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 17th October 2025, there are 9 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, TRON: Ares, 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.

• Roofman
• Good Fortune
• After the Hunt
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Black Phone 2
• Frankenstein
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Palestine 36

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed The Place Beyond the Pines in 2013 which grossed £3.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $47.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in 21 Jump Street (2012).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in Tune In Tomorrow (1990).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams in 2020.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Ben Is Back (2019).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

• The movie is directed by Mary Bronstein, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mary Bronstein also directed Yeast in 2008.
• It stars Rose Byrne who also starred in Like a Boss (2020).
• The film also stars Delaney Quinn who's last movie was The Roses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in The Secret of Sinchanee (2021).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Sinister in 2012 which grossed £6.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Snow Falling On Cedars (2000).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in Sinister, and The Black Phone
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Pacific Rim in 2013 which grossed £8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $407.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Sucker Punch (2011).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Gomez - Kopf Oder Zahl in 1998.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Dumbo (2019).
• The film also stars Fala Chen who's last movie was Peg O' My Heart (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Palestine 36

• The movie is directed by Annemarie Jacir, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Annemarie Jacir also directed When I Saw You in 2013 which grossed £4.4 K in the UK and grossed $44.2 K globally.
• It stars Jeremy Irons who also starred in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016).
• The film also stars Robert Aramayo who's last movie was Lilies Not For Me (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 5 new movies released

• National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warrens Profession - Thursday, 23rd October
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Friday, 24th October
• Regretting You - Friday, 24th October
• Sketch - Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - Friday, 24th October

It has been over 12 years since the Synderverse Man of Steel it cinemas with Henry Cavill as Superman and a lot has changed in the DC Cinematic Universe since then.

Superman~2025 from director and current DCEU boss James Gunn hits the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend with a solid nearly £7 Million weekend gross.

Compared to Man of Steel from 2013 this is lower with that movie taking £11 Million on its debut.

Comparing it to other Superman movies, its higher that the 2006 Bryan Singer movie Superman Returns which scraped in just over £4 Million and the classic 1978 Superman starring Christopher Reeves took just over a million on its debut which would be just over £4 Million adjusted for inflation - but cinema was very different back then.

Falling to number 2 this weekend after a single weekend at the top is Jurassic World: Rebirth which has taken over £19 Million after just 2 weekends in cinemas.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 11th - 13th July 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,236,504 over the weekend, a 74% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £19,383,470 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Jurassic World: Dominion which took £21,759,279 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,170,337 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £19,383,470 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £498,015 over the weekend, a 65% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,729,504 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to 28 Weeks Later which took £4,938,925 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

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

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Death of a Unicorn which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Jenna Ortega (Iron Man 3) and Paul Rudd (This Is the End)
• It is directed by Alex Scharfman (Death of a Unicorn)
• The movie also stars Will Poulter, Téa Leoni and Richard E. Grant
• The UK release date is 4th April 2025
• And the release date in North America is 28th March 2025

Synopsis for Death of a Unicorn

A man and his teenage daughter accidentally crash into a unicorn while they are en route to a crisis management summit with his boss Dell Leopold and Leopold's family.

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