‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Swings to Top of U.K. Box Office

Sonys Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with 9.1 million ($11.3 million), per numbers from Comscore.

Disneys The Little Mermaid continued its strong performance in the territory, collecting 4.2 million in second place in its second weekend for a total of 16.2 million. In third position, in its third weekend, Universals Fast X earned 1 million for a total of 13.3 million.

Occupying fourth place in its fifth weekend was Disneys Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 with 993,389 for a total of 34.6 million. Disneys The Boogeyman debuted in fifth position with 492,071.

There were four more debuts in the top 10. Avex Pics concert film Suga Agust D Tour D-Day In Japan bowed in seventh place with 119,465, Trafalgar Releasings Die Zauberflote Met Opera 2023 in eighth with 104,669 and Vertigos Reality ninth with 62,987.

House Of Advertisings Bollywood film Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, on its way to becoming a major hit at home in India, debuted in 10th place with 56,781.

The big release the upcoming weekend is Paramounts Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts, starringAnthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Pete Davidson and Cristo Fernndez, which is getting a saturation release across more than 300 locations.

Other openers include Disneys composer biopic Chevalier, Bulldog Film Distribution/Hidden Door Productions music and romance themed Love Without Walls, Picturehouse Entertainments War Pony, which won actor-turned-director Riley Keough the Cannes Golden Camera, MUBIs BIFA winner Medusa Deluxe and New Waves Cannes selected documentary My Imaginary Country.

Park Circus is re-releasing John Waters cult classic Hairspray on the occasion of its 35th anniversary.