The Housemaid remains at the top of the UK box office, in a week which saw the Irish sports drama Saipan make its debut in UK cinemas.
Paul Feig’s erotic thriller made an additional £2 million following its fifth week in cinemas. It takes The Housemaid‘s total up to £26 million. Screen Daily reports that it is now Feig’s highest-grossing film in the UK, having overtaken Bridesmaids (2011).
The Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated drama Hamnet is in second, also with £2 million. The drama, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal and directed by Chloé Zhao, recently secured eight Oscar nominations as well as eleven BAFTA nominations.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple added £1.2 million following its second week of release. It takes the horror sequel up to £5.7 million, behind the £9.7 million grossed by 28 Years Later (2025) at the same stage. Globally, The Bone Temple is up to $46.2 million.
Avatar: Fire And Ash is fourth with £1.1 million. The sci-fi sequel is just ahead of Zootropolis 2 and the now Oscar-nominated Marty Supreme with £1 million each.
Saipan is the biggest new release of the week after grossing £772,281, including previews. Starring Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke, the film is based on the infamous Saipan incident, which say Irish footballer Roy Keane forfeit his place in Ireland’s 2002 World Cup team following an explosive falling out with manager Mick McCarthy. Saipan is directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn.
Additionally, Amazon MGM’s Mercy opened to £602,486. The sci-fi thriller, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, centres on a detective who only has 90 minutes to prove to an AI judge that he is not guilty of murdering his wife. Kali Reis, Annabelle Wallis, and Chris Sullivan also star.
Watch the trailer for Saipan below.
