{"id":401402,"date":"2026-03-24T13:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/401402\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:22:08","slug":"project-hail-mary-dhurandhar-2-lead-u-k-ireland-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/401402\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Project Hail Mary,’ ‘Dhurandhar 2’ Lead U.K., Ireland Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cProject Hail Mary<\/a>,\u201d distributed by Sony, debuted at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office, earning \u00a37.4 million ($9.9 million) in its opening weekend, according to Comscore.<\/p>\n

\n\tIndian action title \u201cDhurandhar: The Revenge<\/a>,\u201d from Moviegoers Entertainment, opened in second place with $2.8 million, marking a strong start for the Ranveer Singh<\/a> sequel.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney\u2019s \u201cHoppers<\/a>\u201d shifted to third in its third weekend, adding $1.6 million for a cumulative $12.7 million. Universal\u2019s \u201cReminders of Him\u201d followed in fourth place with $900,000, lifting its total to $3.3 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney\u2019s \u201cReady or Not 2: Here I Come\u201d debuted in fifth place with $820,000, while RFT Films Ltd\u2019s Malayalam-language title \u201cAadu 3\u201d opened sixth on $565,000.<\/p>\n

\n\tFurther down the chart, Studiocanal\u2019s \u201cHow to Make a Killing\u201d placed seventh in its second weekend with $340,000 for a $2 million total. Entertainment Film Distributors\u2019 \u201cMother\u2019s Pride\u201d followed in eighth with $314,000, reaching $3.7 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount\u2019s \u201cScream 7\u201d continued its run in ninth place, adding $265,000 for a cumulative $10.1 million. Rounding out the top 10, Signature Entertainment\u2019s \u201cThe Good Boy\u201d debuted with $255,000.<\/p>\n

\n\tLooking ahead, the final week of March is led by a strong mix of family fare and studio titles, with Entertainment Film Distributors\u2019 \u201cThe Magic Faraway Tree\u201d as the key wide release. Directed by Ben Gregor and featuring a high-profile cast including Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy and Nicola Coughlan, the adaptation rolls out across more than 300 locations.<\/p>\n

\n\tWarner Bros. counters with thriller \u201cThey Will Kill You,\u201d also launching wide, while Universal adds comedy \u201cSplitsville,\u201d starring Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona. Trafalgar Releasing continues to lean into event cinema with \u201cBring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in Sao Paulo,\u201d while Dreamz Entertainment releases Indian title \u201cUstaad Bhagat Singh.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe specialty market is led by Raoul Peck\u2019s documentary \u201cOrwell 2+2=5,\u201d distributed by Altitude, alongside Curzon\u2019s \u201cTwo Prosecutors\u201d and Dogwoof\u2019s \u201cUnderland.\u201d Sovereign Film Distribution releases \u201cRedoubt,\u201d starring Denis Lavant, Magus Films \u201cEmpire of Lies,\u201d Conic \u201cDJ Ahmet,\u201d and Day for Night \u201cAll and Nothing.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tRepertory and alternative content remain a steady component of the market. Park Circus marks the 30th anniversary of Baz Lurhmann\u2019s \u201cRomeo + Juliet,\u201d while family audiences are also targeted with \u201cBluey at the Cinema: Playdates With Friends.\u201d The week rounds out with Anime Ltd.\u2019s \u201cThe Last Blossom,\u201d Wildcard Distribution\u2019s \u201cNo Ordinary Heist,\u201d and the music documentary \u201cMcCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cProject Hail Mary,\u201d distributed by Sony, debuted at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office, earning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[146867,18,117,106660,19,17,327,105152,3825],"class_list":{"0":"post-401402","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-dhurandhar-the-revenge","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-hoppers","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-movies","15":"tag-project-hail-mary","16":"tag-ranveer-singh"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116284368139531543","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}