In a very tight race for the top of the UK box office Paul Feig's movie The Housemaid~2025 takes over at the top of the Uk box office.

The movie is on its third weekend of release and climbs to the top with a gross of £3.2 Million, a drop of 9% from last weekend, the movie has taken nearly £18 Million in total.

Highest new entry this weekend is Hamnet which nearly entered at the top but fell shy by under £200,000.

The movie takes just over £3.2 Million on its debut at number 2.

James Camerons Avatar Fire and Ash falls from the top on its fourth weekend of release and has taken just shy of £36 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 9th - 11th January 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £3,248,939 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,600,206 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £35,814,417 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took £57,286,005 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 £1,227,735 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £29,349,084 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £22,922,579 at the box office after 7 weeks in cinemas.

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 Avatar: Fire and Ash 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.

• Greenland 2: Migration
• Primate
• Rental Family
• No Other Choice
• Song Sung Blue
• The Housemaid
• The Chronology of Water
• Sentimental Value
• Giant
• It Was Just An Accident

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Felon in 2008.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in London Has Fallen (2016).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Greenland, Angel Has Fallen, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Austria / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Kosovo / Kuwait / Lithuania / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Oman / Panama / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Switzerland / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed The Other Side of the Door in 2016 which grossed $14.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in Believe (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Mexico / Montenegro / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Austria / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Germany / Mexico / Netherlands / Paraguay / Peru / South Africa / Thailand / Uruguay

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Oldboy in 2003.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in KPop Demon Hunters (2025).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Denmark / Faroe Islands / Hungary / Kuwait / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Turkey / United Arab Emirates

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Coming 2 America in 2021.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in X-Men: First Class (2011).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Malta / Portugal / Romania / Ukraine / Uruguay

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Ghostbusters in 2016 which grossed $229.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Downfalls High (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Hungary / Italy / Kazakhstan / Philippines / Russia / Turkey

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in The San San Trilogy (2016).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Netherlands / Spain / United States

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed Louder Than Bombs in 2016.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Sentimental Value (2025).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / New Zealand / Slovakia / Slovenia

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed Strange But True in 2019.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in Cinderella (2021).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Spain / United Kingdom

It Was Just An Accident

• The movie is directed by Jafar Panahi, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jafar Panahi also directed 3 Faces in 2019.
• It stars Vahid Mobasseri who also starred in It Was Just An Accident (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Czech Republic / Germany

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

Next week there are 31 new movies released gloabally

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Rental Family - From Thursday, 15th January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 15th January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 15th January
• Hamnet - From Thursday, 15th January
• The Housemaid - From Thursday, 15th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Fredonia: The Movie - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 15th January
• A Private Life - From Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - From Friday, 16th January
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 15th January
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 15th January
• Back to the Past - From Thursday, 15th January
• David - From Thursday, 15th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 15th January
• Sentimental Value - From Friday, 16th January
• Scarlet - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dead Man's Wire - From Friday, 16th January
• Night Patrol - From Friday, 16th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 15th January
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Friday, 16th January
• The Courageous - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Weapons - From Friday, 16th January
• Not Without Hope - From Monday, 12th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Thursday, 15th January
• Kontinental 25 - From Saturday, 17th January

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 9th January 2026, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash 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.

• Hamnet
• Soulm8te
• Greenland 2: Migration
• Giant

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Misbehaviour (2020).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Soulm8te

• The movie is directed by Kate Dolan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kate Dolan also directed You Are Not My Mother in 2022 which grossed £10.4 K in the UK.
• It stars Valerie Hanna who also starred in A Grim Becoming (2014).
• The film also stars Claudia Doumit who's last movie was Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed In the Shadows in 2001.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Fast Food (1999).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen, Greenland, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed The Rise in 2013 which grossed £1.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in The Foreigner (2017).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• 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 3 new movies released

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - Friday, 16th January
• Rental Family - Friday, 16th January

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd August 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Deadpool & Wolverine from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Harold and the Purple Crayon
• Sing Sing
• Coup!
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
• Trap

Harold and the Purple Crayon

• The movie is directed by Carlos Saldanha, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Carlos Saldanha also directed Ferdinand in 2017 which grossed $84.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $296.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in The Mauritanian (2021).
• The film also stars Zooey Deschanel who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sing Sing

• The movie is from director Greg Kwedar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colman Domingo who also starred in Lincoln (2012).
• The film also stars Clarence Maclin who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Coup!

• The movie is from director Joseph Schuman and Austin Stark.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Peter Sarsgaard who also starred in Garden State (2004).
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Road House (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Survivor in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• The movie is directed by Liza Johnson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Liza Johnson also directed Return in 2012.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).
• The film also stars Tom Kenny who's last movie was Dicks: The Musical (2023).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend in 2008, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Trap

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 16th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Knock At the Cabin in 2023 which grossed $35.4 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Josh Hartnett who also starred in Here On Earth (2000).
• The film also stars Hayley Mills who's last movie was Last Train to Christmas (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In - Friday, 9th August
• Borderlands - Friday, 9th August
• Cuckoo - Friday, 9th August
• It Ends With Us - Friday, 9th August
• Girl You Know Its True - Friday, 9th August

Last weekend Deadpool & Wolverine was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Harold and the Purple Crayon
• Didi
• Kensuke's Kingdom
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Harold and the Purple Crayon

• The movie is directed by Carlos Saldanha, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Carlos Saldanha also directed Ice Age in 2002 which grossed £14.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $383.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in An American Carol (2008).
• The film also stars Zooey Deschanel who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Didi

• The movie is directed by Sean Wang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sean Wang also directed 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films Documentary in 2024.
• It stars Izaac Wang who also starred in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
• The film also stars Joan Chen who's last movie was Under the Light (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Kensuke's Kingdom

• The movie is from director Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Cillian Murphy who also starred in Hippie Hippie Shake (2010).
• The film also stars Sally Hawkins who's last movie was Wonka (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• The movie is directed by Liza Johnson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Liza Johnson also directed Hateship Loveship in 2013 and grossed $83K globally.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The Wild (2006).
• The film also stars Tom Kenny who's last movie was Dicks: The Musical (2023).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend in 2008 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Borderlands - Friday, 9th August
• It Ends With Us - Friday, 9th August
• Trap - Friday, 9th August