UK-Ireland top five, May 22-24 Rank Film (origin) Distributor May 22-24 Total Week 1 Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu (US) Disney
| Rank | Film (origin) | Distributor | May 22-24 | Total | Week |
| 1 | Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu (US) | Disney | £5.3m | £6.4m | 1 |
| 2 | Michael (US) | Universal | £1.8m | £44.8m | 5 |
| 3 | Obsession (US) | Universal | £1.3m | £4.3m | 2 |
| 4 | The Devil Wears Prada (US) | Disney | £1.1m | £30.5m | 4 |
| 5 | The Sheep Detectives (US) | Sony | £536,326 | £6.8m | 3 |
GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.35
Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu topped the UK-Ireland box office in its opening weekend as cinemas took a hit over the Bank Holiday heatwave.
Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian And Grogu opened on £5.3m from 691 locations, making for a £7,670 site average. It is the second-lowest opening for a Star Wars film under Disney, just ahead of 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story which debuted with £4.9m.
The latest entry is considerably down on The Rise Of Skywalker, which opened on £14.4m back in 2019. Including previews and the Bank Holiday Monday, The Mandalorian And Grogu is up to £6.4m. The film follows on from the Disney+ series about a lone bounty hunter and his apprentice. Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver star.
Taking the second spot was music biopic Michael with £1.8m for Universal in its fifth session for a cume of £44.8m.
Jumping up to third place was the Universal horror Obsession which had the best hold of any title, dropping just 2% with £1.3m. Curry Barker’s film stands at £4.3m after two weeks.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 crossed £30m for Disney after adding a further £1.1m in its fourth weekend.
Amazon MGM Studios’ The Sheep Detectives took in £536,326 on its third session. Distributed by Sony, the comedy is up to £6.8m.
Finding Emily gets a little lost
Universal’s British romcom Finding Emily opened on £256,300 from 477 venues, making for a £537 location average. Including previews, the film has £274,000.
Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers grossed £116,000 in its second weekend and is now up to £881,000 for Picturehouse Entertainment. The Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel drama has surpassed the lifetime total of Soderbergh’s 2025 horror Presence (£825,587).
On its third week of play, Warner Bros sequel Mortal Kombat II added £106,904 for a cume of £3.3m.
Charlie The Wonderdog opened on £50,710 for Altitude. The Owen Wilson-led animated feature has a total of £138,564 including previews and Bank Holiday Monday.
On its 10th session, Amazon MGM Studios’ Project Hail Mary added £46,926 and is now up to £34.4m. Sony is handling distribution.
Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass opened on £34,800 for Vertigo Releasing and has a total of £52,360 including Monday.
In event releases, TXT MOA Con In Japan: Live screened on Sunday for a £34,350 cume via Trafalgar Releasing.
Black Bear horror Hokum added £13,100 in its third weekend and is now up to £1.8m.
Gyorgy Palfi’s Hen debuted with £7,898 for Conic Film. Told entirely from the perspective of a chicken, the film has a cume of £17,681 including previews.
Curzon opened Tarik Saleh’s Eagles Of The Republic on £7,624. The Cannes 2025 title has a total of £11,681.
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