'The Lion King' tops box office list in UK and Ireland

Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King remains at the top of the UK and Ireland box office for a fourth week, surging to £2.2 million ($2.6 million) over the weekend, taking its cumulative total to £24 million ($29.2 million) . According to data from Comscore.

In second place was Universal Pictures' “Nosferatu” with a second weekend of $2.4 million and a total of $10.7 million. Paramount's “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” ranked third with $1.8 million in its third weekend, bringing its total revenue to $25.4 million.

Studiocanal's “We Live In Time” finished fourth with a $6.3 million total, an increase of $1.6 million. Opening in fifth place was Entertainment Film Distributors' “Babygirl,” which debuted at $1.3 million. Disney launched another new production, “True Pain,” which ranked sixth. The show grossed $1.2 million in its opening weekend.

In seventh place is Universal Pictures' musical blockbuster “Wicked,” which continued its stellar performance, adding $1.07 million in its eighth weekend. With a cumulative box office of $71.4 million, the film remains one of the most popular films of the winter.

Disney's “Moana 2” remains firmly in eighth place, earning $1.04 million in its seventh week of release. Its current cumulative profit is US$48 million.

The UK and Irish box office is expected to welcome a new wave of releases this weekend, featuring a variety of genres catering to different audience tastes. Universal Pictures will release human horror film “The Wolf Man,” while Miracle Communications will cater to family audiences with the animated “African Panda.”

Music lovers can look forward to the release of Disney's biographical drama “Unknown,” starring Hollywood heartthrob Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan.

Drama lovers will have their pick this weekend with Robert Zemeckis’s “Here,” from Curzon Film and Amazon MGM Studios Produced by Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. Historical drama William Tell takes center stage, distributed by Altitude. The film brings the legend of this Swiss folk hero to life, offering action and historical intrigue.

International cinema has its moment of glory with the opening of the Venice and Toronto player “Vermiglio,” distributed by Modern Films, and Audrey Diwan’s “Emmanuelle,” distributed by Altitude, opening in San Sebastian.

Bollywood releases include AA Films UK's period action drama Azaad, starring Ajay Devgn, and Zee Studios International's period political drama Emergency, directed and starring Kangana Ranaut. In conjunction with the Sankranthi Music Festival, Dreamz Entertainment has launched the Telugu song “Sankrathiki Vashunam” starring Venkatesh.

The weekend also saw two Mandarin-language films – Central City Media's dog rescue drama “No Longer Alone” and Trinity's panda rescue comedy “Panda Project,” starring Asian superstar Jackie Chan.