Michael Debuts No. 1 in U.K./Ireland With £11.6M
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- Universal's "Michael" opened at No. 1 in U.K./Ireland with £11.6 million ($15.6 million), one of the strongest debuts of the year in the territory, per Comscore.
- "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" held second place for Universal, adding $1.4 million in its fourth weekend to reach a $46.5 million cumulative.
- Sony's "Project Hail Mary" placed third with $1.1 million in its sixth frame, pushing its total to $43.1 million, while Entertainment Film Distributors' "The Drama" followed in fourth with $682,000 ($12.4 million total).
- Warner Bros.' "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" rounded out the top five with $485,000 in its second weekend, lifting its total to just $2.4 million.
- New entries populated the lower chart: BFI's "Rose of Nevada" debuted seventh ($232,000), Vertigo's "Exit 8" eighth ($190,000), Disney's 4K "Fight Club" reissue ninth ($133,000), and Trafalgar's opera "The Magic Flute – ROH, London 2026" tenth ($118,000).
- Looking ahead, Disney's "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is set to lead the next frame, with Black Bear's horror "Hokum" (starring Adam Scott) rolling out across 300 locations and Sony bringing anime "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea" to cinemas.
- Reissues and event cinema anchor the specialty slate: Studiocanal's "Highlander" 40th-anniversary return, Vertigo's "Slither" 4K restoration (20th anniversary), and Trafalgar's "Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC" and "Eugene Onegin – Met Opera 2026."
Why it matters: Michael's £11.6M launch gives Universal a second wind atop the U.K./Ireland chart while "Super Mario Galaxy" continues its $46.5M run, and the crowded next frame — headlined by "The Devil Wears Prada 2" and the 300-location horror "Hokum" — tests whether the territory's year-leading openers can sustain momentum into summer.
