Source : @Variety
LONDON Oct 20, 2026 – Paramount’s “Street Fighter” has opened at the top of the UK and Ireland box office, taking £2.3 million ($3.1 million) in its debut weekend, while Indian superstar Rajinikanth’s action sequel “Jailer 2” bowed in third place, Variety reported on Tuesday (Oct 20).
Universal’s animated feature “Forgotten Island” opened in second place with $1.8 million. “Jailer 2”, released by TGS Cinemas Limited, collected $1.6 million on its debut, according to Variety.
Sony’s psychological thriller “Verity”, adapted from the Colleen Hoover novel, slipped to fourth in its third weekend, adding $1.5 million for a total of $12.8 million. Universal’s supernatural horror “Other Mommy” was fifth in its second weekend with $1.3 million, taking its running total to $5.1 million.
Trafalgar Releasing’s stage capture “Hadestown: The Musical” debuted in sixth place with $844,115, lifting its total to $2 million including earlier screenings. Disney’s survival thriller “Whalefall”, starring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin, opened seventh with $691,000. Paramount’s action thriller “Heart of the Beast”, starring Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons, held eighth in its fourth week with $689,788 for a total of $8.6 million. Sony’s franchise reboot “Resident Evil” was ninth in its fifth weekend with $653,396, for a cumulative $18.5 million, and Universal’s “Sense and Sensibility” rounded out the top 10 in its fourth frame with $421,386, taking it to $7.9 million.
“Street Fighter”, directed and co-written by Kitao Sakurai, is produced by Legendary Pictures in association with video game publisher Capcom and distributed by Paramount. Set in 1993, it follows estranged former training partners Ryu and Ken Masters, played by Andrew Koji and Noah Centineo, as Chun-Li, played by Callina Liang, recruits the world’s strongest fighters for a tournament organised by M. Bison. The ensemble cast also includes David Dastmalchian, Jason Momoa, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
The film opened in the United States on Oct 16 and topped the North American box office with a debut of about $30.8 million from 3,575 cinemas, according to figures from The Numbers and Box Office Mojo, which put its worldwide total at about $50.9 million. Its production budget is reported at $82 million. It is the third live-action feature film based on Capcom’s fighting-game series, which began in 1987.
“Jailer 2”, written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Pictures, is the sequel to the 2023 hit “Jailer” and sees Rajinikanth return as retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian. The film was released worldwide on Oct 15 in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi, ahead of the Dussehra holiday, with music by Anirudh Ravichander.
Looking ahead, midweek releases in the UK and Ireland begin on Wednesday with Zee Studios International’s Indian comedy sequel “Godday Godday Chaa 2”, the Scottish Ballet feature “These Violent Delights” and a stage production of Noël Coward’s “Fallen Angels”.
Wide releases arriving on Friday (Oct 23) across more than 300 locations are led by Warner Bros’ DC horror thriller “Clayface”, Travis Knight’s stop-motion animated fantasy “Wildwood” via Black Bear, and Lionsgate UK’s comedy “Ghosts: The Possession of Button House”. Amazon MGM Studios’ “Ali G: Who Iz I?”, Paramount’s animated adventure “Tad and the Magic Lamp” and the science-fiction drama “Klara and the Sun” also open. Park Circus is launching a 30th-anniversary 4K restoration of Wes Craven’s “Scream” on more than 100 screens.
The weekend will also feature event cinema, including Trafalgar Releasing’s one-night-only live viewing of “BTS World Tour ‘Arirang’ in Buenos Aires” on Sunday across more than 300 locations. The original Variety post can be viewed on X: https://x.com/Variety/status/2112495742132637956.
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