{"id":541064,"date":"2026-07-14T14:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/541064\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:14:09","slug":"moana-tops-at-u-k-and-ireland-box-office-as-the-odyssey-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/541064\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Moana’ Tops at U.K. and Ireland Box Office as ‘The Odyssey’ Looms"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe U.K. and Ireland box office saw a transition at the summit as Disney\u2019s live-action adaptation \u201cMoana<\/a>\u201d debuted in the top spot, banking an opening weekend of \u00a32.8 million ($3.8 million). <\/p>\n

\n\tThe launch was enough to narrowly edge out Disney stablemate \u201cToy Story 5<\/a>,\u201d which moved to second place in its fourth frame. The film added $3.3 million over the weekend and now has a cumulative total of $56.7 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tUniversal\u2019s \u201cMinions & Monsters\u201d claimed third place in its sophomore session, taking $2.3 million to lift its 10-day running total to $9.8 million. Studiocanal\u2019s \u201cEvil Dead Burn\u201d secured fourth place, drawing horror audiences across its opening frame to pocket $1.2 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tBlack Bear\u2019s ensemble comedy-drama \u201cThe Invite\u201d placed fifth during its second weekend, adding $575,431 for a cumulative total of $2.4 million. Universal\u2019s \u201cObsession\u201d followed in sixth place in its ninth week of release, banking $358,918 for a running total of $24.3 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tWarner Bros.\u2019 superhero holdover \u201cSupergirl\u201d landed in seventh place during its third weekend, adding \u00a3$355,863 to its running total, which now stands at $7 million. Universal\u2019s Steven Spielberg sci-fi thriller \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d took eighth place in its fifth weekend, taking $276,660 to drive its cume to $16.5 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount\u2019s comedy \u201cJackass: Best and Last\u201d finished in ninth place in its third weekend with $165,514 for a total of $2.7 million, while Bakrania Media\u2019s comedy sequel \u201cDhamaal 4\u201d debuted at No. 10, taking $155,882 in its opening frame.<\/p>\n

\n\tLooking ahead to the upcoming theatrical frame, all eyes are on Christopher Nolan\u2019s massive epic adventure \u201cThe Odyssey<\/a>.\u201d Universal is set to launch the highly anticipated blockbuster on July 17 in a saturation campaign across more than 300 locations, featuring premium formats and native Imax presentations.\u00a0The high-profile film leads a busy frame that also sees Signature Entertainment debut Oscar Boyson\u2019s comedy \u201cOur Hero, Balthazar,\u201d starring Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield, that releases for one day only on July 16. <\/p>\n

The specialized and independent slate for July 17 includes LonRom Film Production\u2019s romantic LGBTQ+ drama \u201cA Year In London,\u201d starring Melanie Liburd and Nina Pons, while Verve Pictures releases Marc Isaacs\u2019 AI-focused documentary \u201cSynthetic Sincerity.\u201d Park Circus will handle classic repertory slots with specialized screen reissues of the beloved Aardman animations \u201cA Close Shave\u201d and \u201cA Matter Of Loaf And Death.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The U.K. and Ireland box office saw a transition at the summit as Disney\u2019s live-action adaptation \u201cMoana\u201d debuted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":541065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46,217127,85901,64098,67961],"class_list":["post-541064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-minions-monsters","tag-moana","tag-the-odyssey","tag-toy-story-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}