‘Mean Girls’ Dethrones ‘Wonka’ at U.K., Ireland Box Office

Paramount’s “Mean Girls” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.2 million ($4.1 million), according to numbers from Comscore.

After a stellar reign at the top, Warner Bros.’ “Wonka” slid to second place with £1.6 million and after seven weekends, has a total of £58.3 million. In its second weekend, Disney’s “Poor Things” collected £1.09 million in third place for a total of £3.7 million. In fourth position, in its fourth weekend, Sony’s “Anyone But You” took in £1.07 million for a total of £7 million.

Rounding off the top five was Warner Bros.’ “One Life” that collected £858,245 in its third weekend for a total of £7.4 million.

There were two other debuts in the Top 10. Universal’s awards season contender “The Holdovers,” which has won two Golden Globes and scored five Oscar and seven BAFTA nominations, bowed with £689,771 in sixth place. Pathe Live’s “Queen Rock Montreal” concert film placed ninth with £285,110.

In 10th place, in its fourth weekend, Elysian’s “The Boy and the Heron” by anime legend Miyazaki Hayao that is an Oscar and BAFTA nominee and a Golden Globe winner, earned £266,130 for a total of £4.4 million. That makes it Miyazaki’s highest-grossing title ever in the U.K. and Ireland, above “Spirited Away” (£1.1 million, 2003), “Howl’s Moving Castle” (£999,000, 2005) and “Ponyo” (£880,000, 2010).

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