After the massive success of The Super Mario Bros Movie a sequel was always on the cards and on April 1st 2026 we get The Super Mario Galaxy Movie which has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild violence, threat. Chris Pratt returns to voice the title character Mario, Chris Pratt has also been seen in Passengers and Christopher Robin, it also start Jack Black who has been in Ice Age and last years Anaconda~2025.

The movie is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic who both directed the first The Super Mario Bros Movie.

Movie Synopsis

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild violence, threat
• Release date: 1st April 2026
• Runtime: 98 minutes (1 hours 38 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Aaron Horvath
  • Michael Jelenic
• Starring:
  • Chris Pratt
  • Jack Black
  • Anya Taylor-Joy

BBFC movie page

Last weekend Send Help was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

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.

• Wuthering Heights
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Stitch Head
• GOAT
• Crime 101

Wuthering Heights

• The movie is directed by Emerald Fennell, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emerald Fennell also directed Saltburn in 2023 which grossed £5.6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Margot Robbie who also starred in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was Frankenstein (2025).
• Emerald Fennell directed Jacob Elordi in and Saltburn
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013 and Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Stitch Head

• The movie is directed by Steve Hudson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Steve Hudson also directed True North in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Greed (2019).
• The film also stars Joel Fry who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

GOAT

• The movie is from director Tyree Dillihay and Adam Rosette.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Caleb McLaughlin who also starred in The Book of Clarence (2024).
• The film also stars Gabrielle Union who's last movie was Space Cadet (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Crime 101

• The movie is directed by Bart Layton, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Bart Layton also directed American Animals in 2018 which grossed £347.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Chris Hemsworth who also starred in Spiderhead (2022).
• The film also stars Mark Ruffalo who's last movie was Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025).
• Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers Assemble in 2012, Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 7 new movies released

• A Private Life - Friday, 20th February
• The Secret Agent - Friday, 20th February
• Cold Storage - Friday, 20th February
• Psycho Killer - Friday, 20th February
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - Friday, 20th February
• The Testament of Ann Lee - Friday, 20th February
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - Friday, 20th February

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Scream 7 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Neve Campbell (An Amish Murder) and Courteney Cox (Battling For Baby)
• It is directed by Kevin Williamson (Scream 7)
• The movie also stars Mckenna Grace, Isabel May and Celeste O"Connor
• The UK release date is 27th February 2026
• And the release date in North America is 27th February 2026
• Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox appeared together in Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4 and Scream

Synopsis for Scream 7

A new Ghostface emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott built a new life, targeting her daughter, forcing Sidney to confront her past and protect her family, with legacy characters like Gale Weathers also returning as the bloodshed escalates.

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

After 4 weeks bouncing around the global box office Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc climbs to the number 1 spot with its release in North America and a number of other countries.

The movie takes just over $36 Million to take it to the top and has taken over $100 Million in total global grosses.

The highest new movie of the weekend if Regretting You which makes its debut at 3 with a gross just sjy of $23 Million.

Black Phone 2 falls from the top to number 2 and has taken just over $80 Million so far.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th October 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $36,026,500 over the weekend, a 79% increase from last weekend
• The movie is release in 55 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $108,000,000 over 6 weeks in cinemas

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $23,500,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $80,427,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 75 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to The Black Phone which took $74,416,325 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $22,850,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 44 countries globally this weekend

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $16,100,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 29 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $11,200,000 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $123,367,203 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to TRON Legacy which took $229,902,433 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

Japanese animated movies hav done well on the North American box office this year and this week another classic makes its debut at the top of the chart as Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc makes its debut.

The movie tops the chart with an excellent $18 Million gross is a quiet time at cinemas where studios seems to be waiting for the holiday season to release movies.

Last weeks top movie, Black Phone 2, falls to number 3 this week and has taken nearly $50 Million to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th October 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $18,030,883 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $13,687,530 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,902,825 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $48,956,220 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Black Phone which took $47,394,325 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,887,255 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $8,887,255 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,916,943 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $63,384,146 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to TRON Legacy which took $131,304,844 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.