«Other Mommy» Edges «Verity» in Photo Finish at UK and Ireland Box Office

Universal's horror film «Other Mommy», directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain and Jay Duplass, topped the UK and Ireland box office with £1.97 million ($2.66 million) in ticket sales. Sony's psychological thriller «Verity» took the number one spot in its opening weekend and placed second at […]

Universal's horror film The Other Mom, directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain and Jay Duplass, topped the UK and Ireland box office with £1.97m ($2.66m).

The first horror film narrowly edged out Sony's psychological thriller Verity, which finished second in its second session by a narrow margin of £33,263 ($43,970), collecting £1.94 million ($2.62 million). Colin Hoover's adaptation took its total to £7.3 million ($9.8 million). RELATED STORIES Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Brad Bird Sing 'Happy Birthday' to Composer Michael Giacchino as Ray Gunn in London Andrew Garfield Says OpenAI's Sam Altman Looked Great Before Casting Him in 'F---ing' Artificial: 'About a Person Then You Know More'

Paramount action movie "Heart of the Monster" starring Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons took third place with $1.1 million in his third frame, bringing his gross to $7.3 million. Sony's reboot of the franchise, Resident Evil, finished fourth in its fourth session with $1 million, bringing its total to $17.1 million. Sony also took fifth place with the debut of Aaron Sorkin's political drama "The Social Reckoning," which earned $840,538. Popular in Variety

Universal's Sense and Sensation finished sixth in its third weekend with $797,038 for a total of $6.8 million. Distributors' historical-drama Uprising, directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield, opened in seventh place with $732,547.

StudioChannel's "Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom" finished eighth in its fourth session with $665,849, bringing its total to $5.1 million. Warner Bros. Tom Cruise's "The Digger" took the ninth place of his second film with $661,819, bringing his total to $3 million. Universal's "Odyssey," directed by Christopher Nolan, added $353,321 to the top 10 in its 13th weekend, bringing its total to $118.3 million.

Looking ahead to the upcoming theatrical frame, Monday saw Trafalgar release the music documentary Always Lalisa, followed by Cinematik's presentation of ENB: Sleeping Beauty in over 100 locations on Tuesday.

Friday's commercial and saturation run at more than 300 locations is led by Disney's survival thriller "Whalefall," directed by Brian Duffield and starring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin. Horror film The Influential Project starring Kiara King from Found Films Icon and Trafalgar Releasing Stage filming Headstone: The Musical starring Rio Carney and Eva Noblezada. Paramount is also releasing "Street Fighter."

Mid-range and cross-platform releases released in over 100 locations include Universal's The Forgotten Island directed by Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado and Anime Ltd.'s Arrietty voiced by Saoirse Ronan and Tom Holland.

Specialty, festival and international titles hitting the market on Friday include Dominik Moll's Conic drama "Case 137" on more than 25 screens. Soilsiu Films documentary "Forever Is Now" directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin on more than 25 sites; DOVC U.K.'s "Deadline" directed by Qi Chow on more than 25 screens; It's My Time from Central City Media directed by Xue Bai and starring Michelle Yeoh in over 25 locations. "By Design" from Bulldog Film Distribution, directed by Amanda Kramer and starring Juliette Lewis. Signature Entertainment's "Winter of the Crow"; Exposure's "Mistura"; Dogwoof's "Naza"; and "Parhar" from Bakraniya media.

Archival and repertory screenings by Hammer and Icon Film Distribution will be highlighted, featuring a 4K remake of Trans Fisher's classic Dracula on over 100 screens, alongside Alejandro Amanabar's 25th anniversary Park Circus 4K remake of The Others, starring Nicole+Kicole. This frame ends on Saturday with a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Trafalgar Releasing of Macbeth.