Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 1st May 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.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Deep Water
• I've Seen All I Need to See
• Hokum
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

The Devil Wears Prada 2

• The movie is directed by David Frankel, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Frankel also directed The Pennsylvania Miners Story in 2002.
• It stars Meryl Streep who also starred in The Post (2018).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was Mother Mary (2026).
• They also appeared together in The Devil Wears Prada in 2006.
• David Frankel directed Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, and Hope Springs
• David Frankel directed Anne Hathaway in and The Devil Wears Prada
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Deep Water

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 28th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Skiptrace in 2016.
• It stars Aaron Eckhart who also starred in Possession (2002).
• The film also stars Ben Kingsley who's last movie was The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• They also appeared together in Suspect Zero in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

I've Seen All I Need to See

• The movie is directed by Zeshaan Younus, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Zeshaan Younus also directed The Buildout in 2024.
• It stars Renée Gagner who also starred in Gazer (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Hokum

• The movie is from director Damian McCarthy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Scott who also starred in My Blind Brother (2016).
• The film also stars Peter Coonan who's last movie was Kathleen Is Here (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

• The movie is directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Yasuhito Kikuchi also directed Macross Frontier: The False Songstress in 2009.
• It stars Koichi Domoto who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Takuya Eguchi who's last movie was Spy X Family Code: White (2023).
• Yasuhito Kikuchi directed Takuya Eguchi in and That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• The Sheep Detectives - Friday, 8th May

Celebrated director Web Anderson brings his next movie to the big screen in the shape of the intriguingly titled Asteroid City which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for suicide references, brief nudity, moderate bad language.

As always with Wes Anderson movies there is a whole host of big names, which this time is headed up by Jason Schwartzman who has previously appeared in The Marc Pease Experience and I Heart Huckabees, it also stars Scarlett Johansson who has previously starred in Ghost In the Shell~2017 and The Horse Whisperer.

Wes Anderson has previously directed The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom.

Movie Synopsis

World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in an American desert town circa 1955.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Asteroid City
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: suicide references, brief nudity, moderate bad language
• Release date: 26th June 2023
• Runtime: 105 minutes (1 hour 45 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Wes Anderson
• Starring:
  • Jason Schwartzman
  • Scarlett Johansson
  • Tom Hanks

BBFC movie page

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson
• It stars Margot Robbie and Tom Hanks among others.
• And has a release date in the UK of 23rd June 2023
• While the North American release date is set for 23rd June 2023

Synopsis for Asteroid City

The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

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