Sony Pictures’ psychological thriller “Verity,” adapted from Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, debuted at the summit of the U.K. and Ireland box office with an opening weekend of £3.3 million ($4.5 million). Franchise reboot “Resident Evil,” distributed by Sony, took second position in its third frame, generating $1.8 million to lift its running total to $15.2 million. Paramount Pictures’ action thriller “Heart of the Beast,” starring Brad Pitt and J.K.
Simmons, followed in third place in its sophomore session, adding $1.5 million for a $5.5 million cumulative gross. Warner Bros.’ Tom Cruise drama “Digger” opened in fourth position with $1.4 million. Universal’s “Sense and Sensibility” rounded out the top five in its second frame, collecting $1.3 million to advance its cume to $7.9 million.
Disney’s “Avengers: Endgame Encore” placed sixth in its sophomore session with $962,425, moving its running total to $9.5 million. Studiocanal’s animated release “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom” took seventh position in its third week, adding $745,957 to lift its cume to $4.3 million. Zee Studios International’s Bollywood release “Drishyam: The Conclusion” debuted in eighth place with an opening haul of $637,457.
Warner Bros.’ “Practical Magic 2” held ninth spot in its fourth week with $504,663, lifting its cume to $10.6 million. Studiocanal’s thriller “Pressure” rounded out the top 10 in its fourth frame, generating £$380,664 to take its total to $8.7 million. Rollouts for the week began on Monday with Park Circus’ 20th anniversary restoration of Martin Campbell’s “Casino Royale,” starring Daniel Craig, across 100+ locations.
Mid-week event programming includes Wednesday screenings of Trafalgar Releasing’s concert film “Queen Budapest” across 300+ locations. Wide commercial and platform openings on Friday are led by Sony Pictures’ drama “The Social Reckoning,” written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, releasing across 300+ locations, and Entertainment Film Distributors’ historical drama “The Uprising,” directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield, also opening across 300+ sites. Universal will roll out Rob Savage’s horror feature “Other Mommy,” starring Jessica Chastain and Jay Duplass, across 100+ locations.
Specialized, limited, and repertory debuts arriving Friday include Icon Film Distribution’s drama “The Yellow Tie,” starring Ben Schnetzer, John Malkovich, and Sean Bean, across 25+ screens; Tull Stories’ French-language release “Comédie-Française” across 25+ locations; Picturehouse Entertainment’s “The Lost Children of Tuam,” directed by Frank Berry and starring Monica Dolan, across 25+ sites; Apple Original Films’ “Tenzing”; Netflix’s “The Disciple”; Dreamz Entertainment’s Indian release “Comrade Kalyan”; Park Circus re-releasing the 30th anniversary 4K restoration of “The Craft”; and Altitude’s 24th anniversary 4K re-release of “24 Hour Party People” across 100+ screens. The weekend concludes on Saturday with Anime Ltd.’s “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Double Bill”, before Trafalgar Releasing debuts music documentary “Always Lalisa” on Monday.
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