Deadpool & Wolverine enters the UK’s Official Film Chart at number 1 after clocked up 212,000 sales – the biggest tally for any film since Top Gun: Maverick earned 351,000 in its debut week during the summer of 2022.
The Marvel sequel’s success comes purely from digital sales, with its physical release still almost a month away.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which also previously dominated the charts for four weeks following its digital release, has re-entered at Number 2 following its release on disc.
Inside Out 2 lifts one place to Number 3, while Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire leaps ten to Number 4. Despicable Me 4 finishes the week at Number 5, while Joker returns to the Top 10 at Number 6 following the release of Joker: Folie à Deux in cinemas.
The second new entry of the week is 1986 psychological thriller The Hitcher (7), which received a 4K UHD restoration and re-release.
Rounding out this week’s Top 10 is disaster film Twisters (8), Bad Boys: Ride or Die (9) and last week’s chart-topper, The Bikeriders (10).
The Official Film Chart Top 10 – 9th October 2024
| LW | Pos | Title | Label |
| NEW | 1 | DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE | WALT DISNEY |
| RE | 2 | KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES | 20TH CENTURY FOX HE |
| 4 | 3 | INSIDE OUT 2 | WALT DISNEY |
| 14 | 4 | GHOSTBUSTERS – FROZEN EMPIRE | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 2 | 5 | DESPICABLE ME 4 | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 12 | 6 | JOKER | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| NEW | 7 | THE HITCHER | SECOND SIGHT FILMS |
| 5 | 8 | TWISTERS | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| 7 | 9 | BAD BOYS – RIDE OR DIE | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 1 | 10 | THE BIKERIDERS | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |