Wednesday lunch time means it’s time to take a look at this week’s UK Official Film Chart. This week James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water has enjoyed the biggest home video debut of 2023 to-date.
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 |
