“Dune: Part II” is still the most popular movie in the UK and Ireland, earning £4 million in its third weekend. This exciting sequel, directed by Denis Villeneuve, features a star-studded cast including Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, with newcomers like Austin Butler and Florence Pugh. The movie’s earnings in these regions have reached £26.2 million.
Following behind, “Wicked Little Letters” made £589,610 in its fourth week, with a total of £7.3 million. “Migration” is in third place, making £574,434 in its seventh week, totalling £19 million. The musical story of “Bob Marley: One Love” is fourth, earning £509,149 in its fifth week for a total of £16 million. The top five is completed by “Imaginary,” which made £406,392 in its second week, reaching a total of £1.3 million.
New to the top 10 are Drive-Away Dolls and Monster, earning £278,082 and £128,569, respectively.
Looking ahead, “Dune: Part II” faces competition from “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” and Immaculate. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” brings back the Spengler family for a new adventure involving an ancient artefact and an evil force. Immaculate tells the chilling tale of an American nun in a remote Italian convent facing a dark secret.
#DunePartTwo at the Oscars next year:
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Variety: Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Immaculate,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ on the Horizon as ‘Dune 2’ Continues U.K., Ireland Box Office Reign https://t.co/AQiui52jK0
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Also released is The Persian Version, a film about an Iranian-American woman balancing her cultures during a family reunion in New York. Baltimore, based on Rose Dugdale’s life, and the horror Late Night With The Devil, are also hitting theatres. Fans of animation can look forward to Robot Dreams, and history buffs might enjoy the biopic Swatantra Veer Savarkar. Lastly, a 4K restoration of Martin Scorsese’s After Hours is being released. Source
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