Button House Haunt Outdraws DC Horror in U.K. Debut

Lionsgate U.K.'s horror-comedy "Ghosts: The Posession of Button House" claimed the top spot in the U.K. and Ireland box office for the weekend. The film collected £2.4 million, which equates to $3.2 million, during its three-day opening run.

The result positions the local production ahead of major international releases. Warner Bros.' DC horror thriller "Clayface" opened in second place with $2.6 million. Amazon MGM Studios' comedy "Ali G: Who Iz I?" followed in third, generating $1.7 million in its debut session.

Black Bear's animated fantasy "Wildwood" secured the fourth position. Directed by Travis Knight, the film earned an opening haul of $1.36 million. Paramount's "Street Fighter" dropped to fifth in its second weekend, adding $1.35 million to a cumulative total of $5.6 million.

Universal's animated feature "Forgotten Island" placed sixth in its second outing, collecting $1.2 million for a running total of $3.7 million. Sony's psychological thriller "Verity" held the seventh position in its fourth frame, adding $857,067 to reach a cumulative gross of $14.4 million.

Universal's supernatural horror "Other Mommy" took eighth place in its third session with $576,822, bringing its total to $6.2 million. Mubi's "Fatherland" debuted at ninth, generating $264,083 from 86 locations. The drama achieved a $3,144 screen average, the fourth highest among new releases. Including previews, its total opening reached $415,017, surpassing "Cold War" for director Paweł Pawlikowski's biggest launch in the territory.

Studiocanal's animated holdover "Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom" rounded out the top ten in its sixth frame. The film collected $408,089, lifting its cumulative total to $6.1 million. Mubi's documentary "Making Marie Antoinette" opened across six sites, taking $1,737 over the weekend for a total of $24,355.

The documentary launch kicks off a staggered rollout ahead of Park Circus' re-release of Sofia Coppola's 2006 feature "Marie Antoinette" on Nov. 13. Upcoming mid-week event programming begins on Tuesday with Trafalgar Releasing's broadcast of the Royal Ballet's "Manon." Wednesday features the music documentary "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning" across more than 100 locations.

Wide commercial rollouts arrive on Friday across more than 300 locations. Headlining the release is Disney's mountain survival documentary "Everest: The Other Side," directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. A24's dark comedy "Primetime" stars Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, and Phoebe Bridgers. Black Bear's comedy "Wicker" stars Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, and Elizabeth Debicki. The weekend concludes Saturday with a live viewing of BTS's "Arirang" tour in Sao Paulo.