‘Resident Evil’ Reboots at No. 1 as ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Bounds to No. 3 at U.K., Ireland Box Office

Sony’s franchise reboot “Resident Evil” stormed to the summit of the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting in first place with £4.2 million ($5.6 million) across its opening frame.

Warner Bros.’ “Practical Magic 2” moved to second place in its sophomore weekend, generating $2.03 million to bring its running total to $7.5 million. Studiocanal claimed third position with the debut of Aardman’s animated adventure “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom,” which banked $2.2 million in its opening session.

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Studiocanal’s thriller “Pressure” took fourth spot in its second week with $1.4 million, pushing its cume to $5.8 million. Universal’s epic “The Odyssey,” directed by Christopher Nolan, followed in fifth place during its 10th frame, adding $794,765 to elevate its running total to $116.1 million.

Sony Pictures’ superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” placed sixth in its eighth week of release, collecting $772,975. The Marvel tentpole crossed another historic milestone to reach a running local total of $133.9 million, to occupy third position on the all-time U.K. and Ireland box office chart, sitting just behind “Skyfall.”

Disney’s documentary “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger” took seventh place in its second frame with $659,899, lifting its cume to $5.1 million. Paramount’s “Bad Apples” bowed in eighth position with an opening weekend of $658,468. Trafalgar Releasing captured ninth place with the rollout of “Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event,” taking $585,683. “Insidious: Out of the Further,” distributed by Sony, rounded out the top 10 in its fifth week, taking $263,374 for a running total of $10.5 million.

In specialized release, Mubi’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” lifted its running cumulative total to $1.3 million. Mubi also launched Garth Jennings’ documentary “Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?” with a special one-night-only live broadcast Q&A featuring frontman Jarvis Cocker and Jennings hosted from Picturehouse Central. The Friday event generated $98,392 from 51 locations, with weekend encore screenings lifting the title’s overall haul to $150,455.

Looking ahead to the upcoming theatrical frame, mid-week programming begins with National Theatre Live presenting “The Misanthrope,” followed by Paramount launching David Ayer’s action thriller “Heart of the Beast,” starring Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons, across 300+ locations.

A heavy slate of new titles and restorations arrives on Friday. Wide and saturation rollouts across 300+ locations include Universal’s “Sense and Sensibility.” Neon is opening Na Hong-Jin’s thriller “Hope,” starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Taylor Russell, Alicia Vikander, and Michael Fassbender, across 100+ locations.

Specialized and limited debuts opening across 25+ screens include Mubi’s release of Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Her Private Hell,” starring Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton; BUFF Studios’ “Shadows of Beirut”; and Dartmouth Films’ nature documentary “North Sea, Nature Untamed,” directed by Mark Verkerk. Additional specialized and platform offerings include Sony’s “Rehearsals for a Revolution”, MetFilm Distribution’s release of Ross McElwee’s “Remake,’ Blue Finch Film Releasing’s “Boorman and the Devil”, and Metis Films’ “Babystar”.

Family and international releases opening Friday include Vue Lumière’s double bill “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt + The Tiger Who Came to Tea”, Dreamz Entertainment’s Indian title “Meesaya Murukku 2,” Bakrania Media’s “The Vvaan” and “Mitrata”. Disney is opening “Avengers: Endgame Encore” and Studiocanal is bowing the 40th anniversary release of Michael Mann’s “Manhunter.”