Universal’s horror entry “Other Mommy,” directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain and Jay Duplass, squeaked to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office in a dead heat, debuting at No. 1 with £1.97 million ($2.66 million).
The horror debut narrowly edged Sony’s psychological thriller “Verity,” which moved to second place in its sophomore session by a razor-thin margin of just £33,263 ($43,970), collecting £1.94 million ($2.62 million). The Colleen Hoover adaptation lifted its running cume to £7.3 million ($9.8 million).
Paramount’s action thriller “Heart of the Beast,” starring Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons, held third position in its third frame with $1.1 million, elevating its gross to $7.3 million. Sony’s franchise reboot “Resident Evil” took fourth spot in its fourth session, generating $1 million to advance its total to $17.1 million. Sony also claimed fifth position with the debut of Aaron Sorkin’s political drama “The Social Reckoning,” which collected $840,538.
Universal’s “Sense and Sensibility” followed in sixth place during its third weekend, adding $797,038 for a running total of $6.8 million. Entertainment Film Distributors’ historical drama “The Uprising,” directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield, opened in seventh position with $732,547.
Studiocanal’s animated feature “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom” landed in eighth place in its fourth session, collecting $665,849 to raise its total to $5.1 million. Warner Bros.’ Tom Cruise film “Digger” took ninth position in its sophomore frame, taking $661,819 to bring its cume to $3 million. Universal’s “The Odyssey,” directed by Christopher Nolan, rounded out the top 10 in its 13th week on release, adding $353,321 to push its cumulative gross to $118.3 million.
Looking ahead to the upcoming theatrical frame, Monday saw Trafalgar Releasing launching music documentary “Always Lalisa,” followed on Tuesday by Cinematik presenting “ENB: The Sleeping Beauty” across 100+ locations.
Wide commercial and saturation rollouts on Friday opening across 300+ locations are led by Disney’s survival thriller “Whalefall,” directed by Brian Duffield and starring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin; Icon Film Distribution’s found-footage horror “The Influencer Project,” starring Chiara King; and Trafalgar Releasing’s filmed stage capture of “Hadestown: The Musical,” starring Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada. Paramount is also rolling out “Street Fighter”.
Mid-tier and platform releases across 100+ locations include Universal’s animated feature “Forgotten Island,” directed by Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado, and Anime Ltd.’s anime re-release “Arrietty,” featuring voice work from Saoirse Ronan and Tom Holland.
Specialized, festival, and international titles arriving Friday include Conic’s drama “Case 137,” directed by Dominik Moll, across 25+ screens; Soilsiu Films’ documentary “Forever Is Now,” directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin, across 25+ sites; DOVC U.K.’s “Deadline,” directed by Kiwi Chow across 25+ screens; Central City Media’s “It’s My Time,” directed by Xue Bai and starring Michelle Yeoh across 25+ locations; Bulldog Film Distribution’s “By Design,” directed by Amanda Kramer and starring Juliette Lewis; Signature Entertainment’s “Winter of the Crow”; Exposure’s “Mistura”; Dogwoof’s “Naza”; and Bakrania Media’s “Prahaar.”
Repertory and archival screenings are highlighted by Hammer and Icon Film Distribution launching Terence Fisher’s classic “Dracula” in a 4K restoration across 100+ screens, alongside Park Circus’ 25th anniversary 4K restoration of Alejandro Amenábar’s “The Others,” starring Nicole Kidman, across 100+ locations. The frame concludes on Saturday with Trafalgar Releasing’s live event cinema broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s “Macbeth”.