Wicker opened at number one in the UK and Ireland with £1.76 million, narrowly ahead of Primetime. Variety puts the gap at just £10,141, with the runner-up's opening rounded to £1.75 million.
A close contest between new releases
Black Bear's period comedy Wicker is directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson and stars Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki.
A24's psychological thriller Primetime is directed by Lance Oppenheim, with Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo and Phoebe Bridgers in the cast. Their rounded totals indicate a similar opening scale, while the reported exact gap explains how narrow the lead was.
The surrounding chart
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House moved from first to third in its second session. Clayface followed in fourth, with stop-motion animation Wildwood fifth. That places the newcomers within a chart spanning comedy, horror and animation.
Variety's forthcoming-release overview includes I Play Rocky, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, Godzilla Minus Zero and a restored Rocky. Godzilla Minus Zero is directed by Takashi Yamazaki, while the Sylvester Stallone film Rocky returns in a 50th-anniversary 4K restoration. The broader lineup also includes La Bola Negra and a re-release of Zhang Yimou's Raise the Red Lantern.
The next chart periods will show whether the opening leaders sustain attendance as more films arrive. One debut weekend establishes their starting positions but cannot determine the full theatrical run.