Button House Haunt Beats Clayface in U.K. Opening
The horror-comedy earned £2.4 million, outperforming the DC superhero film and several other new releases in the three-day frame.
By Evelyn Henderson ·
A British horror-comedy took the top spot at U.K. and Irish cinemas this weekend, outearning a major DC superhero release.
Lionsgate U.K. reported that Ghosts: The Possession of Button House collected £2.4 million, equivalent to $3.2 million, during its debut period. Warner Bros. placed second with its DC thriller Clayface, which opened with $2.6 million. Amazon MGM Studios entered the race in third position, as its comedy Ali G: Who Iz I? generated $1.7 million.
The top five was completed by two established titles. Black Bear’s animated fantasy Wildwood, directed by Travis Knight, earned $1.36 million for fourth place. Paramount’s Street Fighter, which led the previous chart, moved to fifth after adding $1.35 million to bring its cumulative total to $5.6 million.
Other films in the top ten included Universal’s Forgotten Island, which collected $1.2 million in its second weekend for a total of $3.7 million. Sony’s Verity added $857,067 in its fourth frame, reaching a cumulative gross of $14.4 million. Universal’s Other Mommy took eighth place with $576,822, bringing its total to $6.2 million. Mubi’s Fatherland debuted at ninth with $264,083 from 86 locations. The drama’s per-screen average of $3,144 marked its director Paweł Pawlikowski’s biggest launch in the territory. Studiocanal’s Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom finished the top ten with $408,089.
Mubi also released the documentary Making Marie Antoinette across six sites, taking $1,737 over the weekend. This limited release begins a staggered rollout ahead of a re-release of Sofia Coppola’s 2006 feature scheduled for Nov. 13.
Mid-week event programming begins Tuesday with Trafalgar Releasing’s broadcast of the Royal Ballet’s Manon. Wednesday features the music documentary Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning across more than 100 locations. A wide commercial rollout arrives Friday across more than 300 locations. Disney’s Everest: The Other Side, A24’s Primetime, Black Bear’s Wicker, and Kaleidoscope Entertainment’s Arnie & Barney lead the slate.
Additional Friday releases include Universal’s I Love Boosters, Action Xtreme’s Bad Day at the Office, and Munro Films’ Peter Asher: Everywhere Man. BFI Distribution is also releasing a 4K restoration of The Devils, while Studiocanal brings back Donnie Darko. The weekend concludes Saturday with a live viewing event for the BTS World Tour.
Source: Variety
More Business · Consumer Watch · Report a business · Got a Story?
