“Ramayana: Rise of a Legend” has become the first Indian feature to debut at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office. The animated mythological adventure from Sony collected £2.1 million ($2.8 million), finishing ahead of several other newcomers, including Disney’s “Wild Horse Nine” and Anime Ltd.’s “Godzilla Minus Zero.”
The result surpassed the territory’s previous highest chart position for an Indian film, second place. That distinction had been shared by S.S. Rajamouli’s “RRR” in 2022, the Shah Rukh Khan films “Pathaan” and “Jawan” in 2023, and Ranveer Singh’s “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” earlier in 2026. “Wild Horse Nine” opened in second with $1.9 million, while “Godzilla Minus Zero” started in third with $1.8 million.
Last session’s leader, Black Bear’s period comedy “Wicker,” slipped to fourth in its second weekend. Its $1.5 million brought its cumulative earnings to $5.7 million. Another new arrival, Universal’s concert presentation “George Michael: The Faith Tour,” took fifth with $1.3 million, giving debut releases four of the top five positions.
In sixth, A24’s “Primetime” earned $1.1 million during its second weekend, reaching $4.6 million overall. Lance Oppenheim directed the film, which stars Robert Pattinson. Lionsgate U.K.’s comedy horror “Ghosts: The Possession of Button House” followed in seventh, adding $997,064 in its third weekend for a total of $10.3 million.
Warner Bros.’ DC horror thriller “Clayface” placed eighth, with third-weekend receipts of $911,261 lifting its total to $8.1 million. Entertainment Film Distributors’ “I Play Rocky,” a biographical drama starring Anthony Ippolito, debuted ninth with $810,781. Trafalgar Releasing’s “Stray Kids World Tour ‘Run It’ Live Viewing” opened in tenth with $793,559.
Outside the top 10, Mubi’s “Fatherland” finished its third weekend at No. 24. The film, directed by Paweł Pawlikowski and starring Sandra Hüller, earned $74,401, bringing its cumulative gross to $997,741. Altitude’s Cannes winner “La Bola Negra” also opened outside the top 10.
The next release schedule includes a Tuesday live cinema broadcast of the Royal Ballet and Opera’s “Carmen” from Trafalgar Releasing, followed by Dreamz Entertainment’s Indian title “Vidudala” on Thursday. Friday’s wide releases are led by Susanna White’s legal drama “Prima Facie,” starring Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Ings, Toheeb Jimoh and Noma Dumezweni, with a rollout across more than 300 locations.
Other Friday arrivals include Sony’s “How To Rob A Bank,” Paramount’s “Ebenezer,” Apple Original Films’ “Being Heumann” and Netflix’s wartime football drama “The Mosquito Bowl.” Repertory programming includes anniversary 4K restorations of Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette” and Nicolas Roeg’s “The Man Who Fell To Earth.” Saturday brings the Indian release “George Krish,” the event screening “Festive Fun With Peppa” and a live cinema broadcast of the League of Legends Worlds 26 finals.
