‘Wicker’ Edges ‘Primetime’ for U.K., Ireland Box Office Crown as ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Ramayana’ Loom — SkimNews
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- 'Wicker' debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. and Ireland with £1.76 million ($2.34 million), led by Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård in a period comedy from Black Bear.
- 'Primetime' opened in second place with £1.75 million ($2.33 million), just £10,141 behind 'Wicker', marking a razor-thin margin for A24’s psychological thriller starring Robert Pattinson.
- 'Ghosts: The Possession of Button House' dropped to third in its second weekend, adding $2 million for a total of $8.45 million, after topping the previous frame.
- 'Wildwood' secured fifth place in its second weekend with $863,082, bringing its cumulative gross to $3.7 million for the Black Bear stop-motion animated film.
- 'Verity' reached $15.5 million in cumulative earnings after five weeks, maintaining strong legs as the Colleen Hoover adaptation from Sony Pictures.
- 'Fatherland' passed $808,453 in the U.K. and Ireland, becoming Paweł Pawlikowski’s second-highest-grossing film there, surpassing 'Ida' but trailing 'Cold War'.
Why it matters: The near-tie between 'Wicker' and 'Primetime' underscores the competitive intensity among prestige-driven adult dramas in a market often dominated by franchises, with Black Bear emerging as a key player through dual top-five finishes via 'Wicker' and 'Wildwood'.
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