Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ opens fourth at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ tops £90m, ‘The Odyssey’ tops £80m

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Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars was the sole new title in the UK-Ireland box office top five this weekend as blockbusters Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey continued to climb the all-time chart.

Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day  is now the eighth highest-grossing film of all time in the UK and Ireland with £93.7m, overtaking Avengers: Endgame  (£88.7m) after a £2.8m fifth weekend, down 23%.

It should rise up to fifth ahead of Barbie  (£95.7m) in the next week; and is still on track to overtake 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home  (£97.3m) in fourth place.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has topped a remarkable £80m on its seventh weekend for Universal, with a slim 13% drop to £2.4m and £80.3m total. It is the 13^th highest-grossing film ever in the territory, soon to overtake Titanic (a higher £80.3m) and with a top 10 spot within reach.

The Odyssey and Brand New Day  are following the pattern of Nolan’s previous film Oppenheimer and Warner Bros’ Barbie, with the former film getting closer to overtaking the latter’s individual weekend takings with each session. While The Odyssey will not catch Brand New Day’s overall result, it could surpass its weekend total within the next fortnight, at current rates.

Sony horror Insidious: Out Of The Further put on £1.3m on its second session, falling 39% to hit a £5.2m cume. It will overtake the £5.3m of 2018’s Insidious: The Last Key this week to become the fourth highest-grossing film in the six-film franchise, and could yet challenge the £8.1m total of 2023 top title Insidious: The Red Door.

The Dog Stars opened to £781,000 for Disney, from 631 sites at a £1,238 location average. It is Scott’s lowest opening since the pandemic-afflicted The Last Duel, which began with £326,000 in October 2021.

The Dog Stars has £1.3m including previews and the Bank Holiday Monday.

Warner Bros thriller The End Of Oak Street added £659,000 on its third weekend in cinemas, a 29% drop that brought it to £6.3m total, passing genre titles including 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer  (a lower £6.3m).

Takings for the top five titles dropped below the cumulative £10m mark for the first time since mid-July, as a strong box office summer starts to wane. However, the £8m total for this past weekend is still up 40% on the equivalent weekend from last year.

The return of the National Cinema Day this weekend offers cinemas a chance to draw in audiences to new titles such as True Brit Entertainment’s The Death Of Robin Hood and Universal’s Scottish comedy The Incomer.

25 years a wizard

Warner Bros’ 25^th anniversary re-release of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone took £523,000 from 442 sites at a £1,183 average. The film made a huge £65.8m on its original 2001 run.

Paramount animation Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie  took seventh place on its fourth session due to a 7% increase on its previous weekend. It added £508,000 and is up to £5.6m total, likely to finish as the third-highest-grossing film in the franchise.

Toy Story 5 is up to £57.6m for Disney, after a £479,000 11^th weekend, an impressive 26% up on its previous session. It is in the top 40 highest-grossing films of all time, and has overtaken animations including A Minecraft Movie (£56.9m).

Romantic comedy One Night Only  brought in £462,000 on its first weekend for Universal, from 527 sites at a £1,170 location average. The film, starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro, has £629,000 in total

On its ninth weekend in cinemas, Universal’s Minions & Monsters increased 36%, with £419,000 taking it to £19.2m total, ahead of Coco (£19.1m) and The LEGO Movie 2 (£18.8m).

Altitude’s release of Looney Tunes adventure Coyote Vs. Acme brought in £374,00 from Friday to Sunday, from 545 sites at a £686 average. Having played previews across last week, the film is up to £1.2m total.

Comedy Spa Weekend leads Black Bear’s slate, adding £285,000 on its second weekend – a 42% drop that brought it to £1.3m through Monday 31.

Disney’s Moana increased 14% on its previous session, with a £271,000 eighth weekend in cinemas. It is up to £14.2m total, overtaking the £14.1m of fellow 2026 animation Hoppers.

Pedro Almodovar’s Bitter Christmas began with £120,000 from Friday-to-Sunday for Curzon, in 106 sites at a decent £1,134 average. Including previews and Monday, the Cannes 2026 selection is up to £198,000 – down on the £239,380 full opening of Almodovar’s The Room Next Door in 2024 but from fewer than half the 233 sites of that title.

Universal’s The Fast And The Furious re-release brought in £197,000, from 424 sites at a £689 average. The re-run has £242,000 in total, having made £6.6m on its original 2001 release.

Rise Of The Footsoldier: Retribution made £188,000 on its opening weekend, from 150 locations at a decent £1,250 location average for Signature Entertainment. It is the biggest opening to date in the seven-film crime franchise, ahead of the £157,000 of 2023’s Rise Of The Footsoldier: Vengeance. That film ended on £391,000; Retribution has £306,000 already with previews, and will look to top Vengeance’s total across the coming weeks.

Mutiny starring Jason Statham leads Studiocanal’s slate, adding £148,000 on its second session – a 60% drop that brought it to £835,000 total.

Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma added £138,000 on its second weekend for Mubi, a 39% drop that brought the Cannes 2026 title to £725,000.

In a market heavy with re-releases, Lionsgate’s La La Land  brought in £118,000 at the weekend, from 350 sites at a £338 average. The re-run has £180,000, with the film taking a huge £30.7m on its 2017 first run.

French historical drama De Gaulle: Résistance topped £100,000 on its first weekend, from 150 sites at a £670 average. Including previews, the Black Bear film is up to £135,000, topping the £95,700 full start of The Count Of Monte Cristo from 2024.

Event cinemas release Ghost: 2 Big To Rig, following the concert of Swedish metal band Ghost, took £93,800 from Friday to Sunday, in 234 sites at a £401 average. Having opened on Wednesday, August 26, the film is up to £326,000 total.

Kiki’s Delivery Service added £76,200 on its second weekend for Anime Ltd, with £228,000 in total.

Gregg Araki’s Sundance title I Want Your Sex started with £49,400 for Black Bear, from 130 sites at a £380 average. Including Monday, the film is up to £72,200.

Independent animation The Pout-Pout Fish brought in £45,100 at the weekend for Vertigo Releasing, from 288 sites at a £157 average. Including Bank Holiday, it is at £88,500.

Park Circus’s latest Aardman re-release Shaun The Sheep Movie took £40,100, from 218 sites at a £184 average. The film made £13.8m on its original 2015 run.

Olivia Wilde’s The Invite is playing through a ninth weekend in cinemas, falling just 23% on its latest session for Black Bear with £40,000 taking it to a welcoming £4.3m total.

Yeon Sang-ho’s zombie thriller Colony started with £33,200 for Studiocanal, from 47 sites at a £707 average, and with £40,600 in total.

Samuel Abrahams’ UK comedy Lady entered another solid limited weekend, with £21,600 on its latest session taking it to £218,000 for MetFilm Distribution.

Religious drama David added £19,200 on its second weekend for Vue Lumière, and is up to £133,000.

Curry Barker’s horror phenomenon Obsession should cross the £20m mark in the next week. It added £18,200 on its incredible 16^th weekend in cinemas, an 11% drop that brought it to £19.9m to date.

Disaster comedy Stop! That! Train! took an 83% hit on its second weekend for Universal, with £12,700 taking it to £162,000 total.

The Trainspotting re-release added £12,100 on its second weekend for Park Circus, and is up to £118,000 in total.

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