Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 23rd January 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple from the top of the UK box office.

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Mercy
• Saipan
• No Other Choice
• Return to Silent Hill
• H Is For Hawk

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed The Arena in 2001.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in The Five Year Engagement (2012).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saipan

• The movie is directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn also directed Cherrybomb in 2010 which grossed £16.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).
• The film also stars Eanna Hardwicke who's last movie was William Tell (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Three ... Extremes in 2004.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in Memories of the Sword (2015).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Silent Hill in 2006 which grossed £3.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in Benediction (2021).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

H Is For Hawk

• The movie is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Philippa Lowthorpe also directed Swallows and Amazons in 2016 which grossed £3.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Claire Foy who also starred in The Lady In the Van (2015).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who's last movie was Joker: Folie à Deux (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• The Wrecking Crew - Wednesday, 28th January - streaming
• Primate - Friday, 30th January
• Nouvelle Vague - Friday, 30th January
• Rabbit Trap - Friday, 30th January
• Shelter - Friday, 30th January
• Is This Thing On - Friday, 30th January

AmazonMGM studios, who recently got the rights to the James Bond, 007 series have announced that Dune~2020 director Denis Villeneuve will helm and produce the next movie in the long running series.

The Last movie, No Time To Die was released in 2021 after a year delay due to the COVID 19 cinema closures and it saw the end of the Broccoli era and the Daniel Craig series of movies.

Since then online retailer Amazon has bought MGM Studio who co-owned the rights to the series and have taken full controll of the movie rights.

Getting director Villeneuve in to direct and produce potentially means that Amazon are taking the series in much darker direction.

Its still early days yet and a script needs to be written, as well as a title announcement etc., and there has been no announcement yet of who will even play the title character after the departure of Craig in the last movie.

No idea of a release window as the director is in production of the third Dune movie Dune Messiah currently.

Via Variety

Hitting the top of the box office with ease this weekend is Paddington in Peru as it powers ahead of the crowd with a £9.6 Million debut weekend.

With the current state of the box office in general and movies available on streaming within months of theatrical releases is nice to see a third movie in a series out preform its predecessor.

Paddington 2 made its debut in 2017 and took just over £8 Million, Paddington from 2014 took just over £5 Million so this is a series high.

Coming in at number 2 this weekend is the Christmas movie Red One from Amazon Studios, once scheduled for a streaming only release the movie lands in the UK with nearly £2.5 Million and hits number 2.

Last weeks top movie, The Wild Robot falls to number 5 this weekend and has a total gross of £12.7 Million after 4 weeks.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th November 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,403,829 over its debut weekend

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,007,783 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,835,833 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £665,209 over the weekend, a 69% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,735,553 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2024

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Paddington In Peru which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 8th November 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 17th January 2025
• It stars among others Olivia Colman (Superworm w/ Zog) and Antonio Banderas (Black Gold)
• It is directed by Dougal Wilson (Paddington In Peru)
• The movie also stars Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton
• Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas appeared together in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

Synopsis for Paddington In Peru

Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Paddington In Peru which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 8th November 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 17th January 2025
• It stars among others Olivia Colman (Hyde Park On Hudson) and Antonio Banderas (Homeland Security)
• It is directed by Dougal Wilson (Paddington In Peru)
• The movie also stars Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton
• Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas appeared together in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

Synopsis for Paddington In Peru

Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.