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Chef

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2017

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Directed by

Raja Menon

Starring

Saif Ali Khan · Padmapriya · Dhanish Karthik · Ram Gopal Bajaj · Riju Bajaj · Pawan Chopra

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UK box office

  • Debut box office: 6th Oct '17
  • Debut position: 19
  • Highest position: 19
  • Debut gross: £28.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

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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 box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Thunderbolts* (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Thunderbolts* (@1)
  • Longest run - Snow White (7 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - A Minecraft Movie (£53,303,536)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Sinners (-23%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £11,300,979
  • Also new this weekend
    • Bluey At the Cinema: Lets Play Chef Collection
    • Retro
    • HIT: The 3rd Case
    • Raid 2
  • Check out the full UK box office.

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

Thunderbolts*

  • The movie is a new entry at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £5,979,242 over its debut weekend
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
  • The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2025

Sinners

  • 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

A Minecraft Movie

  • 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 Accountant 2

  • The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £466,800 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £1,740,041 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is a sequel to The Accountant which took £3,622,284 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Until Dawn

  • 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 Mufasa: The Lion King 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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • Companion
  • Dog Man
  • Feng Shen 2
  • Into the Deep
  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig
  • Detective Chinatown 1900
  • The Brutalist
  • Babygirl
  • Maria
  • The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero

Companion

  • The movie is from director Drew Hancock.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Sophie Thatcher who also starred in The Boogeyman (2023).
  • The film also stars Harvey Guillén who's last movie was The Garfield Movie (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay

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 The Jesus Rolls (2020).
  • The film also stars Poppy Liu who's last movie was The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Azerbaijan / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / Peru / Romania / Turkey / Ukraine / United States

Feng Shen 2

  • The movie is directed by Wuershan, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Wuershan also directed The Butcher the Chef and the Swordsman in 2010.
  • It stars Yosh Yu who also starred in Born to Fly (2023).
  • The film also stars Huang Bo who's last movie was Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023).
  • They also appeared together in Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms in 2023.
  • Wuershan directed Yosh Yu in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
  • Wuershan directed Huang Bo in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Belgium / China / Hong Kong / Ireland / Macau / Malaysia / Netherlands / New Zealand / Singapore / United States

Into the Deep

  • The movie is directed by Christian Sesma, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Christian Sesma also directed Section Eight in 2022.
  • It stars Callum McGowan who also starred in The Gallery (2022).
  • The film also stars Scout Taylor-Compton who's last movie was They Turned Us Into Killers (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Canada / Chile / Colombia / Norway / Spain / Thailand

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

  • The movie is directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, it is the directors 10th movie.
  • Mohammad Rasoulof also directed Goodbye in 2011.
  • It stars Soheila Golestani who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Missagh Zareh who's last movie was A Man of Integrity (2017).
  • Mohammad Rasoulof directed Missagh Zareh in and A Man of Integrity
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      Hungary / Mexico / Portugal / Romania / Singapore

Detective Chinatown 1900

  • The movie is directed by Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai also directed Decoded in 2024 which grossed $23.6 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Baoqiang Wang who also starred in Detective Chinatown 3 (2021).
  • The film also stars Haoran Liu who's last movie was Decoded (2024).
  • Baoqiang Wang and Haoran Liu have starred in 7 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Detective Chinatown 3 in 2021, Rising Shaolin: The Protector in 2021, Detective Chinatown in 2015, My People, My Homeland in 2020, Decoded in 2024, Detective Chinatown 2 in 2018 and Buddies In India in 2017.
  • Sicheng Chen directed Baoqiang Wang in Detective Chinatown 3, Detective Chinatown 2, My People, My Homeland, Detective Chinatown, and Decoded
  • Sicheng Chen directed Haoran Liu in Detective Chinatown, Detective Chinatown 2, My People, My Homeland, Decoded, Beijing Love Story, and Detective Chinatown 3
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      China / Ireland / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

The Brutalist

  • The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
  • It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The Thin Red Line (1999).
  • The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Austria / Bulgaria / Germany / Poland / Turkey

Babygirl

  • The movie is directed by Halina Reijn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Halina Reijn also directed Bodies Bodies Bodies in 2022 which grossed $3.6 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in Lagerfeld Confidential (2007).
  • The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Germany / Hungary / Italy / New Zealand

Maria

  • The movie is directed by Pablo Larraín, it is the directors 11th movie.
  • Pablo Larraín also directed Spencer in 2021.
  • It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Pushing Tin (1999).
  • The film also stars Pierfrancesco Favino who's last movie was The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Denmark / Norway / Sweden

