Director Bradley Coopers’s “A STAR IS BORN” Shines at the UK Box Office Director Bradley Coopers’s “A STAR IS BORN” Shines at the UK Box Office
Warner Bros. Pictures’ A Star is Born takes Number 1 position at UK box office in its second weekend, earning the same amount as... Director Bradley Coopers’s “A STAR IS BORN” Shines at the UK Box Office

Warner Bros. Pictures’ A Star is Born takes Number 1 position at UK box office in its second weekend, earning the same amount as it did in its opening weekend.  It took £3,080m bringing it to a cume figure of £9,594m at 612 cinemas in the UK.  The much-anticipated cinematic love story, which marks the directorial debut of Bradley Cooper and stars Cooper and Lady Gaga, headed into the weekend with exceptional critical acclaim and enthusiastic social buzz, and is still going strong.

Josh Berger, President and Managing Director of Warner Bros. Entertainment UK, Eire and Spain, stated “A Star is Born is clearly resonating with audiences across the UK and Ireland and we couldn’t be more thrilled. These terrific results are a testament to the talents of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, and everyone involved in this unique and compelling film, and we congratulate them all on its tremendous success.”

With A Star is Born, four-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (American Sniper, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook) makes his directorial debut, and also stars alongside multiple award-winning, Oscar-nominated music superstar Lady Gaga in her first leading role in a major motion picture.  The film also stars Andrew Dice Clay (Blue Jasmine), with Dave Chappelle (Chi-Raq) and Sam Elliott, whose nearly 50-year career includes standout performances in such films as Mask, Tombstone and, most recently, The Hero.

A Star is Born features original songs performed live during filming by Cooper and Gaga, who wrote a number of tracks together and in collaboration with such musical artists as Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell and Mark Ronson.

The film was produced by Bill Gerber, Jon Peters, Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips and Lynette Howell Taylor.  Ravi Mehta, Basil Iwanyk, Niija Kuykendall, Sue Kroll, Michael Rapino and Heather Parry served as executive producers.  The screenplay was written by Oscar winner Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters.

Cooper’s behind-the-scenes team included Oscar-nominated director of photography Matthew Libatique (Black Swan), production designer Karen Murphy (The Light Between Oceans), three-time Oscar-nominated editor Jay Cassidy (American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, Into the Wild), and costume designer Erin Benach (Loving).

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in association with Live Nation Productions, in association with Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures, a Jon Peters/Bill Gerber/Joint Effort Production, A Star Is Born.  The film is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to A Star Is Born debuted at Number 1 on the UK Official Album Charts and the US Billboard 200 this week. It is available now via all physical and digital retailers: smarturl.it/ASIBSoundtrack

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