Taylor Swift’s ‘Release Party of a Showgirl’ Outshines ‘One Battle After Another’ to Top U.K., Ireland Box Office

Taylor Swift‘s “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” opened at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office over the weekend with £3.5 million ($4.7 million), according to Comscore.

Warner Bros.’ “One Battle After Another” ranked second with $2.7 million, pushing its cumulative total to $8.1 million after two weekends. Universal’s “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” remained sturdy in third place, taking $1.17 million for a total of $21.1 million.

At No. 4, Entertainment Film Distributors’ “The Smashing Machine,” starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, debuted with $1.16 million. Warner Bros.’ horror holdover “The Conjuring: Last Rites” followed at No. 5, adding $690,000 for a cumulative $23.3 million.

Dreamz Entertainment’s “Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1” landed in sixth with $464,000, while Lionsgate U.K.’s “The Long Walk” placed seventh, earning $373,000 for $5.5 million overall. Universal’s “Him” entered the chart at No. 8 with $373,000, narrowly edging Universal stable-mate “The Bad Guys 2,” which took $358,000 for a robust $18.6 million total after 11 weeks.

Rounding out the top 10, Disney’s re-release of “Avatar: The Way of Water” drew $343,000 in its first frame.

Disney returns to sci-fi territory this weekend with “Tron: Ares,” the next installment in the studio’s neon-lit franchise. Directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, the film arrives in over 300 locations across the U.K. and Ireland.

Also opening wide is Kazoo Films’ family adventure “Night of the Zoopocalypse.” The animated title will launch across more than 300 sites.

For fans of animation classics, Tim Burton and Mike Johnson’s stop-motion favorite “Corpse Bride” returns to cinemas in a 20th anniversary 4K reissue via Park Circus, screening at over 100 venues. Anime Ltd continues its archival program with a 4K rerelease of Satoshi Kon’s cult psychological thriller “Perfect Blue.”

Curzon debuts Sundance winner “Plainclothes,” while Studiocanal bows Tourette’s syndrome drama “I Swear.” Break Out Pictures unveils DocPoint-winning documentary “A Want in Her,” and Vertigo Releasing rolls out “Good Boy,” a canine-themed horror-comedy from Ben Leonberg. Music documentary “Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird,” tracing the creative partnership behind The Mars Volta, screens via Bulldog Film Distribution.

Punjabi-language audiences are catered to by Zee Studios International’s “Raavi De Kande,” while Miracle and Shut Out the Light present the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike-themed documentary “Iron Ladies.”