Studiocanal’s third film in the Paddington series, Paddington in Peru, grossed an impressive £9.6 million ($12.3 million) in its opening weekend in the UK and Ireland, according to ComScore figures. Ta.
“Paddington in Peru” achieved the biggest opening of the year for a British film, the biggest regional opening for the series, and Studio Canal’s highest opening in the UK.
Another major newcomer to this frame is Warner Bros. ‘Red One’ debuted in second place and earned a solid £2.4 million in prize money. The entertainment film distributor’s supernatural horror Heretic showed staying power in its second frame, adding £1m to take its total to £3.8m. Sony Pictures’ Venom: The Last Dance continued to draw audiences in its third week with a gross of £965,297, taking its box office gross to over £10.9 million.
Universal’s Wild Robots showed its enduring family appeal in its fourth week, earning £665,209, taking its total to £12.7m. Lionsgate UK’s annual awards nominee Small Things Like These held steady in its second session, taking in £660,028 and taking its overall total to £2.1 million.
Paramount’s horror sequel Smile 2 continued its strong run in its fourth week with £310,741, taking its total to £6m. Apple Original Films’ ‘Blitz’ collected £430,118 with an extra £245,688 in its second frame, while Universal’s ‘Anora’ collected £240,719 for just over £1 million. Universal’s new film Piece by Piece debuted in the top ten with a debut of £186,978.
On Friday, all eyes will be on Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington. Probably. Paramount plans to release the film in more than 300 locations.
Before that, on Wednesday Cosmic Cat will open the BFI Flair documentary “India’s First Best Trans Model Agency” and on Thursday, Trafalgar Releasing will open the live concert film “Shawn Mendes: Friends” and Family Only,” Yash Raj Films releases the action film. Kanguva is an Indian film full of Tamil language starring Suriya.
On Friday, Disney will release the music documentary “Elton John: Never Too Late” and Dartmouth Films will release another film in the genre, “Hyper: The Stevie Hyper-D Story.” Modern Films presents the Sundance Prize-winning music and politics documentary Soundtrack to a Coup.
Netflix is giving a limited theatrical release to Joy, starring Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton, and Bill Nighy, while Vertigo is kicking off the holiday season early with early screenings of Christmas Eve at Miller’s Point.
This week’s Indian releases also include Zee Studios International’s ‘The Sabarmati Report’, Yash Raj Films’ ‘Mura’ and Dreamz Entertainment’s ‘Matka’. Bakrania Media is re-releasing the cult horror hit “Tumbbad” to be performed in Venice.
Trinity CineAsia will open with Anselm Chan’s Hong Kong drama The Last Dance, which was recently screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
