{"id":13463,"date":"2025-07-22T13:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/13463\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:19:10","slug":"superman-stays-on-top-at-u-k-ireland-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/13463\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Superman&#8217; Stays on Top at U.K., Ireland Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWarner Bros.\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/superman\/\" id=\"auto-tag_superman\" data-tag=\"superman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Superman<\/a>\u201d held the No. 1 position at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second weekend, adding \u00a34.8 million ($6.5 million) and bringing its total to \u00a316.3 million ($22 million), according to Comscore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUniversal\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/jurassic-world-rebirth-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jurassic-world-rebirth-2\" data-tag=\"jurassic-world-rebirth-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jurassic World Rebirth<\/a>\u201d maintained a firm grip on second place, grossing $4.4 million over its third weekend for a cumulative total of $33.5 million. Warner Bros.\u2019 racing drama \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/f1\/\" id=\"auto-tag_f1\" data-tag=\"f1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1<\/a>\u201d remained in third, taking $1.7 million and pushing its tally to $24.5 million after four weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTwo new titles entered the top five. Paramount\u2019s reboot \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/smurfs\/\" id=\"auto-tag_smurfs\" data-tag=\"smurfs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Smurfs<\/a>\u201d landed in fourth place with a debut of $1.6 million, while Sony\u2019s slasher revival \u201cI Know What You Did Last Summer\u201d opened fifth with $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUniversal\u2019s \u201cHow To Train Your Dragon\u201d continued its strong run in sixth place, earning $910,894 for a total of $27.5 million. Sony\u2019s \u201c28 Years Later\u201d followed in seventh with $591,070, lifting its total to $19 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDisney\u2019s \u201cElio\u201d placed eighth with $413,876, taking its cume to $5.4 million. Fellow Disney release \u201cLilo &amp; Stitch\u201d held ninth position, grossing $264,436 for a robust total of $49 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRounding out the top 10 was Yash Raj Films\u2019 \u201cSaiyaara,\u201d which debuted with $261,388. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis week\u2019s major release is Marvel\u2019s \u201cThe Fantastic Four: First Steps,\u201d opening Thursday, July 24. Directed by Matt Shakman, the superhero reboot introduces Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the new quartet. Distributed by Disney, the film launches in over 300 locations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUniversal\u2019s \u201cThe Bad Guys 2\u201d arrives Friday, July 25, reuniting audiences with the reformed animal outlaws in this animated sequel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOther releases include \u201cZero,\u201d a thriller from Blue Finch Film Releasing, starring Hus Miller and Gary Dourdan, and \u201cDying,\u201d the Berlin-winning German drama from Picturehouse Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSony unleashes anime title \u201cJujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory \/ Premature Death \u2013 The Movie\u201d in select locations from Wednesday, July 23, while fans of concert cinema can catch \u201cRoger Waters: This Is Not a Drill \u2013 Live From Prague,\u201d from Trafalgar Releasing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAdditional arthouse offerings include Hong Sangsoo\u2019s Korean drama \u201cWhat Does That Nature Say to You?\u201d (ICA Cinema), Cannes-bowing thriller \u201cGazer\u201d from Bulldog Film Distribution, and the 4K restoration of \u201cAmadeus\u201d via Curzon. Warner Bros. will reissue \u201cThe Goonies\u201d in celebration of its 40th anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Warner Bros.\u2019 \u201cSuperman\u201d held the No. 1 position at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13464,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,817,13079,344,4346,5606],"class_list":["post-13463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-f1","tag-jurassic-world-rebirth","tag-movies","tag-smurfs","tag-superman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}