The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero

  • The movie is from director Tsui Hark.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Zhan Xiao who also starred in The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero (2025).
  • The film also stars Dafei Zhuang who's last movie was Johnny Keep Walking! (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      China / Germany / Hong Kong / Macau

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

Next week there are 44 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details
  • Love Hurts - From Friday, 7th February
  • The Brutalist - From Thursday, 6th February
  • A Complete Unknown - From Friday, 7th February
  • Presence - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Into the Deep - From Tuesday, 4th February
  • Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Bring Them Down - From Friday, 7th February
  • Maria - From Wednesday, 5th February
  • September 5 - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Better Man - From Thursday, 6th February
  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Queer - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Armor - From Thursday, 6th February
  • The Fire Inside - From Friday, 7th February
  • Dog Man - From Friday, 7th February
  • Panda Bear In Africa - From Monday, 3rd February
  • Paddington In Peru - From Wednesday, 5th February
  • Companion - From Thursday, 6th February
  • My Favourite Cake - From Wednesday, 5th February
  • Ruzgara Birak - From Thursday, 6th February
  • The Room Next Door - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Flight Risk - From Thursday, 6th February
  • 1st Kiss - From Friday, 7th February
  • The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Feng Shen 2 - From Thursday, 6th February
  • The Hyperboreans - From Saturday, 8th February
  • Emmanuelle - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Kneecap - From Friday, 7th February
  • Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Kinda Pregnant - From Wednesday, 5th February
  • Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare - From Thursday, 6th February
  • All We Imagine As Light - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Parthenope - From Friday, 7th February
  • Absolution - From Thursday, 6th February
  • The Bagman - From Friday, 7th February
  • Wicked - From Friday, 22nd November
  • I'm Still Here - From Friday, 7th February
  • A Real Pain - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Sing Sing - From Thursday, 6th February
  • Conclave - From Friday, 7th February
  • The Wild Robot - From Friday, 7th February
  • Hitpig - From Sunday, 9th February
  • Flow - From Thursday, 6th February

A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019)

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The number one film was Captain Marvel which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £23.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Fisherman's Friends directed by Chris Foggin and starring Tuppence Middleton and James Purefoy which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Green Book which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Run All Night directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson and Ed Harris which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was The Theory Of Everything which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Fifty Shades Of Grey which had taken £33.8 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Alice In Wonderland which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £89.9 Million over 13 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Hitch starring Will Smith and Eva Mendes and directed by Andy Tennant.

The film with the longest run was Million Dollar Baby which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet The Fockers which had taken £27.9 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 5 weeks and with a total gross of £38.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Insider directed by Michael Mann and starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe which entered the box office at number 7.

The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 19 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Disclosure which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Nell directed by Michael Apted and starring Jodie Foster and Liam Neeson which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Forrest Gump which had taken £16.4 Million over 23 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was The War Of The Roses which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Weekend At Bernies directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 17 weeks of release.

This weekend, Friday 19th July 2019, there are 3 new films released in the UK looking to hit the box office, but can it challenge Spider-Man: Far From Home for the top spot?

The Lion King

First up at cinemas this week is the live action version of The Lion King from Disney, a Dramatic movie directed by Jon Favreau who also directed Chef in 2014 which grossed £1.5 Million.

It stars Donald Glover who last starred in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and Seth Rogen who last appeared in Long Shot (2019).

Tell It To The Bees

Next on the new release schedule is Tell It To The Bees, this new Romance stars Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger.

The film is brought to us by new director Annabel Jankel.

The Wedding Guest

Next up this week is The Wedding Guest which is directed by Michael Winterbottom who directed Go Now in 1995.

It stars Dev Patel and Radhika Apte.

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Check back on Monday to see where these films end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Come back next week when there are 3 new releases hitting cinemas. -

  • The Current War is out Friday, 26th July
  • Horrible Histories: The Movie gets released on Friday, 26th July
  • The Intruder you can see from Friday, 26th July

Another change on the UK video chart this week with tearjerking drama The Fault in Our Stars taking over at the top of the chart on it's first week of release.

The Fault in Our Stars was released at UK cinemas on 20th June this year taking £3.4 million on it's opening weekend where it entered at the top of the box office.

A six week stay on the box office saw it take a total gross of £11 million most of which happened in the first 3 weeks of release.

Falling from the top position to the runner up on it's second week of release is Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie.

The HobbitL The Desolation of Smaug was released in special extended edition last week and in turn re-enters the video chart at three.

Other new film of the video chart this week are: The Snow Queen at seven, Chef at thirteen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire re-enters at fourteen.