It’s that time of week again dear readers as with bring you the top 10 movies and this week sees The Little Mermaid enjoying a second week at the top of the Official Film Chart.
Storming ahead on digital downloads only, Halle Bailey’s starring role in the live-action Disney adaptation of The Little Mermaid extends its lead atop the UK charts with over 42,000 sales over the last seven days.
Meanwhile, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves leaps seven places to its previous peak of Number 2, following its release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD.
Former Number 1 The Super Mario Bros. Movie holds on to a place in the Top 5 (3) as does Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 (4). The Meg (5) dives back into the Top 10 for the first time since January 2019 following the release of its sequel, Meg 2: The Trench, in cinemas.
Our highest brand new entry this week is Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, Dreamworks’ latest animated adventure which debuts at Number 6. Shy 15-year-old Ruby discovers that she’s next in line in a fabled royal family of sea krakens, and finds that the destiny is bigger than she could have ever imagined.
Dropping three places to Number 7 is The Flash, John Wick: Chapter 4 is also down three at Number 8, and Top Gun: Maverick dips two to Number 9.
Finally, A Man Called Otto rebounds nine places to Number 10, the former chart-topper’s first stint in the Top 10 since May.
The Official Film Chart Top 10 – 9th August 2023
| LW | Pos | Title | Label |
| 1 | 1 | THE LITTLE MERMAID | WALT DISNEY |
| 9 | 2 | DUNGEONS & DRAGONS – HONOR AMONG THIEVES | PARAMOUNT |
| 2 | 3 | THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 3 | 4 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – VOL 3 | MARVEL FILMS |
| 25 | 5 | THE MEG | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| NEW | 6 | RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 4 | 7 | THE FLASH | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| 5 | 8 | JOHN WICK – CHAPTER 4 | LIONSGATE |
| 7 | 9 | TOP GUN – MAVERICK | PARAMOUNT |
| 19 | 10 | A MAN CALLED OTTO | SONY PICTURES HE |
© 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.
