Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (August 16-18) Total gross to date Week 1. Alien: Romulus (Disney)
| Rank | Film (distributor) | Three-day gross (August 16-18) | Total gross to date | Week |
| 1. | Alien: Romulus (Disney) | £3.7m | £3.7m | 1 |
| 2. | It Ends With Us (Sony) | £2.8m | £11.4m | 2 |
| 3. | Deadpool & Wolverine (Disney) | £2.4m | £48.4m | 4 |
| 4. | Despicable Me 4 (Universal) | £1.2m | £38.8m | 6 |
| 5. | Coraline (Trafalgar Releasing) | £558,581 | £2.5m | 2 |
GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.29
Alien: Romulus clawed its way to the top of the UK-Ireland box office with a £3.7m opening weekend – the second-highest start for the monster franchise.
It Ends With Us fell 37.3% on its second session with £2.8m, but has an impressive £11.4m to date, already passing the £11.4m of hit romantic comedy Anyone But You from earlier this year.
Deadpool & Wolverine moved to third for Disney, dropping 41% on its fourth weekend with £2.4m bringing it to £48.4m, already the sixth-highest-grossing of 34 Marvel Cinematic Universe titles.
Despicable Me 4 took fourth spot for Universal, dropping a slim 22% on its sixth weekend with £1.2m taking it to £38.8m total, already a significant 46.4% up on the equivalent weekend from last year.
Coraline brought in an excellent £744,365 from Friday to Sunday, added to the £509,635 from its Thursday, August 15 event cinema release date, it now has almost £1.3m total, plus the £8.7m it made on its original release in 2009.
Top five takings dropped a slim 7% to £10.9m, and are a significant 46.4% up on the equivalent weekend from last year, with Warner Bros’ thriller Blink Twice offering the best chance of keeping this strong run going next weekend.
Bollywood keeps coming
M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap dropped out of the top five spot on its second weekend, falling 47.9% with £558,581 taking it to £2.5m, and it should overtake the final totals of Shyamalan’s last two films, Knock At The Cabin (£3.2m) and Old (£3.4m), within the next fortnight.
Inside Out 2 posted one of the best holds this weekend, falling just 18% with £506,583 on its 10th session, and is now in the top 40 highest-grossing films of all time, and soon to overtake fellow Disney/Pixar title Incredibles 2 (£56.2m).
Warner Bros’ Twisters added £319,940 on its fifth weekend – a 45.5% drop that took it to £12.9m total.
Bollywood comedy-horror Stree 2 became the latest Indian film to land well at the UK-Ireland box office, with a £2,070 location average from 118 sites, taking £240,147 at the weekend, and has £291,805 in total – already almost five times the £58,697 total of 2018’s Stree.
Lionsgate’s Borderlands starring Cate Blanchett added £181,104 on its second weekend – a 67.3% drop that was bigger than the market average, and has almost £1.5m in total.
Kneecap dropped 53.8% on its second session in Ireland for Wildcard Distribution with £115,000, and the film has £557,610 ahead of its England, Scotland and Wales release through Curzon next weekend.
Longlegs continues to walk into cinemas on its sixth weekend, adding £88,000 to hit a £7.9m total.
Ozi: Voice of the Forest, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, made £86,336 from 390 sites at a £221 average, and has £100,793 including previews.
Khel Khel Mein, released by Bakrania Media, made £52,616 on its first weekend at an £863 site average, and has £66,664 including previews.
Only The River Flows, released by Picturehouse Entertainment, made £31,522 at the weekend, at a £553 average, and has £40,134 including previews.
My Neighbour Totoro, re-released by Park Circus, added £10,742 on its third weekend in cinemas, and has a decent £209,169 in total.
Lone Star, re-released by Park Circus, took £9,731.
Conclusion
The box office continues to be strong in the UK-Ireland, with new releases and re-releases all performing well. The top five is rounded out by Trap, Inside Out 2, Stree 2, and Borderlands. With several big releases planned for the coming weeks, it remains to be seen how the market will develop.
FAQs
Q: What is the UK-Ireland box office looking like this weekend?
A: The top five is led by Alien: Romulus, followed by It Ends With Us, Deadpool & Wolverine, Despicable Me 4, and Coraline.
Q: How did the various films perform this weekend?
A: Alien: Romulus opened with £3.7m, It Ends With Us fell 37.3% on its second session with £2.8m, Deadpool & Wolverine dropped 41% on its fourth weekend with £2.4m, Despicable Me 4 took fourth spot with £1.2m, and Coraline brought in an excellent £744,365.
Q: What can we expect from the box office going forward?
A: The market is expected to remain strong, with several big releases planned for the coming weeks.
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