This weekend, Friday 16th January 2026, there are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Housemaid, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Rental Family
• The Rip

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed £7.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Spectre (2015).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Dudley Do-Right (1999).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Rip

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Boss Level in 2021.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in Oppenheimer (2023).
• The film also stars Ben Affleck who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have starred in 12 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Dogma in 1999, Good Will Hunting in 1998, The Third Wheel in 2002, Glory Daze in 1996, The Last Duel in 2021, Air in 2023, School Ties in 1992, Chasing Amy in 1997, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Jersey Girl in 2004, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001 and Field of Dreams in 1989.
• Joe Carnahan directed Ben Affleck in and Smokin' Aces
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• No Other Choice - Friday, 23rd January
• H Is For Hawk - Friday, 23rd January
• Saipan - Friday, 23rd January
• Return to Silent Hill - Friday, 23rd January
• Mercy - Friday, 23rd January

This weekend, Friday 13th June 2025, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Lilo & Stitch, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• How to Train Your Dragon
• Tornado
• Shadow Force
• Lollipop
• Juliet and Romeo

How to Train Your Dragon

• The movie is directed by Dean DeBlois, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Dean DeBlois also directed Lilo & Stitch in 2002 which grossed £12.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $273.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Incoming (2024).
• The film also stars Nico Parker who's last movie was Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Tornado

• The movie is directed by John Maclean, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• John Maclean also directed Slow West in 2015 which grossed £501.6 K in the UK and grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tim Roth who also starred in Animals With the Tollkeeper (1998).
• The film also stars Jack Lowden who's last movie was Benediction (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Boss Level in 2021.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Django Unchained (2012).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Lollipop

• The movie is from director Daisy-May Hudson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Posy Sterling who also starred in The Outrun (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Juliet and Romeo

• The movie is directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Timothy Scott Bogart also directed Spinning Gold in 2023.
• It stars Clara Rugaard who also starred in Teen Spirit (2019).
• The film also stars Jamie Ward who's last movie was The Last Supper (2025).
• 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 2 new movies released

• 28 Years Later - Friday, 20th June
• Elio - Friday, 20th June

With Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Firestarter
• Father Stu

Everything Everywhere All At Once

• The movie is directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert also directed Swiss Army Man in 2016 which grossed £80.4K in the UK and grossed $4.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Yeoh who also starred in The Lady (2011).
• The film also stars Stephanie Hsu who was last seen in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
• They also appeared together in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Firestarter

• The movie is directed by Keith Thomas, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Keith Thomas also directed The Vigil in 2020 which grossed £56K in the UK.
• It stars Zac Efron who also starred in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile (2019).
• The film also stars Ryan Kiera Armstrong who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Father Stu

• The movie is from director Rosalind Ross.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mark Wahlberg who also starred in Max Payne (2008).
• The film also stars Mel Gibson who was last seen in Boss Level (2021).
• They also appeared together in Daddy's Home 2 in 2017.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 2 new movies released

• Benediction - Friday, 20th May
• Men - Wednesday, 1st June