British Ghost Comedy Grabs £2.4 Million in U.K. Opening

£2.4 million. That is the total Lionsgate U.K. collected from 'Ghosts: The Possession of Button House' across the opening three-day weekend in the U.K. and Ireland. The horror-comedy debuted at the top of the box office chart. The figure equates to $3.2 million. It secured the No. 1 spot against a slate of major studio releases.

The film opened ahead of Warner Bros.' DC horror thriller 'Clayface,' which landed in second place. 'Clayface' generated $2.6 million in its debut session. Amazon MGM Studios' comedy 'Ali G: Who Iz I?' took the third position with $1.7 million. Black Bear's animated fantasy 'Wildwood,' directed by Travis Knight, finished fourth with an opening haul of $1.36 million.

Paramount's 'Street Fighter' held the No. 1 spot in the previous weekend. It dropped to fifth place in its second outing, adding $1.35 million. That brings its cumulative total to $5.6 million. Universal's animated feature 'Forgotten Island' placed sixth in its second weekend. It collected $1.2 million, lifting its running total to $3.7 million.

Sony's psychological thriller 'Verity' followed in seventh position during its fourth frame. It added $857,067 to its gross. The Colleen Hoover adaptation now stands at $14.4 million. Universal's supernatural horror 'Other Mommy' took eighth place in its third session with $576,822. Its total gross reached $6.2 million.

Mubi's drama 'Fatherland' debuted at No. 9. It generated $264,083 from 86 locations. The film achieved a screen average of $3,144, ranking fourth among new releases. Including preview screenings, the drama's total opening reached $415,017. This surpasses 'Cold War' as director Paweł Pawlikowski's biggest launch in the territory. Studiocanal's 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom' rounded out the top 10 in its sixth frame, collecting $408,089 for a $6.1 million cume.

Mubi also released the documentary 'Making Marie Antoinette' across six sites. It took $1,737 over the weekend. The limited platform bow starts a staggered rollout. It will expand to additional cinemas ahead of Park Circus' re-release of Sofia Coppola's 2006 feature 'Marie Antoinette' on Nov. 13.

Mid-week event programming begins on Tuesday with Trafalgar Releasing's broadcast of the Royal Ballet's 'Manon.' On Wednesday, the music documentary 'Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning' arrives in over 100 locations. Wide commercial rollouts hit 300+ locations on Friday. These include Disney's 'Everest: The Other Side,' A24's 'Primetime,' Black Bear's 'Wicker,' and Kaleidoscope Entertainment's 'Arnie & Barney.'