'Disclosure Day' Leads U.K. and Ireland Box Office with $7.3M Opening Weekend
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Naman Ramachandran
Kettled twice. Extra chewy, extra trustworthy.
Summary
Universal's sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day" topped the U.K. and Ireland box office with a $7.3 million opening weekend. Universal also held the second spot with Curry Barker's horror-romance "Obsession," which earned $2 million in its fifth week (cumulative $17.9 million). Paramount's horror parody reboot "Scary Movie" landed third in its second weekend with $3.5 million ($9.6 million total). A24's viral horror "Backroom" also charted.
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Universal also secured the runner-up slot with Curry Barker's horror-romance 'Obsession.' In its fifth frame, the breakout title continued its remarkable run, taking $2 million to bring its cumulative total to $17.9 million.
Paramount's horror parody reboot 'Scary Movie' was third in its sophomore session, banking $3.5 million. The film has now collected a 10-day total of $9.6 million.
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