Warner Bros.’ “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” maintained its grip on the U.K. and Ireland box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, generating £1.8 million ($2.4 million) for a cumulative total of £21 million ($27.9 million), per numbers from Comscore.
Universal’s “Speak No Evil” held steady in second place with £813,890, pushing its three-week total to just under £4 million. Studiocanal’s “The Outrun” debuted at No. 3 with £449,590, followed closely by Dreamz Entertainment’s “Devara Part 1″ at £440,626. Mubi’s “The Substance” rounded out the top five in its second frame with £421,242 for a total of £1.4 million.
Studiocanal’s “Lee” landed at sixth place collecting £453,921 in its third weekend for a £2.7 million total, while Entertainment Film Distributors’ “Megalopolis” opened at seventh with £357,190. Universal’s “Despicable Me 4” continued its strong run at eighth, adding £351,007 in its 12th weekend for a total of £47.4 million. The 20th-anniversary re-release of “Shaun of the Dead,” also from Universal, opened at No. 9 with £314,481. Lionsgate U.K.’s “Never Let Go” completed the top 10 with a £306,665 debut.
Looking ahead, Warner Bros. is set to release wide the highly anticipated “Joker: Folie à Deux,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, on Oct. 4. Universal is opening “A Different Man,” where an aspiring actor undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. The film’s star Sebastian Stan won leading performance at the Berlinale earlier this year.
MetFilm Distribution is bowing Sundance-winning conservation documentary “The Battle For Laikipia,” while Bulldog Distribution is releasing thriller “Die Before You Die.” From Tull Stories comes Toronto-playing surfing documentary “Maya and the Wave,” while Dartmouth Films is releasing “Children of the Cult,” an investigation of the Rajneesh/Osho movement and Lightbulb Film Distribution is opening SXSW-bowing horror/sci-fi “Things Will Be Different.”
From southern India comes a pair of comedies. Dreamz Entertainment is opening Telugu-language comedy “Swag,” led by Sree Vishnu, and Yash Raj Films the Malayalam-language “Thekku Vadakku,” starring Vinayakan and Suraj Venjaramoodu.
Other notable releases include the documentary “Coldplay: Moon Music” from Abramorama on Oct. 2, and the 50th-anniversary release of Mel Brooks’ comedy classic “Young Frankenstein” from Park Circus on Oct. 4.
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