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Box Office Battle: Two Films Neck-and-Neck!
18 Nov
Summary
- Two new films vied for the top spot at UK box office.
- New releases 'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' and 'The Running Man' were very close.
- A diverse slate of films, including anime and opera, released this week.
The UK and Ireland box office experienced an extremely close race for the number one spot this past weekend. Lionsgate's "Now You See Me: Now You Don't" secured a narrow victory, opening with £2,384,018, just ahead of Paramount's "The Running Man," which debuted with £2,383,269. The competition was so tight it was described as a photo finish.
In its second week, Disney's "Predator: Badlands" remained a strong performer, earning $1.2 million to bring its total to $5.6 million. New entries "Nuremberg" and Sony's anime feature "Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution" followed in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Other notable releases included "The Choral," "Christmas Karma," "Regretting You," "A Paw Patrol Christmas," and "Bugonia."
This week's cinema slate is varied, featuring event-cinema like "La Traviata - OperaGlass Works 2025" and Telugu-language film "Premante." Major national releases include Universal Pictures' "Wicked: For Good" and Sony Pictures' "Sisu: Road to Revenge." The lineup also includes "The Thing With Feathers," "The Ice Tower," "The Session Man - The Nicky Hopkins Story," "120 Bahadur," "Game," "CBeebies Panto 2025: Cinderella," "The Carpenter's Son," "Mastiii 4," "The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo," "Testimony," and "Eko."
