Warner Bros.’ “Weapons” held the No. 1 position at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a third consecutive weekend, taking in £1.1 million ($1.5 million) and lifting its total to £8.6 million ($11.7 million), according to Comscore.
Disney’s “Freakier Friday” stayed strong in second place with $1 million, pushing its cumulative tally to $7.8 million after three weeks. Sony’s “Materialists” followed at No. 3, grossing $749,131 for a running total of $3.5 million.
Rounding out the upper half of the chart, Universal’s animated sequel “The Bad Guys 2” placed fourth with $691,083 for a cumulative $13.8 million, while Disney’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” remained a steady presence at No. 5 with $686,093, bringing its total to $29.7 million.
The highest new entry of the weekend was Studiocanal’s “The Life Of Chuck,” debuting in sixth place on $657,280. Paramount’s reboot of “The Naked Gun” slipped to No. 7 but added $529,597, moving its total to $8.8 million.
At No. 8, Universal’s…