| Rank | Film (origin) | Distributor | Mar 27-29 | Total | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary (US) | Sony | £4.7m | £15.1m | 2 |
| 2 | The Magic Faraway Tree (UK) |
EFD | £2.8m | £2.8m | 1 |
| 3 | Hoppers (US) | Disney | £1m | £10.8m | 4 |
| 4 | Dhurandhar: The Revenge (India) |
Moviegoers Entertainment | £664,346 | £3.4m | 2 |
| 5 | Reminders Of Him (US) | Universal | £515,045 | £3.4m | 3 |
GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.32
Project Hail Mary posted a 3% increase on its second UK-Ireland box office weekend while The Magic Faraway Tree opened to a sturdy £2.8m.
Amazon MGM Studios’ Project Hail Mary brought in an estimated £4.7m on its second weekend session, with final figures still to come.
The film is now up to £15.1m and is already the highest-grossing Amazon MGM Studios production at the UK-Ireland box office, well ahead of 2024 Christmas comedy Red One (£8.2m). Sony handles distribution of the film in UK-Ireland.
Entertainment Film Distributors’ The Magic Faraway Tree started with a solid £2.8m from 700 cinemas, for a £4,051 average. It is only behind Hamnet (£3m) for opening weekends for UK-led productions in 2026. The film, starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, will now look to grow beyond the £10m mark across its run, with £15m within reach with strong word-of-mouth.
Disney’s Hoppers posted a decent hold on its fourth weekend, falling just 17% for £1m, taking it to £10.8m total. It has now passed Disney animations including 2022’s Lightyear (£10.5m) and 2021’s Encanto (£9m), with 1996’s The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (£10.9m) just ahead.
Last weekend’s number two Dhurandhar: The Revenge added £664,346 on its second session for Moviegoers Entertainment. That 59% drop brought it to £3.4m total, making it the second-highest-grossing Indian film of all time in the territory and with 2023’s Pathaan (£4.4m) still in its sights.
Universal romantic drama Reminders Of Him added £515,045 on its third weekend – a 24% drop that brought it to £3.4m total.
Takings for the top five increased for a second successive weekend, up 12% to £9.8m, with the diverse range of films (sci-fi, family adventure, animation, non-English language, romantic drama) indicating a healthy box office. The figure is also up a substantial 139% on the equivalent weekend from last year. There is more good news to come for exhibitors, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie starting previews from Wednesday, April 1.
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