This weekend, Friday 1st August 2025, there are 4 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, for the number 1 spot?

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 Naked Gun~2025
• 40 Acres
• Together
• My Oxford Year

The Naked Gun

• The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Akiva Schaffer also directed Hot Rod in 2007 which grossed £44.2 K in the UK and grossed $14.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017).
• The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

40 Acres

• The movie is from director R.T. Thorne.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Danielle Deadwyler who also starred in I Saw the TV Glow (2024).
• The film also stars Kataem O'Connor who's last movie was 1UP (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in Bad Meat (2011).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Disaster Artist in 2017, The Lego Movie in 2014 and The Little Hours in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

My Oxford Year

• The movie is directed by Iain Morris, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Iain Morris also directed The Inbetweeners 2 in 2014 which grossed £33.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $63.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sofia Carson who also starred in A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 2 new movies released

• Freakier Friday - Friday, 8th August
• Weapons - Friday, 8th August

With Snow White currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

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.

• A Working Man
• My Love Will Make You Disappear
• The Woman In the Yard
• Sneaks
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
• Time Travel Is Dangerous
• La Cocina
• Novocaine
• Holland

A Working Man

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Ayer also directed The Beekeeper in 2024 which grossed £3.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $152.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in The Expendables 2 (2012).
• The film also stars Michael Peña who's last movie was Unstoppable (2024).
• David Ayer directed Jason Statham in and The Beekeeper
• David Ayer directed Michael Peña in and Fury
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

My Love Will Make You Disappear

• The movie is directed by Chad Vidanes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chad Vidanes also directed He's Into Her: The Movie Cut in 2021.
• It stars Kim Chiu who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Woman In the Yard

• The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Jaume Collet-Serra also directed Jungle Cruise in 2021 which grossed £12.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $213.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Danielle Deadwyler who also starred in I Saw the TV Glow (2024).
• The film also stars Okwui Okpokwasili who's last movie was The Exorcist: Believer (2023).
• Jaume Collet-Serra directed Danielle Deadwyler in and Carry-On
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sneaks

• The movie is from director Rob Edwards.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Anthony Mackie who also starred in Playing It Cool (2014).
• The film also stars Keith David who's last movie was Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
• They also appeared together in Hollywood Homicide in 2003.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip

• The movie is from director Marvin Lemus.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Harvey Guillén who also starred in The Garfield Movie (2024).
• The film also stars Paulina Chavez who's last movie was The Casagrandes Movie (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Time Travel Is Dangerous

• The movie is from director Chris Reading.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Stephen Fry who also starred in Stalag Luft (1993).
• The film also stars Sophie Thompson who's last movie was Present Laughter: NT Live 2019 (2019).
• Stephen Fry and Sophie Thompson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Relative Values in 2000 and Gosford Park in 2002.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

La Cocina

• The movie is directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Alonso Ruizpalacios also directed Gueros in 2015 which grossed £3.7K in the UK.
• It stars Raul Briones who also starred in Gueros (2015).
• The film also stars Rooney Mara who's last movie was Women Talking (2022).
• Alonso Ruizpalacios directed Raul Briones in and Gueros
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Novocaine

• The movie is directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Dan Berk and Robert Olsen also directed Body in 2015.
• It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Companion (2025).
• The film also stars Amber Midthunder who's last movie was Opus (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Holland

• The movie is directed by Mimi Cave, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mimi Cave also directed Fresh in 2022.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in The Year My Voice Broke (1987).
• The film also stars Gael Garcia Bernal who's last movie was Old (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

• Death of a Unicorn - Friday, 4th April
• Screamboat - Friday, 4th April
• A Minecraft Movie - Friday, 4th April

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Woman In the Yard which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Danielle Deadwyler (I Saw the TV Glow) and Russell Hornsby (Big Fat Liar)
• It is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown)
• The movie also stars Okwui Okpokwasili, Estella Kahiha and Peyton Jackson
• The UK release date is 28th March 2025
• And the release date in North America is 28th March 2025

Synopsis for The Woman In the Yard

A mysterious woman who repeatedly appears in a family's front yard, often delivering chilling warnings or unsettling messages, leaving the residents to question her identity and motives.

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

After the hype it was always going to be big and the Deadpool entry into the MCU has certainly been an event as it smashes into the top of the UK box office.

The movie lands at number 1 with a £17 Million plus opening commanding 70% of the total box office take this weekend.

It is also the 5th largest debut in the month of July.

The path ahead looks good for the movie and with these numbers a sequel of some kind in guaranteed.

Last weeks top movie, Despicable Me 4 falls to number 2 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top of the box office.

Inside Out 2 continues to do amazingly well and has taken over £50 Million at the UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th July 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,115,175 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £25,310,646 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Despicable Me 3 which took £25,600,300 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,497,514 over the weekend, a 64% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,944,986 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Twister which took £5,550,734 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £724,320 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,689,629 over 3 weeks of release

With Despicable Me 4 currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Deadpool and Wolverine
• The Beast Within
• I Saw the TV Glow

Deadpool and Wolverine

• The movie is directed by Shawn Levy, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Shawn Levy also directed Night At the Museum in 2006 which grossed £20 Mil. in the UK and grossed $571.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in Woman In Gold (2015).
• The film also stars Hugh Jackman who's last movie was Oklahoma! (1999).
• Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, Deadpool 2 in 2018 and Free Guy in 2021.
• Shawn Levy directed Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy
• Shawn Levy directed Hugh Jackman in Night At the Meseum: Secret of the Tomb
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Beast Within

• The movie is from director Alexander J. Farrell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kit Harington who also starred in Henry V: NT Live 2022 (2022).
• The film also stars Ashleigh Cummings who's last movie was Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

I Saw the TV Glow

• The movie is directed by Jane Schoenbrun, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jane Schoenbrun also directed We're All Going to the Worlds Fair in 2021 which grossed £4.4K in the UK.
• It stars Justice Smith who also starred in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).
• The film also stars Brigette Lundy-Paine who's last movie was Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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

• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie - Friday, 2nd August - streaming
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - Friday, 2nd August
• Didi - Friday, 2nd August
• Kensukes Kingdom - Friday, 2nd August