{"id":481910,"date":"2026-03-18T09:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/481910\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:26:12","slug":"hoppers-holds-no-1-at-u-k-ireland-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/481910\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hoppers&#8217; Holds No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDisney\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/hoppers\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hoppers\" data-tag=\"hoppers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hoppers<\/a>\u201d held the No. 1 position at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second weekend, adding \u00a32.3 million ($3.1 million) and bringing its total to \u00a37.7 million ($10.3 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\/reminders-of-him\/\" id=\"auto-tag_reminders-of-him\" data-tag=\"reminders-of-him\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reminders of Him<\/a>\u201d debuted in second place with $1.4 million, marking the top new entry of the frame. Studiocanal\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/how-to-make-a-killing\/\" id=\"auto-tag_how-to-make-a-killing\" data-tag=\"how-to-make-a-killing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Make a Killing<\/a>\u201d followed closely in third, opening with $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEntertainment Film Distributors\u2019 \u201cMother\u2019s Pride\u201d placed fourth in its second weekend, grossing $802,000 for a cumulative $2.7 million. Warner Bros.\u2019 \u201cWuthering Heights\u201d continued its steady run in fifth, adding $711,000 to reach $32.3 million in total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tParamount\u2019s \u201cScream 7\u201d moved to sixth in its third weekend with $655,000, lifting its cumulative to $9.5 million. Sony\u2019s \u201cGOAT\u201d followed in seventh place with $336,000, pushing its total to $16.9 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUniversal\u2019s \u201cEPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert\u201d ranked eighth with $236,000 for a $4.5 million total, while Warner Bros.\u2019 \u201cThe Bride!\u201d took ninth place with $235,000, reaching $1.7 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRounding out the top 10, Mubi\u2019s \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d added $104,000 in its fourth weekend, bringing its cumulative to $1.5 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe late-March frame is one of the most crowded of the year so far, led by Sony\u2019s wide release \u201cProject Hail Mary,\u201d directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDisney has genre sequel \u201cReady or Not 2: Here I Come,\u201d while Kaleidoscope Entertainment targets family audiences with animated feature \u201cThe Land of Sometimes,\u201d voiced by Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter and Asa Butterfield, also opening wide. Universal drama \u201cMidwinter Break,\u201d while Signature Entertainment rolls out psychological thriller \u201cThe Good Boy,\u201d starring Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tVertigo Releasing launches Gus Van Sant\u2019s \u201cDead Man\u2019s Wire,\u201d starring Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd, Al Pacino and Colman Domingo, while Picturehouse Entertainment releases Ugo Bienvenu\u2019s animated feature \u201cArco,\u201d with a voice cast including Will Ferrell and Natalie Portman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIndian titles continue to feature prominently, with Moviegoers Entertainment\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/dhurandhar-the-revenge\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dhurandhar-the-revenge\" data-tag=\"dhurandhar-the-revenge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dhurandhar: The Revenge<\/a>,\u201d starring Ranveer Singh, opening across 100-plus locations, alongside \u201cUstaad Bhagat Singh.\u201d The week also includes a wide array of independent and international fare such as Vue Lumi\u00e8re\u2019s \u201cBroken English,\u201d Munro\u2019s \u201cApnas\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Be Prey\u201d and 606\u2019s \u201cAbode.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRepertory and event cinema remain a key component. Park Circus marks the 25th anniversary of \u201cMoulin Rouge,\u201d while Arrow Films brings John Woo\u2019s \u201cThe Killer\u201d back in 4K. Earlier in the week, Disney reissues \u201cThe Revenant\u201d for its 10th anniversary, and MusicScreen presents \u201cLohengrin \u2013 Wagner.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disney\u2019s \u201cHoppers\u201d held the No. 1 position at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second weekend,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[171254,96,164838,171255,2839,169524,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-481910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-dhurandhar-the-revenge","tag-entertainment","tag-hoppers","tag-how-to-make-a-killing","tag-movies","tag-reminders-of-him","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}