| Rank | Film (origin) | Distributor | May 8-10 | Total | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Devil Wears Prada (US) | Disney | £5.2m | £21.1m | 2 |
| 2 | Michael (US) | Universal | £5.1m | £33.5m | 3 |
| 3 | The Sheep Detectives (US-UK) | Sony | £1.7m | £3.3m | 1 |
| 4 | Mortal Kombat II (US) | Warner Bros | £1.5m | £1.6m | 1 |
| 5 | Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour (US) | Paramount | £1.4m | £1.8m | 1 |
GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.36
Disney’s The Devil Wears Prada 2 held off Universal’s Michael to retain the UK-Ireland box office crown for a second weekend; as new titles The Sheep Detectives and Mortal Kombat II broke into the top five.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 dropped 44% on its second weekend, with £5.2m taking it to £21.1m. It has passed the totals of titles including The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (£20.4m) and Moulin Rouge (£18.4m), as well as striding beyond the £14.2m of the 2006 first film.
Michael posted an excellent hold on its third weekend in cinemas, falling just 29% with £5.1m and landing less than £120,000 behind Prada 2 for the weekend. The Michael Jackson biopic is up to almost £33.5m, overtaking Elvis (£27.8m) and only behind Bohemian Rhapsody (£55.4m) among music biopics.
Amazon MGM Studios’ comedy The Sheep Detectives started with £1.7m at the weekend, from 654 sites at a £2,596 average, with Sony handling distribution. The film has £3.3m including previews.
Warner Bros’ action title Mortal Kombat II opened to £1.5m from 537 sites at a £2,811 average. This already tops the £566,673 of 2021’s Mortal Kombat, although that came out in a box office only recently reopened during the pandemic. The sequel has £1.6m including previews.
Paramount concert film Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour made it three new films in the top five with a £1.4m weekend. Playing in 572 sites, it took a £2,395 site average, and has £1.8m including previews and a Monday, May 4 opening day.
Despite dropping 20% on last weekend, the top five films still took a strong £14.8m – the fourth-highest total for a weekend this year, and with all five titles breaking the £1m mark. Holdovers should lead the chart next weekend, with new releases including Universal horror Obsession, and three key re-release titles landing in cinemas: Warner Bros’ Space Jam, Paramount’s Top Gun, and Universal’s Shrek.
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