'The Lobster' Tops £1M In UK/Ireland; TF1 Buys Controlling Stake In FLCP - Global Briefs

Yorgos Lanthimos' The Lobster is proving an art house delicacy in the UK. The director's English-language debut, which took the Cannes Jury Prize in May, has passed £1M at the UK/Ireland box office with £1.08M as of the weekend. This puts it in the company of comp Under The Skin, another art house hit out of the UK, which which closed its run at £1.17M in 2013. The Lobster, released by Picturehouse Entertainment and Element Pictures Distribution on October 16, leads nomina…