As we roll into the middle of October we get another sequel movie trying to revive an aging franchise, this time is a sequel to the 80's movie TRON as the third movie in the series TRON Ares makes its debut at the tp of the UK box office.

The Disney movie was expected to blast into cinemas on a wave of hype, but instead it sort of whimpers in with a £1.2 Million debut, less than the previous movie in the series.

The series which apart from the 3 live action movies has a number of animated shorts created to expand the series is struggling to make a mark in cinemas despite have a large fan base.

Last weeks top movie from Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl drops from the chart completely as it was only showing for a single weekend but it did take an amazing £4,679,450 that single week!

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th October 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,241,615 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,323,649 over 3 weeks of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,185,756 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £353,340 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,621,631 over 2 weeks of release

Last weekend The Volunteers: Peace At Last was at the top of the global box office, there are 23 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• TRON: Ares
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Roofman
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
• The Woman In Cabin 10
• The Smashing Machine
• Grand Prix of Europe
• Good Boy!
• The Ugly Stepsister
• Bone Lake

TRON: Ares

• The movie is directed by Joachim Rønning, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Joachim Rønning also directed Max Manus: Man of War in 2008 which grossed $15.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jared Leto who also starred in Panic Room (2002).
• The film also stars Greta Lee who's last movie was The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Armenia / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Moldova / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Tajikistan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

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.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Belgium / Brazil / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Luxembourg / Morocco / Netherlands / Poland / Senegal / Thailand / Tunisia

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 $47.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in She's the Man (2006).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Bulgaria / Czech Republic / Greece / Guyana / Israel / Russia / Saint Lucia / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Sweden / Trinidad & Tobago / United States

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

• The movie is directed by Simon Curtis, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Simon Curtis also directed Born In the USA in 2007.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009).
• The film also stars Joanne Froggatt who's last movie was Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• Michelle Dockery and Joanne Froggatt have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Downton Abbey in 2019 and Downton Abbey: A New Era in 2022.
• Simon Curtis directed Michelle Dockery in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• Simon Curtis directed Joanne Froggatt in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Ecuador / Honduras / Mexico / Peru / Spain / Uruguay

The Woman In Cabin 10

• The movie is directed by Simon Stone, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Simon Stone also directed Lucia Di Lammermoor: Met Opera 2022 in 2022.
• It stars Keira Knightley who also starred in Atonement (2007).
• The film also stars Hannah Waddingham who's last movie was Smurfs (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United States

The Smashing Machine

• The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Benny Safdie also directed Lizard Music in .
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Mansome (2012).
• Benny Safdie directed Dwayne Johnson in and Lizard Music
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Dominican Republic / Malta / Mexico / Nicaragua / Panama / Paraguay / Thailand / Ukraine

Grand Prix of Europe

• The movie is from director Waldemar Fast.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in Three and Out (2008).
• The film also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster who's last movie was Sleep No More (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Lithuania / Morocco / Netherlands / Senegal / Tunisia

Good Boy!

• The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Indy who also starred in 9 Bullets (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Ireland / Thailand / Ukraine / United Kingdom

The Ugly Stepsister

• The movie is from director Emilie Blichfeldt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lea Myren who also starred in The Ugly Stepsister (2025).
• The film also stars Ane Dahl Torp who's last movie was Dreams (Sex Love) (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Peru / Spain

Bone Lake

• The movie is directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mercedes Bryce Morgan also directed Fixation in 2022.
• It stars Alex Roe who also starred in Rings (2017).
• The film also stars Maddie Hasson who's last movie was Elevation (2024).
• Mercedes Bryce Morgan directed Maddie Hasson in and Fixation
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Paraguay / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago

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

• Black Phone 2 - From Wednesday, 15th October
• After the Hunt - From Thursday, 16th October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 16th October
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 16th October
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 16th October
• Good Boy! - From Thursday, 16th October
• Ballad of a Small Player - From Wednesday, 15th October
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Thursday, 16th October
• Splitsville - From Thursday, 16th October
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 16th October
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 16th October
• TRON: Ares - From Thursday, 16th October
• Frankenstein - From Friday, 17th October
• Eddington - From Thursday, 16th October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Thursday, 16th October
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Friday, 17th October
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Thursday, 16th October
• One Battle After Another - From Friday, 17th October
• The Thing With Feathers - From Friday, 17th October
• Drunken Blade - From Saturday, 18th October
• The Exit 8 - From Thursday, 16th October
• The Life of Chuck - From Friday, 17th October
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Monday, 13th October
• Not Friends - From Saturday, 18th October
• Relay - From Thursday, 16th October
• Caught Stealing - From Saturday, 18th October
• Super Charlie - From Friday, 17th October
• Urchin - From Friday, 10th October
• The Legend of Ochi - From Friday, 17th October
• Sketch - From Friday, 17th October
• Bambi: The Reckoning - From Thursday, 16th October
• Blue Moon - From Friday, 17th October
• Late Shift - From Friday, 17th October
• Bone Lake - From Thursday, 16th October

Superstar Taylor Swift releases an extended trailer for her latest album and it becomes the top grossing movie of the weekend as Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl takes £3.4 Million on limited release this weekend.

