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‘Wicker’ Edges ‘Primetime’ for U.K., Ireland Box Office Crown as ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Ramayana’ Loom
“Wicker” took the U.K. and Ireland box-office lead on its debut, narrowly beating “Primetime” by just over £10,000. The close contest put the period comedy and psychological thriller ahead of the previous weekend’s chart-topper, “Ghosts: The Possession of Button House”.
“Wicker” earned £1.76 million, while “Primetime” took £1.75 million. “Ghosts” fell to third, adding $2 million and reaching $8.45 million overall; “Clayface” was fourth with $6.2 million to date. Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland” also became his second-highest-grossing U.K. and Ireland release, behind “Cold War”. Upcoming releases include “I Play Rocky” and the animated “Ramayana: Rise of a Legend”.
In short
- “Wicker” opened at No. 1 with £1.76 million.
- “Primetime” finished only £10,141 behind.
- “Fatherland” became Pawlikowski’s second-biggest U.K. and Ireland release.
Explained simply
The U.K. and Ireland box office ranks films by ticket sales over a set period, often making a new release’s opening weekend an early measure of audience interest. “Wicker” is a period comedy, while “Primetime” is a psychological thriller, so the close result puts two films of different genres at the top.
The chart also tracks how films perform over time, including returning releases such as “Ghosts: The Possession of Button House” and “Clayface”. Paweł Pawlikowski is a filmmaker whose earlier film “Cold War” remains his biggest U.K. and Ireland release; the chart offers a way to compare newer titles with that record.