‘Scream 7’ Slashes Its Way to No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office

Paramount’s “Scream 7” opened at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office, earning £3.8 million ($5.1 million) in its debut weekend, according to Comscore.

Warner Bros.’ “Wuthering Heights” moved to second in its third frame, adding $3 million to reach $27.7 million in total. Universal’s music event title “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” bowed in third place with $2.6 million.

“GOAT” ranked fourth in its third weekend with $1.2 million, pushing its cumulative total to $16.1 million. “Crime 101” followed in fifth place, taking $560,000 for a $5.1 million total. Both titles are distributed by Sony.

Mubi’s “The Secret Agent” placed sixth in its second weekend with $246,000, lifting its total to $1 million. Disney’s long-running “Zootopia 2” continued its extended run in seventh with $244,000, bringing its cumulative to $49 million.

National Theatre’s event cinema release “Audience – NT Live 2026” was in eighth place with $241,000 for a $728,000 total. CMC Pictures’ “Pegasus 3,” currently the No. 1 film in China, opened ninth with $225,000.

Rounding out the top 10, Disney’s “The Testament of Ann Lee” launched with $221,000.

The early March slate has Warner Bros.’ “The Bride!” serving as one of the week’s key studio plays. Netflix also makes a significant theatrical move with “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,” directed by Tom Harper and starring Cillian Murphy alongside Rebecca Ferguson and Barry Keoghan, opening in 100-plus locations.

Family audiences are targeted by Disney’s “Hoppers,” while Entertainment Film Distributors rolls out comedy “Mother’s Pride” across 300-plus sites. Genre fans are catered to with Vertigo Releasing’s horror title “Dolly,” and Arrow Films brings John Woo’s action classic “Hard Boiled” back to cinemas in a 4K restoration across 100 locations.

Event cinema continues to play a central role in the marketplace. Trafalgar Releasing presents Royal Opera House ballet “Giselle – ROH, London 2026,” Shakespeare’s “Othello,” and concert features including “Aurora: What Happened to the Earth?” and “Enhyphen [Walk the Line Summer Edition] in Cinemas.” CinemaLive adds stand-up special “James Acaster – Cinemagoers Welcome,” while MusicFilmNetwork releases classic concert documentary “Soul to Soul,” and Munro bows “La Bohème,” an opera feature film based on Puccini’s masterpiece, reimagined for modern-day London by Robin Norton-Hale.