UK and IE Box Office: Final Downton Abbey film tops chart

The end of the Downton Abbey saga opened at the top of the UK and Ireland Box Office over the weekend, provisional data shows.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale pulled in receipts of £4.39m, pushing last week’s topper The Conjuring: Last Rites down to three.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle – number one in the US – finished second with £3.46m, while dystopian survival movie The Long Walk debuted at four with £1.16m.

Elsewhere, long-awaited mockumentary sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues had an underwhelming opening at seven with sales of £215k.

UK and Ireland Box Office weekend totals (Sep 12-14):

1. (-) Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – £4.39m NEW
2. (-) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle – £3.46m NEW
3. (1) The Conjuring: Last Rites – £2.81m
4. (-) The Long Walk – £1.16m NEW
5. (2) The Roses – £939k
6. (5) The Bad Guys 2 – £281k
7. (-) Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – £215k NEW
8. (4) Freakier Friday – £211k
9. (3) Weapons – £130k
10. (-) Next To Normal – £122k NEW