Universal’s “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” blasted to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office with a £14.9 million ($19.8 million) opening weekend, according to Comscore.
“Project Hail Mary,” distributed by Sony, moved to second place in its third weekend, adding $4.5 million to reach $29.1 million in total. Entertainment Film Distributors’ “The Drama,” starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, debuted in third place with $2.9 million.
Also new in the upper tier, Entertainment Film Distributors’ “The Magic Faraway Tree” held strong in fourth place in its second weekend, grossing $2.8 million and pushing its cumulative total to $10.1 million.
Further down the chart, Disney’s “Hoppers” placed fifth with $723,000, bringing its total to $16.6 million. Studiocanal’s “Fuze” was the highest new mid-chart entry in sixth place with $402,000.
Moviegoers Entertainment’s “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” followed in seventh with $374,000, reaching $5.3 million overall, while Berkshire Dreamhouse’s “Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros” debuted in eighth place with $332,000.
Universal’s “Reminders of Him” continued its run in ninth with $271,000, lifting its cumulative total to $5.4 million. Rounding out the top 10, Disney’s “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” added $217,000 for a $2.5 million total.
Looking ahead, the mid-April frame is led by a mix of star-driven releases and event cinema, with Universal’s “You, Me & Tuscany” emerging as the primary wide commercial play. Directed by Kat Coiro and starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page, the romantic comedy rolls out across 300-plus locations.
Also opening wide is Vertigo Releasing’s horror “Undertone,” which arrives across 300 sites, while Jim Jarmusch’s ensemble feature “Father Mother Sister Brother,” starring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver and Tom Waits and distributed by Mubi, adds prestige weight to the lineup. Additional new entries include Francois Ozon’s Camus adaptation “The Stranger” from Curzon and Studiocanal’s music-based “California Schemin’,” the directorial debut of James McAvoy.
Park Circus marks the 40th anniversary of “Stand by Me” with a 4K restoration across 100 locations, while CinemaLive presents stage production “Musik (Theatre).” Trafalgar-style event programming also extends into music with “BTS World Tour ‘Arirang’ in Goyang: Live Viewing” over the weekend, followed by MusicScreen’s classical presentation “Cosi Fan Tutte – Mozart” at the start of the next week.
Indian titles remain a consistent presence, with Bakrania Media’s “Bhoot Bangla” and Dreamz Entertainment “Dacoit: A Love Story” entering the market.
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