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.

This weekend, Friday 7th November 2025, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Bugonia, 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.

• Predator: Badlands
• The Choral
• Anemone
• Train Dreams
• Frankenstein
• Die My Love

Predator: Badlands

• The movie is directed by Dan Trachtenberg, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dan Trachtenberg also directed Prey in 2022.
• It stars Elle Fanning who also starred in Phoebe In Wonderland (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Choral

• The movie is directed by Nicholas Hytner, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Nicholas Hytner also directed Young Marx: NT Live 2017 in 2017 which grossed £488.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Sunshine (1999).
• The film also stars Emily Fairn who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Nicholas Hytner directed Ralph Fiennes in Straight Line Crazy: NT Live 2022, and National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Anemone

• The movie is from director Ronan Day-Lewis.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Daniel Day-Lewis who also starred in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988).
• The film also stars Sean Bean who's last movie was Watch the Skies (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Train Dreams

• The movie is directed by Clint Bentley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Clint Bentley also directed Jockey in 2022 which grossed £9.1 K in the UK.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in The Gift (2015).
• The film also stars Clifton Collins Jr. who's last movie was Eddington (2025).
• Clint Bentley directed Clifton Collins Jr. in and Jockey
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Pans Labyrinth in 2006 which grossed £1.9 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in 10 Years (2011).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed You Were Never Really Here in 2018 which grossed £1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in The Beaver (2011).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• 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 6 new movies released

• Now You See Me: Now You Don't - Friday, 14th November
• Christmas Karma - Friday, 14th November
• The Carpenters Son - Friday, 14th November
• Nuremberg - Friday, 14th November
• The Running Man - Friday, 14th November
• Keeper - Friday, 14th November

Video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild violence, threat.

The animated movie features the voise of Chris Pratt who is most known for the Guardians of the Galaxy series of movie but has also lent his voice to Onward, it also stars Anya Taylor-Joy who has been in The Northman and The Secret of Marrowbone.

The movie is directed by Aaron Horvath who has previously directed Teen Titans Go! to The Movies and Michael Jelenic who is making a feature film debut.

Movie Synopsis

A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild violence, threat
• Release date: 5th April 2023
• Runtime: 92 minutes (1 hour 32 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Aaron Horvath
  • Michael Jelenic
• Starring:
  • Chris Pratt
  • Anya Taylor-Joy
  • Seth Rogan

BBFC movie page

The last trailer has been released for the upcoming movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

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— The Super Mario Bros. Movie (@supermariomovie) March 9, 2023

• The movie is directed by Aaron Horvath
• It stars Chris Pratt and Anya Taylor-Joy among others.
• And has a release date in the UK of 5th April 2023
• While the North American release date is set for 5th April 2023

Synopsis for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.

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

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 3rd February 2023, there are 9 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
• Broker
• Saint Omer
• The Whale
• EO
• She Is Love
• Knock At the Cabin
• Thankam
• Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

• The movie is directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado also directed The Croods: A New Age in 2020 which grossed £9.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $215.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Labyrinth of Passion (1982).
• The film also stars Salma Hayek who was last seen in House of Gucci (2021).
• Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Frida in 2003, Puss In Boots in 2011, Four Rooms in 1995, Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard in 2021, Desperado in 1996 and Spy Kids 3D: Game Over in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Broker

• The movie is directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Hirokazu Koreeda also directed Still Walking in 2010 which grossed £11.8K in the UK.
• It stars Song Kang-ho who also starred in A Taxi Driver (2017).
• The film also stars Dong-won Gang who was last seen in Peninsula (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saint Omer

• The movie is directed by Alice Diop, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alice Diop also directed La Mort De Danton in 2011.
• It stars Kayije Kagame who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Guslagie Malanda who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Whale

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Fountain in 2006 and grossed $16.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Sadie Sink who was last seen in Dear Zoe (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

EO

• The movie is directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Jerzy Skolimowski also directed The Lightship in 1985.
• It stars Sandra Drzymalska who also starred in Psy 3: W Imie Zasad (2020).
• The film also stars Isabelle Huppert who was last seen in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

She Is Love

• The movie is directed by Jamie Adams, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jamie Adams also directed Bittersweet Symphony in 2019.
• It stars Haley Bennett who also starred in Cyrano (2022).
• The film also stars Sam Riley who was last seen in Rebecca (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Knock At the Cabin

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 15th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Old in 2021 which grossed £3.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $90.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Master Z: The IP Man Legacy (2018).
• The film also stars Jonathan Groff who was last seen in The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Thankam

• The movie is from director Saheed Arafath and Prinish Prabhakaran.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Biju Menon who also starred in Ayappanu Koshium (2020).
• The film also stars Vineeth Sreenivasan who was last seen in Kunjeldo (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

• The movie is directed by Ayako Kouno, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ayako Kouno also directed Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021 which grossed £64.6K in the UK.
• It stars Haruka Tomatsu who also starred in Sword Art Online Extra Edition (2013).
• The film also stars Yoshitsugu Matsuoka who was last seen in The Quintessential Quintuplets (2022).
• Haruka Tomatsu and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online Extra Edition in 2013, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: The Movie - Ordinal Scale in 2017 and Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021.
• Ayako Kouno directed Haruka Tomatsu in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• Ayako Kouno directed Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• 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 4 new movies released

• Alice, Darling - Friday, 20th January - streaming
• Magic Mike's Last Dance - Friday, 10th February
• Distant - Friday, 10th February
• Women Talking - Friday, 10th February