It’s fantastic news for fans of Ghostbusters: Afterlife as the movie debuts at Number 1 on the UK’s Official Film Chart.
Flying ahead on digital downloads only, Ghostbusters: Afterlife denies Venom: Let There Be Carnage a second week at the top, with the Venom sequel pushed down to Number 3 as No Time To Die holds its place at Number 2.
In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the group have long since disbanded, but when a single mother (Carrie Coon) and her two kids (Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace) move into their late grandfather’s farm, and with the help of teacher Mr Grooberson (Paul Rudd), they discover the secret legacy their grandfather, Ghostbuster Egon Spengler, left behind.
Check out the news of the Special Edition Ghostbusters: Afterlife boxset that we posted about recently.
At Number 4 is our second brand new entry of the week, Marvel’s Eternals. The film follows a group of ancient aliens, who have been secretly living on earth, who are forced out of the shadows following an unexpected tragedy.
Disney’s Encanto – the soundtrack to which is currently set to claim an Official Number 1 single this week – takes another week in the Top 5 at Number 5, finishing ahead of yet another brand new entry, The Boss Baby 2: Family Business at Number 6.
The spooky, The Addams Family 2 climbs nine places to Number 7, a new peak for the animated sequel, while Paw Patrol: The Movie holds at Number 8.
2006 Bond film Casino Royale re-enters the chart at Number 9 following the release of a new 4K UHD Steelbook edition, and finally, The Suicide Squad rounds off at Number 10.
The Official Film Chart Top 10 – 19th January 2022
| LW | Pos | Title | Label |
| NEW | 1 | GHOSTBUSTERS – AFTERLIFE | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 2 | 2 | NO TIME TO DIE | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 1 | 3 | VENOM – LET THERE BE CARNAGE | SONY PICTURES HE |
| NEW | 4 | ETERNALS | MARVEL FILMS |
| 3 | 5 | ENCANTO | WALT DISNEY |
| NEW | 6 | THE BOSS BABY 2 – FAMILY BUSINESS | DREAMWORKS ANIMATION |
| 16 | 7 | THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 8 | 8 | PAW PATROL – THE MOVIE | PARAMOUNT |
| RE | 9 | CASINO ROYALE | MGM |
| 6 | 10 | THE SUICIDE SQUAD | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
© Official Charts Company 2022
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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.
