Who knew? Scotland and Ireland love The Iron Lady
Despite the enormous amount of publicity attracted by Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady, it was always hard to predict how the film would perform at the box office.
Those who loathed her while she was in power would surely prove highly resistant. But her supporters might consider the film's depiction of her dementia to be an affront to her dignity.
For those reasons, even the most optimistic predictions for debut weekend would surely have fallen well short of £2m. The Iron Lady's actual opening salvo of £2.15m is a happy outcome for distribution partners Pathe and Fox, as is the screen average of £4,901. Top site is Odeon West End (£49,332), top arthouse is Curzon Mayfair (£29,706), and top venue outside London, counter-intuitively, is Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew Street (£17,978)