The new movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts*, tops the UK box office on its debut weekend with a debut gross just shy of £6 Million.

This debut gross is not a bad opening for an MCU movie in the UK and it beats Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and gets close to Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

LAst weeks top movie A Minecraft Movie falls to number 3 this weekend after a solid 4 weeks at the top having taken over £53 Million at the UK box office.

Sinners spends a third weekend at number 3 this weekend and has taken over £10 Million so far on its UK box office run.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th May 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,870,959 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,618,274 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,267,360 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £53,303,536 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £331,788 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,154,894 over 2 weeks of release

With Ne Zha 2 currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Captain America: Brave New World
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Ne Zha 2
• Ruzgara Birak
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack
• Heart Eyes
• Dog Man
• Chhaava
• Sing Sing

Captain America: Brave New World

• The movie is directed by Julius Onah, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Julius Onah also directed The Girl Is In Trouble in 2015.
• It stars Anthony Mackie who also starred in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
• The film also stars Harrison Ford who's last movie was Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
• They also appeared together in Hollywood Homicide in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Argentina / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belarus / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Croatia / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Jordan / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Latvia / Lebanon / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Qatar / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

• The movie is directed by Michael Morris, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Morris also directed To Leslie in 2022.
• It stars Renée Zellweger who also starred in Miss Potter (2007).
• The film also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who's last movie was Venom: The Last Dance (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Canada / Denmark / Finland / France / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Latvia / Mexico / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Russia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in The Casagrandes Movie (2024).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013, Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Benin / Burkina Faso / Cameroon / Congo / France / French Guiana / Gabon / Guadeloupe / Guinea / Luxembourg / Madagascar / Martinique / New Caledonia / Senegal / Tunisia

Ne Zha 2

• The movie is directed by Yu Yang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Yu Yang also directed Ne Zha in 2019 which grossed $726.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joseph who also starred in Ne Zha (2019).
• The film also stars Mo Han who's last movie was Ne Zha (2019).
• They also appeared together in Ne Zha in 2019.
• Yu Yang directed Joseph in and Ne Zha
• Yu Yang directed Mo Han in and Ne Zha
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Fiji / New Zealand / Papua New Guinea / United States

Ruzgara Birak

• The movie is from director Engin Erden.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hande Ercel who also starred in Ruzgara Birak (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Belarus / Brazil / Mexico / Turkey

Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack

• The movie is directed by Yuichiro Hayashi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Yuichiro Hayashi also directed Batman: Gotham Knight in 2008.
• It stars Natsuki Hanae who also starred in Goodbye, Don Glees! (2022).
• The film also stars Yoshimasa Hosoya who's last movie was Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• Natsuki Hanae and Yoshimasa Hosoya have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Digimon Adventure tri. Part 3: Confession in 2016, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence in 2017, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion in 2015, Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna in 2020, Digimon Adventure Tri Part 2: Determination in 2016, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 6: Future in 2018 and Digimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Finland / Spain / United States

Heart Eyes

• The movie is directed by Josh Ruben, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Ruben also directed Werewolves Within in 2021.
• It stars Alex Walker who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

Dog Man

• The movie is directed by Peter Hastings, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Peter Hastings also directed The Country Bears in 2002.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
• The film also stars Poppy Liu who's last movie was Space Cadet (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Swaziland / Sweden

Chhaava

• The movie is directed by Laxman Utekar, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Laxman Utekar also directed Luka Chuppi in 2019.
• It stars Rashmika Mandanna who also starred in Kirik Party (2016).
• The film also stars Vicky Kaushal who's last movie was Bad Newz (2024).
• Laxman Utekar directed Vicky Kaushal in and Zara Hatke Zara Bachke
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / United Kingdom / United States

Sing Sing

• The movie is from director Greg Kwedar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colman Domingo who also starred in Miracle At St Anna (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Mexico / South Korea

