May 17th 2021 marked the day in the UK when cinemas were allowed to re-open and the British public could once again watch a movie on the big screen.

On this first day the sequel movie Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway was the top movie in the country.

There were many new movies that opened on this first day like the Oscar winning Nomadland and the US number 1 movie Spiral: From The Book of Saw.

Here is the top 5 movies in the UK for May 17th 2021 according to Comscore Movies UK and Ireland.

1. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2. Nomadland
3. Godzilla Vs. Kong
4. Spiral: From The Book of Saw
5. The Unholy

The box office chart this weekend will be the first full chart since Christmas last year when Wonder Woman 1984 was the top movie.

Cinemas are back!! Monday's Top 5 films for the UK: - - 1 - #PeterRabbit2 - 2 - #Nomadland - 3 - #GodzillaVsKong - 4 -#SpiralFromtheBookofSaw - 5 - #TheUnholy

— Comscore Movies UK & Ireland (@CsMoviesUK) May 18, 2021