Sony’s “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” topped the UK and Ireland box office with an opening gross of 3.3 million pounds ($4.5 million), according to ComScore.
Lionsgate UK’s “The Housemaid” moved into second place in its fourth weekend, adding $3.8 million for a total of $30.5 million. Universal’s awards season contender “Hamnet” came in third, earning $3.5 million in its second year slot, pushing its total to $11.3 million.
Disney’s marquee film Avatar: Fire and Ash remained strong in fourth place with $2.3 million, bringing its total box office gross to $51.8 million. Entertainment film distributor Marty Supreme rounded out the top five, collecting $2 million in its fourth weekend for a total of $16 million.
Further down the chart, Disney’s “Zootopia 2” came in at No. 6 with $1.3 million for a total of $41.1 million. Disney’s “Rental Family” also debuted at No. 7 with an opening price of $705,000. Warner Bros.’ reprint of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” came in eighth place with $639,000.
Paramount’s “The SpongeBob Movie: Find Squarepants” came in ninth place, adding $631,000 for a total of $10 million. Meanwhile, Sony’s “Anaconda” made it into the top 10 with $406,000, for a total of $7 million.
A range of films will be in cinemas across the UK and Ireland from January 22nd. Event films and a series of high-profile wide releases will lead the way. The National Theater brings Hamlet – Northern Territory Live 2026 to the big screen, while Trafalgar Releasing adds to its musical documentary offering with Megadeth: Behind the Mask.
This week’s biggest commercial highlight is Universal’s “The History of Sound,” a romantic drama directed by Oliver Hermanus starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor that opens in more than 300 screens on January 23. Sony will release the cyber thriller “Mercy,” and the entertainment film distribution company will release “Return to Silent Hill,” a genre sequel aimed at horror fans. Vertigo Releasing will release the soccer drama ‘Saipan’ starring Steve Coogan, Éanna Hardwicke and Alice Lowe.
Miracle/Dazzler’s animated ‘Dogs at the Opera’ is geared towards families, while Lionsgate UK releases ‘H Is for Hawk’, an adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s acclaimed memoir. Movies adds arthouse weight with Park Chan-wook’s Oscar-shortlisted No Other Choice, while AA Films UK brings in the Bollywood war film Border 2. Rounding out the list is BUFF Studios’ boxing drama “Heavyweight,” starring Nicholas Pinnock and Jason Isaacs.
