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Button House leads U.K. box office

Lionsgate's horror-comedy earned £2.4 million in its debut, outpacing Clayface and Ali G: Who Iz I?

By Idris Robinson ·

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Lionsgate U.K.'s horror-comedy Ghosts: The Possession of Button House took the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office. The film collected £2.4 million, which equates to $3.2 million, across its opening weekend.

Warner Bros.' DC horror thriller Clayface opened in second position. It generated $2.6 million in its debut session.

Amazon MGM Studios' comedy feature Ali G: Who Iz I? claimed third place. The film produced $1.7 million in its opening three days.

Black Bear's animated fantasy Wildwood, directed by Travis Knight, secured fourth spot. It earned an opening haul of $1.36 million.

Paramount's Street Fighter rounded out the top five in its second outing. The film added $1.35 million to lift its cumulative total to $5.6 million.

Universal's animated feature Forgotten Island placed sixth in its second weekend. It collected $1.2 million for a cumulative total of $3.7 million.

Sony's psychological thriller Verity followed in seventh position in its fourth frame. The film added $857,067 to bring its running total to $14.4 million.

Universal's supernatural horror Other Mommy took eighth place in its third session. It generated $576,822, bringing its gross to $6.2 million.

Mubi's Fatherland debuted at No. 9. It generated $264,083 from 86 locations over the three-day frame. The average per site was $3,144. Including preview screenings, the drama's total opening reached $415,017. This surpasses Cold War to mark director Paweł Pawlikowski's biggest-ever launch in the territory.

Studiocanal's animated holdover Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom rounded out the top 10. It collected $408,089 in its sixth frame, lifting its cumulative total to $6.1 million.

Mubi's documentary Making Marie Antoinette opened across six sites. It took $1,737 over the weekend for a $24,355 cumulative total. This limited platform bow kicks off a staggered rollout. It will expand to additional cinemas ahead of Park Circus' re-release of Sofia Coppola's 2006 feature Marie Antoinette on Nov. 13.

Mid-week event programming kicks off on Tuesday with Trafalgar Releasing's broadcast of the Royal Ballet's Manon. On Wednesday, the music documentary Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning, directed by Ben Wainwright-Pearce, screens across 100+ locations.

Source: Variety

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