‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Continues U.K., Ireland Box Office Reign, ‘Joker’ Sequel on Horizon
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.
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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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