{"id":25296,"date":"2025-10-13T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/10\/13\/tron-ares-tops-uk-and-irish-cinemas-with-1-8m-british-tourette-syndrome-drama-i-swear-grosses-1-1m\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T13:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:01:22","slug":"tron-ares-tops-uk-and-irish-cinemas-with-1-8m-british-tourette-syndrome-drama-i-swear-grosses-1-1m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/10\/13\/tron-ares-tops-uk-and-irish-cinemas-with-1-8m-british-tourette-syndrome-drama-i-swear-grosses-1-1m\/","title":{"rendered":"Tron: Ares tops UK and Irish cinemas with \u00a31.8m; British Tourette syndrome drama I Swear grosses \u00a31.1m"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>UK-Ireland Box Office Report<\/h2>\n<p>The latest box office report for the UK and Ireland has been released, and it&#8217;s filled with exciting updates on the top-performing films. <\/p>\n<h3>Top 5 Films<\/h3>\n<p>The top 5 films in the UK-Ireland box office for the weekend of October 10-12 are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Tron: Ares<\/strong> (US) &#8211; \u00a31.8m<\/li>\n<li><strong>One battle after another<\/strong> (US) &#8211; \u00a31.2m<\/li>\n<li><strong>I swear<\/strong> (UNITED KINGDOM) &#8211; \u00a31.1m<\/li>\n<li><strong>Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale<\/strong> (UNITED KINGDOM) &#8211; \u00a3454,244<\/li>\n<li><strong>The smashing machine<\/strong> (US) &#8211; \u00a3352,812<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Film Analysis<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tron: Ares<\/strong> opened in 608 cinemas to a site average of \u00a32,940, with final figures still to come. This figure is below the opening price of \u00a32m, with an average of \u00a34,364 from 452 locations <strong>Tron Legacy<\/strong> from 2010. <strong>Legacy<\/strong> ended with \u00a310.5 million, a target that would satisfy Disney <strong>Ares<\/strong> from this beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Thomas Anderson&#8217;s revolutionary thriller <strong>One battle after another<\/strong> took second place in its third weekend in theaters. The Warner Bros. film was already Anderson&#8217;s highest-grossing film, bringing in \u00a31.2m &#8211; down 37% &#8211; to \u00a38.3m.<\/p>\n<p>Studiocanal opened the British drama <strong>I swear<\/strong> about the life of a young man with Tourette&#8217;s syndrome, at \u00a31.1m, from 653 sites, with an average price of \u00a31,615. Written and directed by Kirk Jones, the film was produced by Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest and Jones and grossed \u00a31.2 million including previews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale<\/strong> tops Universal&#8217;s chart, falling 48% to \u00a3454,244 in its fifth weekend, taking it to \u00a316.9m. It will be the second highest of the three games <strong>Downton Abbey<\/strong> Features, before 2022 <strong>A new era<\/strong> (\u00a315.1m), but behind that of 2019 <strong>Downton Abbey<\/strong> (\u00a328.5m).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The smashing machine<\/strong> In the second weekend, prices for entertainment film distributors fell by 59%, reaching \u00a3352,812, for a total profit of \u00a31.6m.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Notable Films<\/h3>\n<p>Revenue for the top five titles fell by a whopping 36% to \u00a34.9m, despite the release of two new films. With Halloween just around the corner, exhibitors are hoping for the arrival of horror titles, including Universal&#8217;s <strong>The black phone 2<\/strong> Starting next weekend, revenue will move in the right direction again.<\/p>\n<h2>New Releases and Re-Released Films<\/h2>\n<h3>Zoopocalypse Begins<\/h3>\n<p>Independent animation <strong>Night of the Zoopocalypse<\/strong> New distributor Kazoo Films opened with \u00a3261,000 from 504 sites and an average price of \u00a3518, making it the highest-grossing children&#8217;s film in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Ghost dog horror <strong>Good boy<\/strong> started with \u00a3172,515 from 329 sites with an average of \u00a3524 for Vertigo Releasing. Including previews, the film costs \u00a3229,643.<\/p>\n<p>On a tough weekend for holdovers, Universal&#8217;s <strong>The Bad Ones 2<\/strong> performed better than most, falling 37% from its 12th Weekend at the cinema. The animated sequel grossed \u00a3166,516 and tops the \u00a314m mark, overtaking 2022&#8217;s \u00a313.8m <strong>The bad guys<\/strong> \u2013 a strong result for number two from a \u00a31.6m opening.