‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ ‘The Lost City’ Battle Atop U.K. Box Office
variety.comNaman Ramachandran It was a three way battle at the U.K. and Ireland the past weekend with Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” edging past Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore” and another Paramount release “The Lost City” to top the box office.In its fourth weekend, “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” moved up from third place the previous week to claim the top spot with £1.63 million ($2 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.
The animated sequel now has a total of £20.2 million.Not far behind in its third weekend was “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore,” retaining its second placing from the previous week with £1.59 million for a total of £16.4 million.Last week’s topper “The Lost City” moved down to third position in its second weekend with £1.3 million for a total of £5.6 million.
Also in its second weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Operation Mincemeat” collected £758,698 in fourth place for a total of £2.6 million.
Rounding off the top five was Universal’s “The Bad Guys,” which took £738,011 in its fourth weekend and now has a total of £9.3 million.
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