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Oscar-Nominated ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Tops Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales

Searchlight Pictures’ Oscar-nominated dramedy The Banshees of Inisherin landed at No. 1 on the Official Film Chart as the top-selling movie in the United Kingdom for the week ended Feb. 8. Released into retail channels late last year, the Martin McDonagh-directed Irish movie features Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan and Brendan Gleason embroiled in a dark relationship reunion.

The movie knocked previous chart topper, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment’s Black Adam to No. 2. Newcomer The Woman King (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment) entered the chart at No. 3, edging out chart mainstays and Oscar nominees Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Home Entertainment) at No. 4, Elvis (Warner) at No. 5, and Universal’s Jurassic World Dominion at No. 6.

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Also new to the chart (No. 8) was Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s re-release of Groundhog Day in honor of the comedy’s 30th anniversary.

The Official Film Chart Top 10 – Feb. 8, 2023

Rank Previous Week Movie Distributor
1 2 THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN 20TH CENTURY
2 1 BLACK ADAM WARNER BROS.
3 NEW THE WOMAN KING UNIVERSAL
4 3 TOP GUN: MAVERICK PARAMOUNT
5 4 ELVIS WARNER
6 6 JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION UNIVERSAL
7 5 THE MENU 20TH CENTURY
8 NEW GROUNDHOG DAY SONY PICTURES
9 15 THE BATMAN WARNER
10 7 HALLOWEEN ENDS UNIVERSAL

 © Official Charts Company 2023

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