Disney’s blockbuster “Avatar: The Way of Water” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the sixth consecutive weekend with £2.7 million ($3.4 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.
James Cameron’s return to Pandora now has a running total of £67.6 million.
In its second weekend, Universal’s “M3gan” collected £1.35 million for a total of £4.6 million.
Close behind was Paramount’s “Babylon,” which debuted in third place with £1.32 million.
A trio of Sony titles occupied fourth to sixth positions. In its fourth weekend, in fourth place, “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” took in £766,245 for a total of £9.6 million; “Matilda the Musical” collected £661,450 in its ninth weekend for a total of £25.7 million; and in its third weekend, “A Man Called Otto” £577,305 for a total of £3.6 million.
MUBI’s Cannes winner “Holy Spider” debuted in 14th position with £60,731, including previews. Other MUBI titles on release continue to display legs.
“Aftersun” collected £28,264 in its 10th week for a total of £1.4 million; “Alcarras” £2,195 in its third week for a total of £90,744 and “Decision to Leave” £804 in its 14th week for a total of £1.03 million.
The big Bollywood release this week is Yash Raj Films’ “Pathaan,” starring Shah Rukh Khan, that opens midweek on Jan. 25.