UK-Ireland top five, August 29-31 Rank Film (origin) Distributor August 29-31 Total Week 1 The Roses (UK-US)

Disney £2.2m £2.2m 1 2 Jaws (US) Universal £1.1m £1.1m 1 3 Weapons (US)

Warner Bros £838,351 £10.4m 4 4 The Bad Guys 2 (US) Universal £807,222 £11.9m 6 5 Freakier Friday (US)

Disney £744,302 £7.4m 4

GBP to USD conversion rate: 1.35

Disney’s The Roses was the pick of the bunch this weekend at the UK-Ireland box office, opening to £2.2m from 694 sites, for a location average of £3,170.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple whose loving marriage takes a nosedive when their gender normative roles are reversed. Jay Roach directs the Searchlight comedy, with further cast including Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, Zoe Chao and Jamie Demetr

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