"Other Mommy", a horror film directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain and Jay Duplass, has squeezed to the top of the UK-Ireland box office for the weekend of October 12, 2026, according to a report by Variety. The film earned £1.97 million ($2.66 million), narrowly claiming the first place despite Halloween's end, as new films released in the following weekends had not gained traction yet.
Another horror film, "Verity", has moved to second place with £1.94 million ($2.62 million), just £33,263 ($43,970) behind the leader. The film has collected £7.3 million ($9.8 million) in three weeks, about half of "Other Mommy".
The rest of the top ten remained steady as well. "Heart of the Beast", a thriller action starring Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons, grossed $1.1 million in third place for a $7.3 million total. "Resident Evil" made $1 million in fourth place, reaching $17.1 million. "The Social Reckoning", a political drama, earned $840,538 in fifth place, while "Sense and Sensibility" took $797,038 in sixth place for a $6.8 million total.
In seventh place, Paul Greengrass' historical drama "The Uprising", starring Andrew Garfield, grossed $732,547. "Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom" made $665,849 in eighth place, for a $5.1 million total. "Digger", starring Tom Cruise, grossed $661,819 in ninth place, for a $3 million total. In tenth place, Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" made $353,321, raising its total to $118.3 million.
Next weekend, the box office will see a wide range of new releases, including the documentary concert film "Always Lalisa", Cinematik's presentation of "ENB: The Sleeping Beauty", survival thriller "Whalefall" from Disney, found-footage horror "The Influencer Project", stage capture "Hadestown: The Musical", Paramount's "Street Fighter", Universal's animated film "Forgotten Island", and Anime Ltd.'s re-release of "Arrietty".