| Rank | Film (origin) | Distributor | Oct 23-25 | Total | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicker (US) | Black Bear | £1.7m | £1.8m | 1 |
| 2 | Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House (UK) | Lionsgate | £1.5m | £6.3 | 2 |
| 3 | Primetime (US) | A24 | £1.3m | £1.7m | 1 |
| 4 | Clayface (US) | Warner Bros | £1.2m | £4.7m | 2 |
| 5 | Wildwood (US) | Black Bear | £646,000 | £2.8m | 2 |
GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.34
Black Bear had its first number one film at the UK and Ireland box office this weekend with Wicker, as A24’s Primetime also opened in the top five.
Wicker debuted with £1.7m and had a decent site average of £2,515 from 676 locations. Including previews, its total currently stands at £1.8m.
Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard star in the romantic fantasy which centres on a solitary Fisherwoman who asks a Basket Weaver to make her a husband. Alex Hutson Fischer and Eleanor Wilson direct.
Lionsgate’s Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House dropped just 38% in its second week with £1.5m, taking advantage of the Halloween weekend. Simon Hynd’s horror comedy, based on the BBC series, has a £6.3m cume so far.
A24’s Primetime debuted in third place with £1.3m from 560 locations, making for a £2,321 site average. Lance Oppenheim’s film, starring Robert Pattinson as To Catch A Predator host Chris Hansen, has a total of £1.7m including previews.
In its second session, Warner Bros’ Clayface dropped 37% with £1.2m. James Watkins’ DC villain story is up to £4.7m.
Holding on to fifth place Laika Studios animation Wildwood which was down 34% in its second weekend with £646,000 for Black Bear. The film is up to £2.8m.
Horror dominates Halloween weekend
Universal animation Forgotten Island dipped 33% in its third week with £620,000 for a £5.2m cume.
Paramount’s Streetfighter was down 52% in its third session with £478,000 and now stands a £5.7m overall.
On its seventh weekend, Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom dropped just 8% with £281,000. The Sky Original film, which was released by Studiocanal, is up to £5.7m total.
Amazon MGM’s Verity now stands at £11.6m after adding £263,000 in its fifth session. The Colleen Hoover adaptation was distributed by Sony.
Universal horror Other Mommy dropped 40% in its third session with £258,000 for a £5.4m cume.
A 4k restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils opened on £220,000 for BFI Distribution. The 1971 classic enjoyed the highest screen average of the weekend with £2,972 from 73 venues. Its total including previews stands at £255,000.
On its seventh weekend, Sony horror Resident Evil dropped just 13% with £199,000 and is now up to £14.6m.
Paramount’s survival thriller Heart Of The Beast stands at £7.3m after adding £119,000 in its sixth week.
Studiocanal’s re-release of Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth opened with £97,400 from 384 sites.
On its 16th session, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey added £85,700 for an £88.3m cume.
Paramount animation Tad And The Magic Lamp grossed £61,000 in its second weekend and is up to £666,000 overall.
Sense And Sensibility dropped 73% in its sixth week for Universal with £53,400. The Jane Austen adaptation now stands at £6.6m.
Ashley Walters’ feature directing debut Animol opened with £48,700 from 116 venues for Studiocanal.
Boots Riley’s comedy I Love Boosters debuted on £33,300 for Universal from 142 locations, making for a £232 site average. The film has a £116,000 cume including previews.
Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning is closing out its run on £1.7m after adding £26,700 in its fourth weekend for Sony, a 77% drop on the previous session.
Also for Sony, Taika Waititi’s Klara And The Sun dropped 92% in its second week with £14,400. The sci-fi, starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams, stands at £367,000.
UK boxing biopic In The Shadows opened on £6,600 for Metis Films from 32 locations. Anthony Wonke’s film tells the real story of refugee Ramla Ali, who secretly pursued boxing against her parents’ wishes and went on to become the first British-Somali champion.
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