Button House Haunt Tops U.K. Box Office
Lionsgate's horror-comedy earned 2.4 million pounds in its opening weekend, outperforming the DC film Clayface.
By William Foster ·
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House opened at the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office. The Lionsgate horror-comedy collected 2.4 million pounds, equivalent to 3.2 million dollars, during its first three days of release.
Warner Bros. released the DC horror thriller Clayface in second position. The film earned 2.6 million dollars in its debut session. Amazon MGM Studios placed third with the comedy feature Ali G: Who Iz I?, which generated 1.7 million dollars.
Black Bear's animated fantasy Wildwood, directed by Travis Knight, secured fourth place. The film brought in 1.36 million dollars in its opening weekend. Paramount's Street Fighter moved to fifth place in its second outing. The title added 1.35 million dollars to its total, bringing its cumulative gross to 5.6 million dollars.
Universal's Forgotten Island placed sixth in its second weekend with 1.2 million dollars, for a total of 3.7 million dollars. Sony's psychological thriller Verity followed in seventh position in its fourth week. The Colleen Hoover adaptation added 857,067 dollars, lifting its running total to 14.4 million dollars. Universal's Other Mommy took eighth place in its third session with 576,822 dollars, bringing its gross to 6.2 million dollars.
Mubi's Fatherland debuted at number nine. The film generated 264,083 dollars from 86 locations. The release achieved a screen average of 3,144 dollars, the fourth highest among new releases. Including preview screenings, the drama's total opening reached 415,017 dollars. This marks director Pawel Pawlikowski's biggest launch in the territory, surpassing his previous work Cold War.
Studiocanal's Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom rounded out the top ten in its sixth week. The animated film collected 408,089 dollars, raising its cumulative total to 6.1 million dollars. Mubi's documentary Making Marie Antoinette opened across six sites, taking 1,737 dollars over the weekend for a total of 24,355 dollars. This limited launch precedes a staggered rollout ahead of Park Circus's re-release of Sofia Coppola's 2006 feature Marie Antoinette on November 13.
Source: Variety
