The U.K. and Ireland box office experienced a surge over the weekend as Disney’s “Toy Story 5” captured the top spot, debuting to a spectacular £15.3 million ($20.2 million).
Opening in over 300 locations, the Pixar feature delivered the biggest opening weekend in the history of the franchise for the territory, dominating the theatrical marketplace with 72% of all ticket sales across the three-day weekend.
Universal claimed the second place with Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller “Disclosure Day,” which brought in $2.2 million in its second weekend. The high-concept event film, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor, has now amassed a cumulative total of $11.9 million.
Universal also took the No. 3 spot with Curry Barker’s horror-romance “Obsession.” The breakout genre hit pulled in $1.2 million, pushing its running total to $20.3 million.
Paramount’s horror spoof reboot “Scary Movie” was in fourth place, adding $735,071 to its lifetime haul, which now stands at a cumulative $11.1 million.
