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Street Fighter punches to No. 1 in U.K. and Ireland and worldwide

Jonah VillalbaPublished 6m ago2 min readBased on 5 sources
Street Fighter punches to No. 1 in U.K. and Ireland and worldwide
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Paramount's Street Fighter has claimed No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office with £2.3 million ($3.1 million) on its opening weekend, Variety reported on 20 October Variety.

That figure covers ticket sales across the two countries, which are counted together as a single market. The reboot, directed by Kitao Sakurai, launched in 594 locations across the market. It averaged £3,872 per location, a simple measure of how much each cinema took, ScreenDaily reported on 19 October ScreenDaily.

The win was not confined to Britain and Ireland. Street Fighter also led the worldwide box office for the 16-18 October weekend with an estimated $51.2 million, ScreenDaily reported on 19 October ScreenDaily. Worldwide means ticket money from every reporting country added together. Rotten Tomatoes, in a separate report on 18 October, put the film's first-weekend total at $31 million Rotten Tomatoes.

Estimates matter at this stage of the week. Studios issue a Sunday estimate built from Friday and Saturday sales plus a projection for Sunday. The confirmed total, known as actuals, follows on Monday.

Back in the U.K. and Ireland, the rest of the podium was tight. Universal's animated feature Forgotten Island opened at No. 2 with $1.8 million, Variety reported on 20 October. Animated here means a film drawn or computer-built frame by frame, rather than shot with live actors. Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 took No. 3 with $1.6 million through distributor TGS Cinemas Limited, the company that books films into cinemas and collects takings.

Jailer 2 also performed strongly beyond Britain and Ireland. It ranked No. 2 globally for the weekend behind Street Fighter, Variety reported on 19 October Variety. That placed the Rajinikanth-led release one spot higher worldwide than in the U.K. and Ireland chart.

Small gap. Big mix.

What makes this stand out is the variety in ticket-buying behaviour. A fight reboot, a family cartoon and a star-led sequel shared the same top three. Each reached the chart by a different route to the screen.

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