This weekend, Friday 27th June 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, 28 Years Later, 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.

• F1
• Chicken Town
• Words of War
• M3GAN 2.0

F1

• The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joseph Kosinski also directed Oblivion in 2013 which grossed £10.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $286.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in No Way Out (1987).
• The film also stars Javier Bardem who's last movie was Spellbound (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Counsellor in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Chicken Town

• The movie is directed by Richard Bracewell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Richard Bracewell also directed The Gigolos in 2006.
• It stars Laurence Rickard who also starred in Bill (2015).
• The film also stars Graham Fellows who's last movie was Different For Girls (1996).
• Richard Bracewell directed Laurence Rickard in and Bill
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Words of War

• The movie is directed by James Strong, it is the directors 4th movie.
• James Strong also directed Drew in 2016.
• It stars Maxine Peake who also starred in Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle (2017).
• The film also stars Ciarán Hinds who's last movie was Cottontail (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

M3GAN 2.0

• The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Gerard Johnstone also directed Housebound in 2014.
• It stars Violet McGraw who also starred in Ready Player One (2018).
• The film also stars Jemaine Clement who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• Gerard Johnstone directed Violet McGraw in and M3GAN
• 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 4 new movies released

• Jurassic World: Rebirth - Wednesday, 2nd July
• Heads of State - Wednesday, 2nd July - streaming
• Hot Milk - Friday, 4th July
• The Shrouds - Friday, 4th July

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie M3GAN 2.0 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone
• It stars Allison Williams (Get Out) and Violet McGraw (Ready Player One) among others.
• The movie also stars Amie Donald, Jenna Davis and
• The release date in the UK is 27th June 2025
• While the North American release date is set for 27th June 2025
• Allison Williams and Violet McGraw appeared together in M3GAN
• Gerard Johnstone directed Violet McGraw in M3GAN

Synopsis for M3GAN 2.0

M3GAN returns

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

We all love a Ghostbusters movie and the next chapter in the franchise is soon to be released and has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, horror, sex references, implied strong language.

Most of the crew are returning for this movie which is headed up, like Ghostbusters: Afterlife by Mckenna Grace who has also starred in Russell Madness and Ready Player One, it also stars Annie Potts from the original movies who has also been seen in Black Market Baby and Stuck In the Middle With You.

This time around the movie is directed by Gil Kenan who has also directed City of Ember and A Boy Called Christmas.

Movie Synopsis

Ghostbusters old and new fight to save the world from another ice age in the latest comic fantasy adventure in this popular franchise which contains some scary moments and threat amidst the familiar exciting confrontations.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, horror, sex references, implied strong language
• Release date: 22th March 2024
• Runtime: 115 minutes (1 hours 55 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Gil Kenan
• Starring:
  • Mckenna Grace
  • Annie Potts
  • Carrie Coon

BBFC movie page

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Gil Kenan
• It stars Mckenna Grace (Ready Player One) and Carrie Coon (Gone Girl) among others.
• The movie also stars Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard and Kumail Nanjiani
• The release date in the UK is 22nd March 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 22nd March 2024
• Mckenna Grace and Carrie Coon appeared together in Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Synopsis for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

The Spengler family returns to where it all started - the iconic New York City firehouse - to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

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

Maverick director Steven Spielberg releases his much anticipated, and much delayed, remake of West Side Story which should have been an easy number 1 movie but it was released the same weekend as children's favourite Clifford the Big Red Dog and and the two had a mighty battle for the top spot!

Also new this week is a re-entry for the Christmas favourite Home Alone which gets another holiday release this year and enters at number 7 this week with £122,299.

UK box office QuickView

• Number 1 - West Side Story (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - West Side Story (@1)
• Longest run - No Time To Die (11 weeks)
• Highest total gross - No Time To Die (£96.3 Million)

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th December 2021

West Side Story

Director Steven Spielberg brings his latest movie to the big screen, his first since 2018's Ready Player One, and it narrowly hits the top of the weekend box office on its debut weeekend.

The movie which is baed on the 1957 Broadway show of the same name takes £1.297 Million over the weekend.

The movie had a tight fight with Clifford the Big Red Dog and in the end there was less than half a million pound separating them.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Landing at 2 this week is the children's classic animated TV show which here gets the big screen treatment with a large CGI dog.

The movie is directed by Walt Becker and stars Britains own Jack Whitehall, it took £1.293 Million over its debut weekend.

House of Gucci

The Ridley Scott directed true life drama falls to 3 this week taking £779,973 on its 3rd weekend of release, a 48% drop over last weekend which gives it a UK total gross of £7.3 Million.

Encanto

The Disney animated feature falls to 4 this week with £635,387, a 50% drop over last week, giving the movie a 3 week total of £4.2 Million.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Finishing off the top 5 this week is the Ghostbusters sequel which takes £585,505 on its 4th weekend of release, a 45% drop, giving it a £10.1 Million total.