British ghost comedy outdraws DC sequel

Lionsgate U.K. placed its horror-comedy 'Ghosts: The Possession of Button House' at the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office for the weekend. The film collected £2.4 million, which is equivalent to $3.2 million, across its opening three days. This debut placed the production ahead of major studio releases from Warner Bros. and Amazon MGM Studios.

Warner Bros.‘ DC horror thriller 'Clayface' opened in second position with $2.6 million. Amazon MGM Studios‘ comedy feature 'Ali G: Who Iz I?' claimed third place, generating $1.7 million in its debut session. Black Bear’s animated fantasy 'Wildwood,' directed by Travis Knight, secured the fourth spot with an opening haul of $1.36 million.

Paramount’s 'Street Fighter,' which led the chart in the previous session, rounded out the top five in its second outing. The film added $1.35 million to lift its cumulative total to $5.6 million. Universal’s animated feature 'Forgotten Island' placed sixth in its second weekend, collecting $1.2 million for a cumulative total of $3.7 million.

Sony’s psychological thriller 'Verity' followed in seventh position in its fourth frame, adding $857,067. The Colleen Hoover adaptation’s running total is now $14.4 million. Universal’s supernatural horror 'Other Mommy' took eighth place in its third session with $576,822, bringing its gross to $6.2 million.

Mubi’s 'Fatherland' debuted at No. 9, generating $264,083 from 86 locations over the three-day frame. This release posted a $3,144 screen average, the fourth highest per site among new releases. Including preview screenings, the drama’s total opening reached $415,017, surpassing 'Cold War' to mark director Paweł Pawlikowski’s biggest-ever launch in the territory.

Studiocanal’s animated holdover 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom' rounded out the top 10 in its sixth frame. It collected $408,089 to lift its cumulative total to $6.1 million. Meanwhile, Mubi’s documentary 'Making Marie Antoinette' opened across six sites, taking $1,737 over the weekend for a $24,355 cumulative total.

The limited platform bow for the documentary kicks off a staggered rollout that will expand to additional cinemas ahead of Park Circus’ re-release of Sofia Coppola’s 2006 feature 'Marie Antoinette' on Nov. 13. Mid-week event programming begins Tuesday with Trafalgar Releasing’s broadcast of the Royal Ballet’s 'Manon.'

On Wednesday, music documentary 'Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning,' directed by Ben Wainwright-Pearce, arrives in over 100 locations. Wide commercial rollouts arrive on Friday across more than 300 locations. These include Disney’s 'Everest: The Other Side,' A24’s 'Primetime,' and Black Bear’s 'Wicker.' The weekend concludes Saturday with a live viewing of the BTS World Tour 'Arirang' in Sao Paulo.