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Box Office Round-up
Project Hail Mary opened in the top spot at the UK box office with £7.4m, which includes £2.8m from previews. The Friday to Sunday total of £4.6m is the second biggest opening weekend of the year to date, and with stellar audience scores (it’s currently in the Letterboxd top 100 films of all-time), a long and fruitful box office run should be ahead. Ryan Gosling’s last film in cinemas was The Fall Guy, which opened with a Friday to Sunday total of £3.2m and finished on £12.4m, so Project Hail Mary is looking at a total comfortably ahead of that.
Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge is the sequel to Dhurandhar, which opened in December of 2025 with £307k and posted a terrific hold on second weekend, ending its run with £3m, making it one of the biggest Indian releases in the UK. This sequel looks set to fly past that, opening with £2.1m from its first four days, having launched on Thursday (Eid). Its Friday to Sunday total of £1.6m is the biggest opening in history for a Bollywood release and it looks like Pathaan’s final total of £4.4m (the biggest south Asian release) could be within reach.
Hoppers fell to third, adding £1.2m, which is down 46% from last weekend. That takes its total to £9.5m and it has already surpassed the final total of last year’s Pixar film, Elio, which finished on £5.3m. It’s now just £1m behind 2022’s Lightyear , which finished on £10.5m. It will surpass that total in the next week or so.
Reminders Of Him fell to fourth, adding £675k, which is down 38% from last weekend. That’s the best hold in the top 15 and takes its total to £2.8m. Hopefully a decent run across the Easter holidays can see it get up towards Regretting You’s final total of £6.3m.
Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come rounded out the top five, opening with £615k, which includes £41k from previews. The first Ready Or Not was a well-liked thriller and opened with £697k and finished its run with just-under £2m, so hopefully Ready Or Not 2 can get to a similar total.
Outside of the top five, another major South Asian release timed for Eid opened in sixth - Aadu 3 kicked off its run with £424k, which includes £130k from previews.
Next Weekend
The Magic Faraway Tree is an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s much-loved book. A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures. Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Rebecca Ferguson and Jessica Gunning are among the impressive cast.
They Will Kill You stars Zazie Beetz as a woman who takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building's history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery.
Splitsville is a comedy starring Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona. When Ashley (Arjona) asks for a divorce, the good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie (Johnson) and Paul, for support. Their secret to happiness is an open marriage; that is, until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.
Bluey At The Cinema: Playdates With Friends is the latest big screen outing for the loveable Australian dog.
The Buzz
Wild Horse Nine is the latest film from Martin McDonagh (The Banshees Of Inisherin, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell play CIA agents Chris and Lee, who face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island during 1973 Chile. The supporting cast includes Steve Buscemi and Parker Posey. This is all set to be another major awards contender from McDonagh and it’s one of the best films for an ABC1 male audience in Q4 when it hits cinemas on 6 November.
Across The Pond
Project Hail Mary opened in the top spot with a terrific $80.6m, the biggest opening weekend of the year in North America. Hoppers fell to second, adding $18m for a new total of $120.4m. Dhurandhar: The Revenge was a hit in North America too, opening with an excellent $9.6m, just pipping Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come which opened with $9.1m in fourth. Reminders Of Him rounded out the top five, adding $8m for a new total of $33.2m.