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Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” held onto the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second straight weekend, building on its record-breaking debut with another £7.2 million ($9.3 million), according to Comscore.
The film has now amassed $40.1 million, cementing its place as the year’s box office behemoth so far.
Disney’s espionage thriller “The Amateur” was the strongest new opener of the weekend, landing at No. 2 with $1.4 million. Universal’s “Six the Musical” continued its chart-topping stage-to-screen success, earning $1.1 million in its second weekend and has a running total of $5 million.
One of the weekend’s standout performances came from “Andre Rieu’s 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues,” from Piece Of Magic Entertainment. The two-day-only concert film waltzed into fourth place with $771,116, a robust showing for an event cinema release celebrating the beloved Dutch violinist and conductor’s milestone year.
Disney’s “Snow White” dropped to fifth in its fourth week, collecting $530,944 to bring its total to $11.8 million.
Universal’s thriller “Drop” opened in sixth with $494,969, while Trafalgar Releasing’s faith-based “The Chosen: The Last Supper – Episodes 1 & 2” followed in seventh with $331,857, adding to a running total of $552,658.
New entry, Ajith Kumar vehicle “Good Bad Ugly” from DJ Tech LTD landed in eighth with $327,016, marking another strong regional performance for South Asian cinema in the U.K. and Ireland.
Entertainment Film Distributors’ “Death of a Unicorn” was in ninth with $231,779 in its second weekend, lifting its cumulative total to $1.3 million.
Warner Bros.’ “A Working Man” rounded out the top 10 with $168,506, pushing its total to $2.2 million after three weeks.
A broad mix of new titles hits U.K. and Ireland cinemas this week going into the Easter bank holiday weekend. Wednesday, April 16 sees Sony release “Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon,” the latest anime feature adapted from the popular manga series.
On Thursday, April 17, Ceema Entertainment debuts “My Love Will Make You Disappear,” a romantic comedy headlined by popular Philippines pair Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino. Also arriving midweek is “Neil Young: Coastal,” a music documentary directed by Daryl Hannah and distributed by Trafalgar Releasing.
Friday, April 18 ushers in a slate of diverse new titles. Warner Bros. leads with phantasmagorical horror “Sinners.” Lionsgate U.K. delivers two new releases: “The Penguin Lessons,” a heartfelt adaptation based on Tom Michell’s memoir of rescuing a penguin in 1970s Argentina, headlined by Steve Coogan and Jonathan Pryce, and “Freaky Tales,” a genre-blending story set in 1980s Oakland featuring interconnected vignettes, starring Pedro Pascal.
Modern Films releases “Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story,” a documentary that explores the life and literary legacy of the celebrated Irish author.
A24 releases Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s “Warfare,” where a harrowing 2006 Navy SEAL mission in Ramadi, Iraq, comes to brutally authentic life.
Also arriving this week is the 20th anniversary reissue of “Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” the Oscar-winning stop-motion classic from Aardman. brought back to the big screen by Park Circus.
Rounding out the week is Bollywood patriotic film “Kesari Chapter 2,” headlined by Akshay Kumar and R. Madhavan, distributed by Moviegoers Entertainment.
