Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 26th September 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 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.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• One Battle After Another
• Mother's Pride
• Hamilton
• Poison
• Dead of Winter
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback
• The Strangers: Chapter 2

One Battle After Another

• The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Boogie Nights in 1998 which grossed £3.6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Celebrity (1998).
• The film also stars Benicio Del Toro who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• Paul Thomas Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and Inherent Vice
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mother's Pride

• The movie is directed by Nick Moorcroft, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Moorcroft also directed Fisherman's Friends: One and All in 2022 which grossed £3.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Luke Treadaway who also starred in The Rack Pack (2016).
• The film also stars Mark Addy who's last movie was The Runaways (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hamilton

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Thomas Kail also directed Grease Live! in 2016.
• It stars Daveed Diggs who also starred in Trolls Band Together (2023).
• The film also stars Renée Elise Goldsberry who's last movie was tick, tick...BOOM! (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Poison

• The movie is directed by Désirée Nosbusch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Désirée Nosbusch also directed Succes Fox in 2014.
• It stars Tim Roth who also starred in Battle of the Brave (2004).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Girl With the Needle (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Dead of Winter

• The movie is directed by Brian Kirk, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Brian Kirk also directed 21 Bridges in 2019 which grossed £1.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Emma Thompson who also starred in Missing Link (2019).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• They also appeared together in Men, Women & Children in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback

• The movie is directed by Katsuya Shigehara, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Katsuya Shigehara also directed Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie in 2023.
• It stars Minami Takayama who also starred in Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan (2009).
• The film also stars Wakana Yamazaki who's last movie was Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024).
• Minami Takayama and Wakana Yamazaki have starred in 32 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence in 2011, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer in 2018, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street in 2002, Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths in 2005, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan in 2009, Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire in 2019, Detective Conan: Vs. Kid the Phantom Thief in 2024, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine in 2023, Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser in 2009, Detective Conan: The Sniper From Another Dimension in 2014, Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare in 2016, Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno in 2015, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet in 2021, Detective Conan: Jolly Roger In the Deep Azure in 2007, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear in 2008, Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target in 1998, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven in 2001, Case Closed: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small in 2016, Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter in 2017, Detective Conan: Captured In Her Eyes in 2000, Detective Conan: The Lost Ship In the Sky in 2010, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky in 2004, Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper in 1997, Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram in 2024, Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem in 2006, Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century in 1999, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween in 2022 and Detective Conan: Crossroad In the Ancient Capital in 2003.
• Katsuya Shigehara directed Wakana Yamazaki in and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Skiptrace in 2016.
• It stars Rachel Shenton who also starred in Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2024).
• The film also stars Gabriel Basso who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Rachel Shenton in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Renny Harlin directed Gabriel Basso in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• 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 4 new movies released

• The Smashing Machine - Friday, 3rd October
• Roofman - Friday, 3rd October
• The Shadows Edge - Friday, 3rd October
• Him - Friday, 3rd October

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Saltburn which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Barry Keoghan (Standby) and Jacob Elordi (The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee)
• It is directed by Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman)
• The movie also stars Archie Madekwe, Sadie Soverall and Richie Cotterell
• The UK release date is 17th November 2023
• And the release date in North America is 1st January 1970

Synopsis for Saltburn

Set in the mid-2000s, Saltburn is a wicked tale of privilege and desire that explores the aristocratic high society of England in a dark and gripping story of obsession.

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

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Saltburn which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 1st January 1970
• It is due for release in North America on 1st January 1970
• It stars among others Rosamund Pike (Barneys Version) and Carey Mulligan ()
• It is directed by Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman)
• The movie also stars Archie Madekwe, Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi
• Rosamund Pike and Carey Mulligan appeared together in Pride and Prejudice and An Education
• Emerald Fennell directed Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman

Synopsis for Saltburn

Set in the mid-2000s, Saltburn is a wicked tale of privilege and desire that explores the aristocratic high society of England in a dark and gripping story of obsession.

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

This weeks new movie releases in the UK include The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, In The Earth and Monster Hunter, all looking to replace A Quiet Place Part II from the box office number 1.

Here is this weeks new release rundown.

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

• The movie is directed by Patrick Hughes, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Patrick Hughes also directed The Hitman's Bodyguard in 2017 which grossed £7.1 Million in the UK.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who last starred in 6 Underground (2019).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021).
• Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017).

In the Earth

• The movie is directed by Ben Wheatley, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ben Wheatley also directed Free Fire in 2017 which grossed £1 Million in the UK.
• It stars Joel Fry who last starred in Cruella (2021).
• The film also stars Reece Shearsmith who last appeared in High Rise (2016).

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Taichi Ishidate, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Taichi Ishidate also directed Beyond the Boundary Movie: I'll Be Here - Mirai Hen in 2015.
• It stars Yui Ishikawa who last starred in Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll (2019).
• The film also stars Daisuke Namikawa who last appeared in Robot Carnival (1987).

Luca

• The movie is from director Enrico Casarosa
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jacob Tremblay who last starred in Doctor Sleep (2019).
• The film also stars Jack Dylan Grazer who last appeared in Don't Tell a Soul (2020).

In the Heights

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed Step Up 3D in 2010 which grossed £7.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Anthony Ramos who last starred in Honest Thief (2020).
• The film also stars Melissa Barrera who is making a feature film debut.

Fatherhood

• The movie is directed by Paul Weitz, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Paul Weitz also directed Being Flynn in 2012.
• It stars Kevin Hart who last starred in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
• The film also stars Paul Alexander Desire who is making a feature film debut.

Monster Hunter

• The movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul W.S. Anderson also directed AVP Alien Vs. Predator in 2004 which grossed £5 Million in the UK.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who last starred in Hellboy (2019).
• The film also stars Tony Jaa who last appeared in Detective Chinatown 3 (2021).

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies released

• Fast & Furious 9, Thursday, 24th June
• Freaky, Friday, 25th June
• Supernova, Friday, 25th June
• False Positive, Friday, 25th June

This weekend, Friday 15th November 2019, there are 4 new films released in the UK looking to hit the box office, but can it challenge Joker for the top spot?

Last Christmas

First up at cinemas this week is Last Christmas, a movie directed by Paul Feig who also directed Spy in 2015 which grossed £9.7 Million.

It stars Madison Ingoldsby who is making a feature film debut.

The film also stars Emma Thompson who last appeared in Men In Black: International (2019).

Ford V Ferrari

Next on this weeks new release schedule is Ford V Ferrari.

This new Biographical movie stars Roberta Sparta who's last film was The Laundromat (2019)

It also stars Caitriona Balfe who appeared in The Price Of Desire (2016).

The film is brought to us by veteran director James Mangold.

The Report

Next up this week is The Report which is directed by Scott Z. Burns who directed Pu 239 in 2006.

It stars Adam Driver and Corey Stoll who were last seen together in This Is Where I Leave You which grossed £109,441.

Little Monsters

Also this week there is Little Monsters from director Abe Forsythe marking a directorial debut,

The film features Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad in starring roles.

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

Come back next week when there are 5 new releases. -

• Frozen II, Friday, 22nd November
• 21 Bridges, Friday, 22nd November
• Ophelia, Friday, 22nd November
• Harriet, Friday, 22nd November
• Greener Grass, Friday, 22nd November