Sony’s franchise reboot “Resident Evil” stormed to the summit of the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting in first place with £4.2 million ($5.6 million) across its opening frame.
Warner Bros.’ “Practical Magic 2” moved to second place in its sophomore weekend, generating $2.03 million to bring its running total to $7.5 million. Studiocanal claimed third position with the debut of Aardman’s animated adventure “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom,” which banked $2.2 million in its opening session.
Studiocanal’s thriller “Pressure” took fourth spot in its second week with $1.4 million, pushing its cume to $5.8 million. Universal’s epic “The Odyssey,” directed by Christopher Nolan, followed in fifth place during its 10th frame, adding $794,765 to elevate its running total to $116.1 million.
Sony Pictures’ superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” placed sixth in its eighth week of release, collecting $772,975. The Marvel tentpole crossed another historic milestone to reach a running local total of $133.9 million, to occupy third position on the all-time U.K. and Ireland box office chart, sitting just behind “Skyfall.”
Disney’s documentary “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger” took seventh place in its second frame with $659,899, lifting its cume to $5.1 million. Paramount’s “Bad Apples” bowed in eighth position with an opening weekend of $658,468. Trafalgar Releasing captured ninth place with the rollout of “Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event,” taking $585,683. “Insidious: Out of the Further,” distributed by Sony, rounded out the top 10 in its fifth week, taking $263,374 for a running total of $10.5 million.