Warner Bros.’ “One Battle After Another” opened at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office with £2.4 million ($3.3 million), according to Comscore.
Disney’s event reissue “Hamilton (10th Anniversary)” sang its way to a strong No. 2 debut with $2.4 million.
Universal’s “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” continued to draw audiences in its third weekend, adding $1.8 million for a total of $18.1 million.
Warner Bros.’ “The Conjuring: Last Rites” ranked fourth with $1.1 million, bringing its cumulative total to $22.1 million. Lionsgate U.K.’s “The Long Walk” held fifth place, taking $630,000 for a running total of $4.9 million.
Disney’s “The Roses” followed at No. 6 with $466,000, reaching $12.4 million overall. Horror sequel “The Strangers: Chapter 2” from Lionsgate U.K. entered at No. 7 with $448,000, while Dreamz Entertainment’s Telugu-language film “They Call Him OG” debuted close behind in eighth with $439,000.
Anime hit “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle,” released by Sony Pictures, dropped to ninth, earning $436,000 for a total of $8.4 million. Rounding out the top 10, Universal’s “The Bad Guys 2” added $318,000, lifting its total to $18.3 million.
Among upcoming releases, on Oct. 1, Trafalgar Releasing brings two remastered BTS concerts back to cinemas — “BTS 2021 Muster Sowoozoo” and “BTS 2019 ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ London” — both directed by Jo Hyeongseok and playing across 100+ locations. The same day, Screenbound Pictures rolls out “The Story of Skids: Scotland’s No.1 Punk Band,” a documentary from Mark Sloper featuring Richard Jobson, while Dreamz Entertainment bows Rishab Shetty’s highly anticipated Indian prequel “Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1.”
Oct. 2 sees the release of Bollywood romance “Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari” via Moviegoers Entertainment, alongside “Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror,” an experimental fusion project distributed by CinemaLive. Horror classic “The Curse of Frankenstein,” directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, returns in a 4K restoration from Hammer/Icon.
A crowded slate arrives on Oct. 3, led by wide releases “Him,” a Universal thriller from Justin Tipping starring Marlon Wayans, Julia Fox and Tyriq Withers, and “The Smashing Machine,” Benny Safdie’s drama for Entertainment Film Distributors starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. Other highlights include Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka-fai in Trinity CineAsia’s “The Shadow’s Edge,” Gilles Legardinier’s “Mr. Blake At Your Service,” starring John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant and Émilie Dequenne, via Vertigo Releasing, and Audrey Lamy starrer “The Kitchen Brigade” from Tull Stories.
Also opening are “Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight,” a Sony drama led by Embeth Davidtz and Lexi Venter; Universal’s “Him”; and “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror,” a Kaleidoscope Entertainment documentary revisiting the cult musical with Richard O’Brien, Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon. Picturehouse Entertainment’s “Urchin” and Dartmouth Films’ activist doc “Power Station” broaden the lineup.
Anniversary reissues are also part of the week’s offering. Park Circus celebrates James Bond with a 30th anniversary re-release of “GoldenEye” on October 5, while Disney returns James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” to cinemas. Trafalgar Releasing continues its concert programming with “BTS 2019 & 2021 Concert Marathon” and the “2025 Valorant Champions Tour: Finals In Cinema.”