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

Next week there are 34 new movies released gloabally

• The Monkey - From Wednesday, 19th February
• Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants - From Thursday, 20th February
• I'm Still Here - From Thursday, 20th February
• A Complete Unknown - From Thursday, 20th February
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 20th February
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Thursday, 20th February
• September 5 - From Wednesday, 19th February
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero - From Thursday, 20th February
• Maria - From Thursday, 20th February
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 20th February
• The Last Showgirl - From Thursday, 20th February
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Wednesday, 27th November
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 20th February
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 20th February
• 200% Wolf - From Friday, 21st February
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Friday, 21st February
• Nosferatu - From Thursday, 20th February
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Thursday, 20th February
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Wednesday, 19th February
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 20th February
• Flow - From Thursday, 20th February
• The Girl With the Needle - From Friday, 21st February
• Here - From Friday, 21st February
• Emilia Pérez - From Friday, 21st February
• Sing Sing - From Friday, 21st February
• No Other Land - From Friday, 21st February
• Bird - From Thursday, 20th February
• Memoir of a Snail - From Thursday, 7th November
• The Exorcism - From Friday, 21st February
• Ruzgara Birak - From Thursday, 20th February
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 21st February
• Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare - From Friday, 21st February
• Parthenope - From Friday, 21st February
• Cleaner - From Friday, 21st February

With The Wild Robot currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Smile 2
• The Apprentice
• The Wild Robot
• Flight Risk
• We Live In Time
• The Sisters
• My Hero Academia: You're Next
• Megalopolis
• Panda Plan
• The Substance

Smile 2

• The movie is directed by Parker Finn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Parker Finn also directed Smile in 2022 which grossed $105.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $216.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Naomi Scott who also starred in Power Rangers (2017).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who's last movie was Strange Darling (2024).
• Parker Finn directed Kyle Gallner in and Smile
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Lebanon / Mexico / Mongolia / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Apprentice

• The movie is directed by Ali Abbasi, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ali Abbasi also directed Border in 2018.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was Armageddon Time (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Brazil / Denmark / Germany / Ireland / Italy / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Spain / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom

The Wild Robot

• The movie is directed by Chris Sanders, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Sanders also directed The Call of the Wild in 2020 which grossed $62.3 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Lupita Nyong'o who also starred in 12 Years a Slave (2013).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Drive-Away Dolls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / India / Ireland / Latvia / Romania / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Hacksaw Ridge in 2017 which grossed $67.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $180.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mark Wahlberg who also starred in The Truth About Charlie (2003).
• The film also stars Michelle Dockery who's last movie was Boy Kills World (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Ecuador / Estonia / Iceland / Singapore

We Live In Time

• The movie is directed by John Crowley, it is the directors 8th movie.
• John Crowley also directed interMission in 2003.
• It stars Andrew Garfield who also starred in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• John Crowley directed Andrew Garfield in and Boy A
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Italy / Romania / Turkey / United States

The Sisters

• The movie is directed by Tran Huu Tan, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Tran Huu Tan also directed Survive in 2020.
• It stars Cuong Quoc who also starred in The Sisters (2024).
• The film also stars Thuy Diem who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / New Zealand / Singapore

My Hero Academia: You're Next

• The movie is directed by Tensai Okamura, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Tensai Okamura also directed Cowboy Bebop: The Movie in 2001.
• It stars Kaito Ishikawa who also starred in Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• The film also stars Yuki Kaji who's last movie was Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• Kaito Ishikawa and Yuki Kaji have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Haikyuu!! The Movie 1: The End And: The Beginning in 2015, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis - Stellar War 2 in 2019, Genocidal Organ in 2017, Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump in 2024, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising in 2019 and My Hero Academia: Two Heroes in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Romania / Singapore / United Kingdom

Megalopolis

• The movie is directed by Francis Ford Coppola, it is the directors 28th movie.
• Francis Ford Coppola also directed Rumble Fish in 1983.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in Ferrari (2023).
• The film also stars Giancarlo Esposito who's last movie was MaXXXine (2024).
• Francis Ford Coppola directed Giancarlo Esposito in and The Cotton Club
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Italy / Lithuania / Portugal

