By Naman Ramachandran

Although numbers were down on last year, UK and Irish cinemas saw a boost from National Cinema Day on August 31, which attracted 1 million visitors to the promotional event, according to Comscore.

Thanks to lower ticket prices, Universal's "Despicable Me 4" narrowly regained the top spot for the weekend, grossing £1.24 million ($1.6 million) in its eighth week of release for a cumulative total of £44.5 million ($58.4 million).

Disney's "Deadpool & Wolverine" came in second with £1.22 million, bringing its six-week total to £54.6 million. Sony's "It Ends With Us" rounded out the top three with £1.1 million in its fourth frame, bringing its total to £18.6 million.