FOR 22 YEARS
US release: 9th January 2026Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Smurfs Movie which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.
Movie breakdown
Synopsis for The Smurfs Movie
When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.
Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.
With the pandemic ending the UK box office for the second time take a look back at what films were making the headlines over the years.
No. 1 and highest debut: - 1917 starring Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay and directed by Sam Mendes
Longest run: - Frozen II which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker which had taken £54.9 Million after 4 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: - Star Wars: The Force Awakens which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £108.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - The Hateful Eight directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Spectre which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
No. 1 and Highest debut: - The Kings Speech starring Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter and directed by Tom Hooper
Top total grossing and longest run: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 which had taken £50.6 Million over 8 weeks of release.
No.1 movie: - King Kong which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut: - Just Friends directed by Roger Kumble and starring Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run: - The Constant Gardener which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire which had taken £47.6 Million after 8 weeks of release.
No.1 movie: - Unbreakable which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee and starring Yun-Fat Chow and Michelle Yeoh which entered the box office at number 4.
Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £17 Million over 15 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Seven starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt and directed by David Fincher
Top total grossing and longest run: - Goldeneye which had taken £17.2 Million over 7 weeks of release.
A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
The number one film was Captain Marvel which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £29.5 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was Us directed by Jordan Peele and starring Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Green Book which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
Also making its debut at the top was Home starring Jim Parsons and Rihanna and directed by Tim Johnson.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Paddington which had taken £37.5 Million over 16 weeks of release.
The number one film was Alice In Wonderland which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Bounty Hunter directed by Andy Tennant and starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £90.6 Million over 14 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Robots starring Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry and directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha.
The film with the longest run was Million Dollar Baby which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Meet The Fockers which had taken £28.2 Million after 8 weeks of release.
The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 6 weeks and with a total gross of £40.2 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was A Clockwork Orange directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Malcolm McDowell and Patrick Magee which entered the box office at number 4.
The film with the longest run was The Sixth Sense which had been on the box office for 20 weeks.
Making its debut at the top was Little Women starring Winona Ryder and Gabriel Byrne and directed by Gillian Armstrong.
The film with the longest run was Leon which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Star Trek Generations which had taken £7.3 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Tango And Cash starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell and directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy and Albert Magnoli.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 18 weeks of release.
A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
A year ago (2019) -
Making its debut at the top was Stan And Ollie starring John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan.
The film with the longest run was A Star Is Born which had been on the box office for 12 weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £49,958,709 after 12 weeks of release
Five years ago (2015) -Making its debut at the top was Tak3n starring Liam Neeson and Forest Whitaker.
The film with the longest run was The Imitation Game which had been on the box office for 9 weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies which had taken £39,201,752 after 5 weeks of release
Ten years ago (2010) -The number one film was Avatar which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £40,991,797 it was also the top total grossing film. The top new film of the week was Daybreakers starring Ethan Hawke and Isabel Lucas which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was The Twilight Saga: New Moon which had been on the box office for 8 weeks .
Fifteen years ago (2005) -Making its debut at the top was White Noise starring Michael Keaton and Chandra West.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason which had taken £35,612,127 over 9 weeks of release
Twenty years ago (2000) -Making its debut at the top was Sleepy Hollow starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.
The film with the longest run was Tarzan which had been on the box office for 14 weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was The World Is Not Enough which had taken £25,453,243 after 7 weeks of release
Twenty five years ago (1995) -Making its debut at the top was Stargate starring Kurt Russell and James Spader.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Lion King which had taken £23,160,883 over 14 weeks of release
Thirty years ago (1990) -Making its debut at the top was Parenthood starring Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen.
The film with the longest run was The Abyss which had been on the box office for 14 weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was Shirley Valentine which had taken £11,723,429 after 12 weeks of release
With the biggest opening in the US of all time its no surprise that Avengers Infinity War hangs on for a second weekend with the remake of Overboard coming in at number 2 as the highest new film.
Avengers manages a second weekend on the box office grossing $112 million, a 50%+ drop from its debut, but this does bring the film total gross to $450 million after just 10 days of release.
Coming in at number 2 is the unwanted remake of the 1987 Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn movie of the same name.
This remake stars Eugenio Derbez and nna Faris and takes $14.7 million on its debut.
The rest of the top 5 is filled with holdovers that are still doing well, A Quiet Place is at 3 which has now grossed $160 million in the US and at number 4 is I Feel Pretty which has now grossed $38 million.
Finally at number 5 is Rampage which has now taken $84 million in the US and could be the first Dwayne Johnson film not to take over $100 million in many years.