Panda Plan

• The movie is directed by Luan Zhang, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Luan Zhang also directed Give Me Five in 2022.
• It stars Jackie Chan who also starred in Ride On (2023).
• The film also stars Xiang Wei who's last movie was Successor (2024).
• Luan Zhang directed Xiang Wei in and Give Me Five
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Singapore / United States

The Substance

• The movie is directed by Coralie Fargeat, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Coralie Fargeat also directed Revenge in 2017.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who also starred in Novitiate (2017).
• The film also stars Demi Moore who's last movie was The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia / Taiwan

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

Next week there are 30 new movies released gloabally

• Venom: The Last Dance - From Thursday, 24th October
• The Room Next Door - From Thursday, 24th October
• The Apprentice - From Thursday, 24th October
• The Wild Robot - From Thursday, 24th October
• We Live In Time - From Thursday, 24th October
• The Front Room - From Friday, 25th October
• Lee - From Thursday, 24th October
• 200% Wolf - From Thursday, 24th October
• Dragonkeeper - From Thursday, 24th October
• The Killer - From Wednesday, 23rd October
• Megalopolis - From Thursday, 24th October
• Trap - From Friday, 25th October
• Detour 95 - From Thursday, 24th October
• Transformers: One - From Wednesday, 23rd October
• All About Suomi - From Thursday, 24th October
• La Cocina - From Friday, 25th October
• Terrifier 3 - From Friday, 25th October
• Timestalker - From Thursday, 24th October
• Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person - From Thursday, 24th October
• Spring Garden - From Monday, 21st October
• Thelma - From Thursday, 24th October
• Flight Risk - From Wednesday, 23rd October
• Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot - From Thursday, 24th October
• Firebrand - From Thursday, 24th October
• Project Silence - From Friday, 25th October
• The Substance - From Thursday, 24th October
• Wolf Man - From Friday, 25th October
• Emilia Pérez - From Friday, 25th October
• Monsieur Aznavour - From Wednesday, 23rd October
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 25th October

With Thor: Love and Thunder 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

• The Railway Children Return
• The Gray Man

The Railway Children Return

• The movie is directed by Morgan Matthews, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Morgan Matthews also directed Beautiful Young Minds in 2007.
• It stars Jenny Agutter who also starred in Sweet William (1981).
• The film also stars John Bradley who was last seen in Marry Me (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Gray Man

• The movie is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Anthony Russo and Joe Russo also directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2014 which grossed £19.1 Mil. in the UK and grossed $714.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in Madrigal (2007).
• The film also stars Ryan Gosling who was last seen in My Favorite Shapes By Julio Torres (2019).
• They also appeared together in Blade Runner 2049 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

• Rumble - Wednesday, 20th July
• Where the Crawdad's Sing - Friday, 22nd July

It's proving to be the runaway hit of moment as Fast and Furious 7 speeds ahead of the rest of the field as it produces another £5.4 million over the weekend.

This gives Furious 7 a total UK gross after 2 weekends of £26.2 million, the film is fast catching the years highest grossing movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, which has taken £34.6 million.

With little in the way of new releases next week Furious 7 could well stay at the top until the release of Avengers Age Of Ultron at the end of April.

Highest new film of the week is American teen comedy/drama The DUFF, new at 4 with £891,691, not a great start!

The other new films this week maybe underperformed and all entered at the lower end of the chart, John Wick at 6, Woman In Gold at 7 and Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 at 8.

Historical chart

A year ago - Captain America: The Winter Soldier was holding still at the top of the box office with The Quiet Ones the highest new film down at 5.

Five years ago - Clash of The Titans was still the top film in the UK while the highest new film was all the way down at 8 in the shape of Whip It.

Ten years ago - The Matthew McConaughey film Sahara was the highest new film and entered at the top of the box office knocking The Ring Two down to number 2 after a week on top.

Fifteen years ago - Julia Roberts starred in the Oscar winning Erin Brockovich which entered at the top of the box office knocking Lake Placid down to number 2.