The movie which includes behind the scenes footage from the making of the album and interviews with the pop star follows in the footsteps of her live concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour from 2023.

After making its debut at the top last week One Battle After Another falls to number 2 this week and has taken just over £6 Million to date.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th October 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,974,027 over the weekend, a 20% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,033,199 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £867,281 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £15,581,565 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Downton Abbey: A New Era which took £12,256,158 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £511,055 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £17,295,398 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which took £8,382,304 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson One Battle After Another tops the UK box office on its first week of release in a fairly quiet marketplace.

The movie tops with a debut gross of £2.4 Million which in a market which is full of holdover movies and no big blockbusters is a good.

Last weeks top movie falls to number 3 this weekend as Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale gives up the top spot after 2 weeks, the movie has taken £13.4 Million in the UK to date.

After 5 years on Streaming the on screen version of the hit stage show Hamilton~2020 from Disney gets a box office debut where is enters the box office at number 2 with £1.7 Million - a cinema ticket being far cheaper than a theatre ticket!

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th September 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,769,826 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,294,899 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,416,773 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Downton Abbey: A New Era which took £10,383,398 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £466,627 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,569,143 over 3 weeks of release

Released globaly this week there are 25 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 731 Biochemical Revelations from the top of the global box office.

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.

• One Battle After Another
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Hamilton
• Light of the World
• Dead of Winter
• Afterburn
• Him
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

One Battle After Another

• The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Inherent Vice in 2015 which grossed $14.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Marvins Room (1996).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / France / Germany / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Mexico / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

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.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bahrain / Bolivia / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Kuwait / Lebanon / Mexico / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Trinidad & Tobago / United Arab Emirates / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Legend of the Ancient Sword in 2018.
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Australia / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Greece / Hungary / India / Ireland / Italy / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Netherlands / Oman / Peru / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Spain / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

• The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kikunosuke Toya who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Tomori Kusunoki who's last movie was Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / South Korea / Taiwan / Thailand / Vietnam

Hamilton

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Thomas Kail also directed Moana in 2026.
• It stars Daveed Diggs who also starred in The Starling (2021).
• The film also stars Renée Elise Goldsberry who's last movie was tick, tick...BOOM! (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Chile / Dominican Republic / Ireland / Mexico / Peru / United Kingdom

Light of the World

• The movie is directed by Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer also directed Saleem in 2023.
• It stars Ian Hanlin who also starred in Light of the World (2025).
• The film also stars Benjamin Jacobson who's last movie was Babylon (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama

Dead of Winter

• The movie is directed by Brian Kirk, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Brian Kirk also directed My Boy Jack in 2007.
• It stars Emma Thompson who also starred in Look Back In Anger (1989).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / South Africa / United Kingdom / United States

Afterburn

• The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• J.J. Perry also directed Day Shift in 2022.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who's last movie was The Piano Lesson (2024).
• Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• J.J. Perry directed Dave Bautista in and The Killer's Game
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Dominican Republic / Guatemala / Philippines

Him

• The movie is directed by Justin Tipping, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Tipping also directed Kicks in 2016.
• It stars Tyriq Withers who also starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
• The film also stars Marlon Wayans who's last movie was Air (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belarus / Colombia / France

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

• The movie is directed by Simon Curtis, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Simon Curtis also directed My Summer With Des in 1998.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009).
• The film also stars Joanne Froggatt who's last movie was Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• Michelle Dockery and Joanne Froggatt have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Downton Abbey: A New Era in 2022 and Downton Abbey in 2019.
• Simon Curtis directed Michelle Dockery in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• Simon Curtis directed Joanne Froggatt in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Montenegro / Serbia

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

Next week there are 37 new movies released gloabally

• Him - From Thursday, 2nd October
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 2nd October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Wednesday, 1st October
• The Long Walk - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Afterburn - From Thursday, 2nd October
• The Strangers: Chapter 2 - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Grand Prix of Europe - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Splitsville - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Panda Plan 2 - From Wednesday, 1st October
• One Battle After Another - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Good Boy! - From Friday, 3rd October
• Face Off 8 Embrace of Light - From Friday, 3rd October
• Sons of the Neon Night - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback - From Friday, 3rd October
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Four Mothers - From Friday, 3rd October
• The Home - From Tuesday, 30th September
• Dangerous Animals - From Friday, 3rd October
• Screamboat - From Friday, 3rd October
• Volunteer Army 3 - From Tuesday, 30th September
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 3rd October
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Together - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 3rd October
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Honey Don't! - From Friday, 3rd October
• Vicious - From Friday, 3rd October
• Three Kingdoms Starlit Heroes - From Wednesday, 1st October
• The Toxic Avenger - From Thursday, 2nd October
• A Writer's Odyssey 2 - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Skazochnye Vykhodnye - From Thursday, 2nd October
• The Shadows Edge - From Friday, 3rd October
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Late Shift - From Friday, 3rd October