (Ralph Fiennes) invite-only restaurant, where things take a turn for the murderous.
The Official Film Chart Top 10 – 25th January 2022
| LW | Pos | Title | Label |
| NEW | 1 | BLACK ADAM | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| 21 | 2 | HALLOWEEN ENDS | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 1 | 3 | ELVIS | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| 3 | 4 | THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN | 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS |
| 2 | 5 | TOP GUN – MAVERICK | PARAMOUNT |
| 19 | 6 | BULLET TRAIN | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 4 | 7 | LYLE LYLE CROCODILE | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 5 | 8 | JURASSIC WORLD – DOMINION | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| NEW | 9 | THE MENU | 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS |
| 14 | 10 | DOWNTON ABBEY – A NEW ERA | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
© 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.
