Disney and Marvel’s latest superhero flick Thunderbolts stormed to the top of the UK and Ireland box office, debuting at No. 1 with an impressive USD 7.9 million. The film outperformed existing hits, drawing large crowds eager for the newest Marvel Cinematic Universe chapter.
Trailing behind in second place was Warner Bros.’ horror-thriller Sinners, which earned USD 2.5 million in its third week. Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan in dual roles, the film’s regional tally now stands at USD 14.1 million. Meanwhile, A Minecraft Movie, also from Warner Bros., secured third with USD 1.6 million in its fifth week, pushing its cumulative total to a record-breaking USD 71.1 million making it the UK-Ireland’s highest-grossing film of 2025.
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The mental health portrayal in this movie is so heart wrenchingly accurate, the way they showed the dark, lonely, void feelings of depression hit so hard, esp with a character like Yelena who’s been through so much pic.twitter.com/ClgfEV9l6I— Jazz ⧗ All Along (@DerpSwan) May 1, 2025
Action, Horror, and Family Films Maintain Momentum
In fourth place, The Accountant 2 brought in USD 622K during its second weekend, bringing its total to USD 2.3 million. Sony’s horror thriller Until Dawn held onto fifth place with USD 442K, climbing to USD 1.5 million overall.
Other titles in the top 10 include Lionsgate’s The Penguin Lessons (USD 276K, sixth place), and the family-friendly Bluey at the Cinema: Let’s Play Cheeky Collection, which opened in seventh with USD 238K.
I appreciated how the thunderbolts* actually care about “collateral damage”. they know what it’s like not having control over what’s going to happen to you. fundamentally they ARE the collateral damage. there is no “greater good”, they genuinely want to help people. pic.twitter.com/MFD2ULK5GN
— nana saw tb* (@mxpughh) May 2, 2025
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South Asian Films Make an Impact
Telugu-language Retro made an impressive debut at No. 8 with USD 217K, while Hit: The Third Case followed closely in ninth with USD 200K. A24’s psychological war drama Warfare closed out the top 10 with USD 190K, pushing its total to USD 2.5 million.
Upcoming Releases to Watch
The upcoming weekend promises diversity in genre and culture. Highlights include the David Attenborough-narrated Ocean, The Surfer starring Nicolas Cage, Single (Telugu), and hard-hitting documentaries like Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd and The Last Musician of Auschwitz.
