# ‘Ghosts: The Possession of Button House’ Scares Up U.K., Ireland Box Office Win

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ghosts-the-possession-of-button-house-scares-up-u-k-ireland-box-office-win/
- Published: 2026-10-27T03:28:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T04:50:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/ghosts-the-possession-of-button-house-uk-ireland-box-office-1236931821/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Geopolitics, Horror, Paranormal, Politics, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- ‘Ghosts: The Possession of Button House’ led the UK and Ireland chart.
- It earned £2.4 million in its opening weekend.
- ‘Fatherland’ set a new territory opening record for director Paweł Pawlikowski.

## Summary

‘Ghosts: The Possession of Button House’ opened at number one in the UK and Ireland, taking £2.4 million over the weekend. Its lead shows strong demand for the horror-comedy and puts it ahead of several new releases, including DC thriller ‘Clayface’.

‘Clayface’ placed second with $2.6 million, while ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ took third with $1.7 million. ‘Street Fighter’, last week’s leader, fell to fifth but raised its total to $5.6 million; ‘Verity’ reached $14.4 million after four weekends. Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’ opened ninth, earning $264,083 from 86 cinemas, or $415,017 including previews, marking his biggest opening in the territory.

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