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‘Gladiator II’ Claims U.K., Ireland Box Office Crown


Paramount's 'Gladiator II' dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office with a $11.5 million opening weekend.

Trafalgar Releasing’s “Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical” debuted with £258,966 and Trinity’s “The Last Dance” earned £187,203 for a total of £1 million. Coming up, documentary “Liverpool Story” from Shut Out the Light and CinemaLive’s “Girl From The North Country,” starring Olivia Colman, Woody Harrelson and Chloe Bailey are releasing on the Thursday. On the Friday, Universal is opening the anticipated “Wicked,” starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, while Apple Original Films is bowing Cannes-playing documentary “Bread & Roses” that captures the experiences of Afghanistan’s women under the Taliban since they took control of Kabul.

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