‘Sing 2’ Dethrones ‘Spider-Man’ at U.K. Box Office
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The reign of Sony’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” atop the U.K. and Ireland box office has finally ended with Universal’s animation sequel “Sing 2” claiming the throne.“Sing 2,” directed by Garth Jennings and featuring a stellar voice cast of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson and Taron Egerton among many others, debuted in pole position with £6.8 million ($9.2 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.
Another Universal release, Kenneth Branagh’s awards season favorite “Belfast,” retained its second position from last week with £1.8 million and now has £6 million after two weekends.After six weeks as box office champion, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” placed third with £1.7 million.
After seven weekends, the film has swung to a total of £90 million and is in sixth place on the all-time U.K. and Ireland charts.
The film’s next target is “Avatar,” which currently occupies fifth place with £94 million. Paramount’s horror reboot “Scream” was in fourth position with £788,123 and now has £6.1 million after three weekends.
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