Yahoo Lifestyle ‘Transformers One’ Debuts Atop U.K., Ireland Box Office as Rajinikanth’s ‘Vettaiyan’ Makes Top 5 Bow
Paramount and Hasbro Entertainment’s “Transformers One” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office earning £1.6 million ($2.2 million), according to numbers from Comscore.
Warner Bros.’ “Joker: Folie a Deux” held strong in its second week, securing the second spot with £1.4 million bringing its total to £8.6 million.
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Signature Entertainment’s “Terrifier 3” opened in third place with just over £1 million. The film marks the distributor’s record for its largest-ever opening weekend in the territory overtaking their previous champion “Orphan: First Kill,” which had a £464,616 opening gross in 2022. It is also the highest-opening for an 18-certificated horror film in 2024, over vampire horror “Abigail,” 1980s-set slasher “MaXXXine” and Sydney Sweeney starrer “Immaculate.” It also set a new record as 2024’s highest U.K. and Irish box office opening for an 18-certificated independent film – the record was previously held by rapper biopic “Kneecap.”
Warner Bros.’ “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” continued to show staying power in its sixth week, landing at fourth with £769,424 and a cumulative £23.9 million. Rounding out the top five was the debut of “Vettaiyan,” starring Indian superstar Rajinikanth, from DJ Tech Ltd, grossing £485,910.
Warner Bros. saw two more debuts in the top 10 with new releases “Salem’s Lot” and “Buffalo Kids” at sixth and seventh, earning £359,911 and £345,410 respectively. Mubi’s “The Substance” held on at eighth place in its fourth week with £300,274, for a total of £2.7 million. Universal Pictures’ “Speak No Evil” took the ninth spot with £235,684 in its fifth week, for a total of £5.2 million. Completing the top 10 was Studiocanal’s “The Outrun,” earning £222,952 in its third week for a total of £1.6 million.
The upcoming weekend sees a slew of high profile releases. Universal is opening highly anticipated animation “The Wild Robot” while Paramount is bowing horror sequel “Smile 2.” Anime fans will thrill to Sony’s “My Hero Academia: You’re Next” and Studiocanal is opening Donald Trump film “The Apprentice.” Parkland Pictures is releasing Francois Ozon’s “The Crime Is Mine” and Break Out Pictures Galway winner “Kathleen Is Here.”
On the documentaries front, Conic is opening Mark Cousins’ “A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things,” Dogwoof Sundance title “Every Little Thing” and Cosmic Cat “Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands.”
Park Circus is releasing a 4K restoration of Brian De Palma’s 1976 masterpiece “Carrie.”
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