‘A Minecraft Movie’ holds off ‘Sinners’ at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge Of The Sith’ starts third

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A Minecraft Movie held off the excellent second weekend of Sinners for another Warner Bros one-two at the UK-Ireland box office.

Minecraft added £2.5m on its fourth weekend – a 53% drop that brought it to £51.7m. Extending its lead as the highest-grossing release of 2025, it has now entered the top 50 highest-grossing films of all time in the UK & Ireland, overtaking the likes of Quantum Of Solace  (£51.2m), Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince  (£50.9m) and Black Panther  (£50.8m).

Sinners posted a £2.4m second weekend – a slight raise on its opening, which is an outstanding performance for a wide release title. Ryan Coogler’s film now has £7.3m so far for Warner Bros, which will be confident of pushing it well beyond the £10m mark across its run.

Disney’s re-release of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge Of The Sith took a decent £1.8m, from 650 cinemas at a £2,707 average. The film – the sixth title in the Star Wars saga by chronological release date – took £39.3m on its original 2005 run.

The Accountant 2 starring Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal opened to £906,660 for Warner Bros, from 573 sites at a £1,582 average. This is down on the £1.6m opening and £3,254 average of The Accountant’s opening from November 2016.

Sony videogame adaptation Until Dawn, a survival horror starring Ella Rubin, opened to £566,028 from 414 sites at a £1,367 average.

The top five films grossed a cumulative £8.1m this weekend – a 19% drop on last weekend, but still 55% up on the equivalent weekend from last year. Disney’s Thunderbolts from May 1 is the next wide-release title with massive box office potential.

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The Penguin Lessons starring Steve Coogan added £399,389 on its second weekend for Lionsgate – a 48% drop that sees it at £2.2m total.

Disney action thriller The Amateur added £291,495 on its third session – a 68% drop that brings it to £3.9m.

Trafalgar Releasing’s concert film Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, filmed in the Roman amphitheatre at the band’s 1971 concert, took £287,631 at the weekend and has £682,673 after a Thursday 24 opening day.

On its second weekend, A24 war film Warfare added £283,335 – a 56% drop that brings it to £1.6m total.

On its sixth weekend in cinemas, Snow White starring Rachel Zegler fell 53% for Disney, with £221,763 taking it to £11.2m total.

A 20^th anniversary re-release of Joe Wright’s Pride & Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen took £164,493 from 389 sites at a £423 average through Park Circus. The film made £14.6m on its original release 20 years ago.

Six The Musical is still in cinemas after four weekends, and leads Universal’s slate, adding £99,160 on its latest session to hit a robust £5.5m total.

Le Nozze di Figaro, the latest opera release from Trafalgar Releasing, took £94,748 from Saturday and Sunday screenings.

Oscar-winning animation Flow is still performing well after six weekends in cinemas for Curzon. Gints Zilbalodis’ film added £56,297 on its latest session, and will cross the £2m mark shortly.

Indian biographical drama Kesari Chapter 2 added £43,562 on its second weekend for Moviegoers Entertainment, and has £249,663 in total.

Universal horror Drop fell back 79% on its third weekend, adding £42,080 to reach £1.2m

Religious animation The King Of Kings dropped 75% on its third weekend for Kova Releasing, adding £41,815 to hit £711,521.

Greek biographical drama Stelios opened to £29,016 from just 27 sites, at a robust £1,075 average for Jade Films.

Toronto 2024 title The Friend starring Bill Murray and Naomi Watts opened to £21,843 for Universal, from 115 sites at a £155 site average. 

Chinese animation Goldbeak directed by Dong Long and Nigel Tierney started with £18,066 from 165 sites at a £109 site average for Miracle Comms.

Modern Films’ The Return starring Ralph Fiennes added £17,332 on its third weekend, and is up to a decent £232,768. 

French feature Holy Cow is up to £134,915 for Conic, after a £17,657 third session.

Universal animation Dog Man is nearing the end of its lead after 12 weekends in cinemas, adding £15,531 on its latest session to hit £13.6m.

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy is also closing out for Universal, adding £10,076 on its 11^th session in cinemas for a £46.3m total. It is the second-highest-grossing release of 2025 behind Minecraft, and is slightly down on the £48.3m of 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby, the highest-grossing title in the franchise.

Park Circus’ 25^th anniversary re-release of Miss Congeniality starring Sandra Bullock brought in £7,933.

Sea vessels documentary Wind, Tide & Oar started with £7,792 from 30 sites for Tull Stories, with a few previews still to report to complete its full opening, at a £260 average.

Cannes 2024 tennis title Julie Keeps Quiet opened to £7,300 for Curzon from 31 screens, at a £235 average; and has £15,762 including previews.

Former number one Mickey 17  added £6,312 on its eighth weekend for Warner Bros, and has £7.1m total.

Steven Soderbergh thriller Black Bag starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender added £6,296 on its seventh weekend, and has £3.8m total.

Hong Kong title The Last Dance opened to £5,588 for Trinity Film/CineAsia, from 24 sites at a £233 average.

Warner Bros’ Amazon MGM Studios title A Working Man starring Jason Statham added £4,643 on its fifth weekend, and has £1.9m total. 

Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Venice 2024 Competition title April  opened to £4,585 for BFI Distribution, and has £7,333 including preview and London Film Festival screenings.

Emile Blichfeldt’s Norwegian-Danish-Swedish-Polish comedy-drama The Ugly Stepsister opened to £4,196 from 12 sites for Vertigo Releasing, at a £350 average.