Mandalorian & Grogu Tops UK/Ireland Box Office with £5.2M
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- The Mandalorian and Grogu topped the UK/Ireland weekend box‑office with a £5.2 million ($7.1 million) opening.
- Michael rose to second place in its sixth week, pulling in $2.4 million and lifting its total to $59.5 million.
- Obsession secured third with $1.7 million, bringing its cumulative earnings to $5.3 million.
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 held fourth, adding $1.5 million to a lifetime total of $40.6 million.
- Backrooms (A24) is slated to launch across 300+ UK/Ireland sites next week, leading the upcoming release slate.
- The Sheep Detectives earned $723,515 in its third weekend, reaching a total of $8.7 million.
Why it matters: The strong opening of a Disney Star Wars spin‑off demonstrates the franchise’s continued box‑office pull in the UK/Ireland market, boosting Disney’s weekend revenue, while Universal’s ‘Michael’ shows sustained audience interest in musical biopics, reinforcing its cumulative earnings and supporting its market share against competing releases.
