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Sony’s superhero tentpole “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office for a third consecutive weekend, adding £6.1 million ($8.3 million), elevating its running total to $106.5 million after
20 days of release.
Universal’s epic “The Odyssey” held onto second place in its fifth frame. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the wide release collected $5 million, driving its cume to $93.4 million.
Warner Bros.’ “The End of Oak Street,” starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, arrived in third place with an opening weekend of $2.8 million. Trafalgar Releasing claimed fourth spot with the wide event cinema launch of music doc “Katseye: Wild Hearts,” which banked $981,457 in its debut frame.
Paramount’s “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” moved to fifth position in its second weekend, adding £$940,306 for a cumulative total of $4.3 million. Disney took sixth place with “Toy Story 5,” which added £$714,080 in its ninth frame to lift its running total to $74.7 million.
Universal’s “Minions & Monsters” followed in seventh position in its seventh week, generating $546,233 to push its cume to $23.2 million. A24 secured eighth place with the debut of Matt Johnson’s Anthony Bourdain film “Tony,” starring Dominic Sessa and Antonio Banderas, taking $544,524.
Disney’s live-action “Moana” took ninth spot in its sixth week of release, collecting $441,419 to raise its running total to $17.2 million. TGS Cinemas Limited rounded out the top 10 with the launch of Indian drama “Vishwanath & Sons,” which generated an opening frame of $378,751.
Looking ahead to the upcoming theatrical frame, rollouts began with Source Entertainment releasing Chris Atkins’ music documentary “James: Getting Away with It” across more than 100 locations.
Wide commercial openings across 300+ locations include horror sequel “Insidious: Out of the Further,” distributed by Sony, Studiocanal’s Jason Statham vehicle “Mutiny,” and Black Bear’s comedy “Spa Weekend.”
Debuts also include Altitude’s long-awaited “Coyote vs. Acme,” Mubi’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” Icon’s “& Sons,” Universal’s “Stop! That! Train!,” and Vue Lumiere’s “David.”
Repertory screenings feature Park Circus re-releasing the 30th anniversary restoration of Danny Boyle’s “Trainspotting” alongside Aardman’s animated comedy “Early Man.” Anime Ltd is re-releasing a restored version of Miyazaki Hayao’s 1989 masterpiece “Kiki’s Delivery Service.”
