Scream 7 debuted at No. 1 with £3.8 million ($5.1 million)
Wuthering Heights moved to second place with $3 million in its third week
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert debuted in third place with $2.6 million
The UK and Ireland box office showed diverse audience preferences across genres
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Paramount's horror sequel 'Scream 7' slashed its way to the top spot at the UK and Ireland box office during the weekend of March 3, 2026, earning £3.8 million ($5.1 million) in its debut weekend according to Comscore data. The latest installment in the popular horror franchise demonstrated continued audience appetite for slashers, outperforming other genre offerings in the competitive marketplace. Warner Bros.' period drama 'Wuthering Heights' held strong in its third week of release, moving to second place with an additional $3 million, bringing its total box office haul to $27.7 million across its theatrical run. Meanwhile, Universal's music event title 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert' made a solid debut in third place, collecting $2.6 million from audiences eager to experience the King of Rock 'n' Roll in concert format. The varied performance across different genres highlights the UK and Irish market's diverse cinematic tastes, with horror maintaining its appeal while period dramas and music-related content also found significant audiences during this reporting period.
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Box Office Performance, Horror Films, Music Events
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. Presley's energetic and sexually provocative performance style, combined ...
Wuthering Heights is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two extensive upland estates and their landowning families on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons; and their turbulent relationships wi...
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