‘Peter Rabbit’ dethrones ‘Black Panther’ with £7.24m UK bow

Family feature posts bigger opening than Paddington, Coco.Today’s Gbp to Usd conversion rate – 1.40SonyDespite potential disruption caused by the Mini Beast snowstorm that made its mark across the UK this weekend, Peter Rabbit landed a superb £7.24m opening from 599 sites for a robust average of £12,087.The film impressively held more than a 50% market share, despite the opening of Tomb Raider and the continued popularity of Black Panther.For comparable family titles, that’s higher than the UK bows of Paddington (£5.13m), The Bfg (£5.3m), Coco (£5.25m) and Zootropolis (£5.32m), and not too far shy of Paddington 2 (£8.26m).For a non-holiday weekend,

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