Box Office Breaks: ‘Kneecap’ Scores Big with £1m

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Box Office Breaks: ‘Kneecap’ Scores Big with £1m

UK-Ireland Box Office Chart Box Office Rankings Rank Film (distributor) Three

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UK-Ireland Box Office Chart

Box Office Rankings

Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (August 23-25) Total gross to date Week
1. Alien: Romulus (Disney) £2m £8.8m 2
2. It Ends With Us (Sony) £1.8m £16.3m 3
3. Deadpool & Wolverine (Disney) £1.78m £52.6m 5
4. Despicable Me 4 (Universal) £1.4m £42.4m 7
5. Blink Twice (Warner Bros) £746,332 £955,863 1

GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.32

New Releases

Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap has grossed £1.1m at the UK-Ireland box office, after opening to £136,909 in England, Scotland, and Wales this weekend for Curzon as Disney’s Alien: Romulus held top spot on the chart for a second weekend.

Adding just over £2m from Friday to Sunday – a 46% drop – Alien: Romulus is up to £8.8m, including Bank Holiday Monday. This gives it a good chance of overtaking the £12.9m of 2017’s Alien: Covenant to become the highest-grossing title in the franchise.

Sony’s It Ends With Us starring Blake Lively held second place, falling 34.8% with £1.8m on its third weekend. The domestic abuse drama is now up to an impressive £16.3m.

Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine was another impressive holdover performer, falling just 25.6% with £1.78m on its fifth session. The Disney release is up to a sizeable £52.6m as the second-highest-grossing film of 2024 behind Inside Out 2.

Despicable Me 4 shot up 19% on its seventh weekend in cinemas, with £1.4m bringing it to £42.4m for Universal.

New Warner Bros title Blink Twice from Zoe Kravitz rounded out the top five, opening to £746,332 from Friday to Sunday, with £955,863 including Monday.

Kneecap Update

The Irish and English-language title Kneecap took £251,657 this weekend, comprised of £136,909 from its opening in England, Scotland, and Wales, and Wildcard Distribution’s third weekend of the Irish release.

Its screen average in England, Scotland, and Wales was £575 from 238 screens. Its total UK-Ireland box office is now up to £1.1m, which will provide a boost ahead of a potential awards run, with the film already selected as Ireland’s entry to the international feature Oscar.

Conclusion

The UK-Ireland box office saw a mix of new releases and holdovers performing well over the weekend. Alien: Romulus maintained its top spot, while It Ends With Us and Deadpool & Wolverine continued to impress.

Frequently Asked Questions

* What was the top-grossing film of the weekend?
* Alien: Romulus with a three-day gross of £2m
* What is the total gross to date for Alien: Romulus?
* £8.8m
* What is the highest-grossing film of 2024?
* Inside Out 2 with a gross of £53.2m
* What is the total gross to date for Kneecap?
* £1.1m

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