<\/p>\n<p>Adaptation by Stephen King <strong>The long walk<\/strong> The value rose by \u00a3147,388 in the fifth session and fell 47% to \u00a34.4m for Lionsgate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The roses<\/strong> In its seventh weekend in cinemas for Disney, it fell 49% to \u00a3123,850, rising to \u00a310.1m.<\/p>\n<p>A re-release of Tim Burton&#8217;s stop-motion animation <strong>corpse bride<\/strong> earned \u00a3122,143 for Park Circus over the weekend and has \u00a3129,054 including previews. The film grossed over \u00a35 million when it premiered in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Lionsgate <strong>dusk<\/strong> The new release held up well in its second weekend in cinemas, losing just 6% at \u00a397,010. The 2008 re-release of the film now costs \u00a3241,000, on top of the original release&#8217;s \u00a311.2m.<\/p>\n<p>Anime <strong>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle<\/strong> tops Sony&#8217;s list, adding \u00a382,760 in its fifth weekend. Despite a 52% fall, a whopping \u00a36.8m has been raised so far.<\/p>\n<p>A re-release of the 1997 Japanese psychological thriller <strong>Perfect blue<\/strong> Cost a tidy \u00a380,600 from Anime Ltd and costs \u00a382,016 including the preview. This already exceeds a 20th Anniversary re-release from 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Universal horror <strong>Him<\/strong> In its second weekend, the film suffered a 72% drop with \u20b976,385 taking the film&#8217;s total to \u20b9495,804.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Strangers: Chapter 2<\/strong> The third weekend for Lionsgate added \u00a345,022 &#8211; a 67% drop to \u00a3792,360, less than the \u00a31.9m total for the first film of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Animation <strong>Dora: Magical Mermaid Adventures<\/strong> Paramount is at the top again with a gain of \u00a345,000 &#8211; a 58% fall in the second weekend, rising to \u00a3168,000.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the first film mentioned above, Lionsgate also re-released the 2009 film <strong>The Twilight Saga: New Moon<\/strong> \u00a342,433 for the first session from 221 sites with an average of \u00a3345. The <strong>dusk<\/strong> The sequel grossed a hefty \u00a327.6 million compared to the original release.<\/p>\n<p>National Theater Lives <strong>Each other<\/strong> starring Rosamund Pike, grossed \u00a338,889 in its sixth weekend in cinemas &#8211; a 6% increase and a total of \u00a32.1m, a strong result for an event film.<\/p>\n<p>The second weekend of the Indian romantic comedy <strong>Tulsi Kumari from Sunny Sanskriti<\/strong> Moviegoers Entertainment added \u00a335,390 and the film cost \u00a3178,452.<\/p>\n<p>Disney&#8217;s <strong>Freakier Friday<\/strong> is still in cinemas after ten weekends and took \u00a327,789 in its final season &#8211; a 48% drop &#8211; reaching \u00a38.9m, more than the first film in 2003 which took \u00a36.6m.<\/p>\n<p>Carmen Emmi&#8217;s British-American independent thriller <strong>Civil<\/strong> It opened to \u00a320,884 from 51 screens, with an average price of \u00a3409, making Curzon a total of \u00a345,154.<\/p>\n<p>Romantic drama from Sony <strong>A big, brave, beautiful journey<\/strong> has reached the end of his career after four cinema weekends. The film, starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, grossed \u00a318,142 in its final session, reaching \u00a31.2m.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Smurfs<\/strong> begin their exit from Paramount with a price tag of \u00a315,000 13th The film took in \u00a35.8m at the weekend &#8211; its lowest grosser of the last four <strong>Smurfs<\/strong> Films.<\/p>\n<p>Myrid Carten&#8217;s Irish documentary <strong>A desire within her<\/strong> opened in Ireland via Break Out Pictures for \u00a312,115.<\/p>\n<p>Documentary <strong>Omar and Cedric: If this ever gets weird<\/strong> about the band The Mars Volta took \u00a31,558 from three screenings via Bulldog Film Distribution.<\/p>\n<p>What would the 100th Birthday of the late Margaret Thatcher, documentary about the miners&#8217; strike <strong>Iron Ladies<\/strong> earned \u00a3580 from three screenings via Miracle Comms, with final figures still to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK-Ireland Box Office Report The latest box office report for the UK and Ireland has been released, and it&#8217;s filled with exciting updates on the top-performing films. 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