Kneecap has opened in third place at the Irish box office earning approx. €292k across the island of Ireland over the weekend.
This marks the biggest weekend opening for an Irish film at the Irish box office, including previews, since The Banshees of Inisherin in 2022 and the biggest box office opening for an Irish language feature film ever.
It Ends With Us and Deadpool & Wolverine were ahead in first and second place, with high profile titles including M. Night Shyamalan's Trap and Eli Roth's Borderlands opening behind Kneecap.
Kneecap had the widest ever opening of an Irish film in cinemas across Ireland, opening in 109 screens across the island of Ireland. The film, written and directed by Rich Peppiatt (One Rogue Reporter) stars the members of the West Belfast rap trio Kneecap (Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí) alongside an ensemble cast including Oscar® nominee Michael Fassbender, Simone Kirby, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds and Adam Best.
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) recently announced that the Irish language feature was selected to represent Ireland in the Oscar® International Feature Film category at the upcoming 97th annual Academy Awards.
Curzon will release the film in the UK on Friday 23rd August.
