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$0 Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 27th March 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 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.
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Here are this weeks new releasesCheck back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Despite competition from the British beloved comedy that is Ab Fab, The Life of Pets remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend.
In its second weekend The Life of Pets takes a gross of £4.7 million, this brings the films total gross to an very good £16.6 million after 2 weeks, the films weekly gross is over £7 million.
Highest new entry of the week in Absolutely Fabulous The Move which makes its debut at number 2, a weekend gross of £4.02 million.
The film version of the British comedy comes nearly 25 years after the TV series started on BBC and amazingly it still has all the original cast including leads Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders.
A good run should be in order for the film although as is often the case with TV to movie adaptation it will probably spend a lot of time in cinemas but out of the charts.
Also new this week is Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart in Central Intelligence which is new at 3.
Highest total grossing and longest running movie on the box office this week once again is The Jungle Book which over 12 weeks has grossed £47 million.
Historical charts
A years ago - The Minions remained at the top of the box office while highest new film was Terminator Genisys at number 2.
Five years ago - Transformers: Dark of The Moon is the highest new film at the top of the box office while falling to number 2 is Bridesmaids.
Ten years ago - New at the top of Dreamworks Over The Hedge while The Fast and The Furious Tokyo Drift falls down to number 3.
Fifteen years ago - Shrek was the new film at the top of the box office while Evolution falls to number 2.
Twenty years ago - The Rock remains firm at the top of the box office while highest new film is Moonlight and Valentino at number 4.
Twenty five years ago - The Naked Gun 2 ½ The Smell of Fear makes its box office debut at the top knocking Silence of The Lambs down to number 2.
The UK box office this weeks has a new number one film in the shape of The Secret Life of Pets. the latests film from the makers of Despicable Me and Minions.
An excellent weekend gross of £9.5 million sees the film enter ahead of the weeks other big film Independence Day Resurgence.
Despite having the connection to the Despicable Me franchise The Secret Life of Pets for a new franchise makes an very good debut, in comparison it is far higher that the first Despicable Me but lower than the franchises other films.
With the summer holidays in the coming weeks this could have staying power, and there is little competition until mid July.
Also new this week is Independence Day Resurgence which makes its debut at number 2 with just over £5 million, its been 20 years but the original debuted to £16 million.
Last weeks top film, The Conjuring 2 The Enfield Case, falls to number 3 with a total gross of £7.7 million after a £1.5 million second weekend.
The Jungle Book is once again the top total grossing film on the box office with £45.6 million and the longest run on the box office with 11 weeks.
Historical charts
A year ago - Minions made its debut at the top knocking Jurassic World to the runner up spot.
Five years ago - Paul Feig's Bridesmaids was the new film making its debut at the top while Kung Fu Panda 2 fell to number 2.
Ten years ago - The Fast and The Furious Tokyo Drift stayed at the top of the box office and The Lake House was the top new film at number 2.
Fifteen years ago - Evolution was the top new film at number 1, it knocked Pearl Harbour down to number 2.
Twenty years ago - New at the top was The Rock with Spy Hard being knocked off the top right down to number 4.
Twenty five years ago - The Silence of The Lambs stayed at the top of the box office while The Pope Must Die came in new at number 2.
A hot weekend meant that business at the UK box office was slow hence the top 15 in the UK took just under £10 million in total.
Paul Feig directs Melissa McCarthy is the number 1 film this week which makes it's debut on the UK box office.
The critically acclaimed comedy from the same director and star as Bridesmaids from 2011 this weekend took £2.5 million, low for this time of year.
Last weeks top film, San Andreas, falls a single place to number 2 with a weekend gross of £1.7 million, this gives the film a 10 day gross of £8.3 million and it will be the highest grossing Dwayne Johnson starring film.
Interesting note: If the chart had been based on Monday - Sunday ticket sales San Andreas would have been the top film.
Other new film to hit the chart this week are: Insidious Chapter 3 which is new at 3 and Dil Dhadakne Do which is new at number 9.
Also worth a mention is The Empire Strikes Back which is “new” at 8, the reason being, like Back To The Future last year, Secret Cinema have a couple of month of event showing for the film and this weekend took £304,115.
Historical Charts
A year ago - This time last year 22 Jump Street made it's debut in the UK at the top of the Box office knocking Maleficent down to the number 2 spot.
Five years ago - Sex and The City 2 retained it's hold at the top while the highest new film was Death At A Funeral right down at number 4.
Ten years ago - Still holding on at the top was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith, it held off Sin City which entered the box office at number 2.
Fifteen years ago - Oscar winner Gladiator was still at number 1 while the highest new film of the week was at number 3 in the shape of Maybe Baby.
Twenty years ago - Jack and Sarah was the top new film across the country knocking Street Fighter from the top into second place.
Twenty five years ago - Back in 1990 the top film of the month of June was Back to The Future Part III was the top film while Pretty Woman was still doing good numbers as was Dick Tracy.
This week we see the release of Melissa McCarthy's new film Tammy and another teen horror/drama/fantasy film in the shape of Vampire Academy.
Melissa McCarthy has become a big star over the last few year with her turn in Bridesmaids and The Heat, this looks set to be another good comedy with McCarthy and co-star Susan Sarandon in to for, this could be the top film of the weekend.
Based on the novels by Richard Mead Vampire Academy boils down to St. Trinian's with vampires. This has a good teen following which could see it get into the top 5 but a limited following and little hype will see it disappear quickly.
Other new films this weekend are: Saturday sees preview showing in some cinemas for the much anticipated new Transformers: Age of Extinction before it's full release next weekend.