Disney’s “Send Help” launched atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £1.5 million ($2.2 million), according to Comscore, delivering the strongest opening of the weekend.
Universal’s concert feature “Stray Kids: The Dominate Experience” bowed in second place, grossing $1.5 million from its debut frame.
Lionsgate U.K.’s “The Housemaid” moved to third in its seventh weekend, adding $1.3 million and pushing its cumulative total to $40.9 million. Universal’s “Hamnet” followed in fourth, earning $1.1 million in its fifth outing for a running total of $22.6 million.
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” rounded out the top five with $821,000 in its 11th weekend, lifting its cumulative gross to $45.3 million.
Further down the chart, Black Bear’s “Shelter” placed sixth with $653,000, bringing its total to $2.6 million. Entertainment Film Distributors’ “Marty Supreme” took $587,000 in seventh place, reaching £$21.2 million after seven weeks on release.
Disney’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” continued its long run in eighth, adding $514,000 for a robust $57 million cumulative total. “Iron Lung,” from Iron Lung Inc., followed closely behind with $492,000, taking its total to $2.3 million.
Rounding out the top 10, Sony’s “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” collected $346,000 in its fourth weekend, pushing its total to $10.1 million.
The Valentine’s corridor brings a crowded, eclectic slate led by Warner Bros.’ wide launch of “Wuthering Heights,” which rolls out across 300-plus locations. The latest screen take on Emily Brontë’s novel, starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, arrives as the clear commercial anchor of the week, joined in the wide-release bracket by Sony’s “Crime 101,” Bart Layton’s crime thriller starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Barry Keoghan.
Family audiences are well served, with Kazoo Films opening the animated “Stitch Head” nationwide, while Vertigo Releasing counters with another major animation play in “Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up,” directed by Peter Browngardt and voiced by Eric Bauza and Candi Milo. Sony Pictures also adds the family-friendly “Goat,” while Vue Lumière releases “Little Amélie” across 100-plus sites.
Genre fans get a strong showing too. Black Bear releases the horror title “Whistle,” directed by Corin Hardy and starring Dafne Keen and Sophie Nélisse, while Netflix platforms “The Swedish Connection” in a limited theatrical run ahead of streaming. Curzon opens the Iraqi-set drama “The President’s Cake,” and Bakrania Media adds Bollywood film “O’ Romeo.”
Event cinema also plays a role this week. Trafalgar Releasing brings ballet audiences back to cinemas with “Woolf Works – ROH, London 2026,” while music fans are targeted with “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley” from Piece of Magic Entertainment. The week rounds out with Telugu-language releases from Dreamz Entertainment, including “Funky” and “Seetha Payanam.”