Last weekend The Devil Wears Prada 2 was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 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.

• Obsession
• Karuppu
• The Christophers
• Normal

Obsession

• The movie is from director Curry Barker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Michael Johnston who also starred in Bornless Ones (2016).
• The film also stars Inde Navarrette who's last movie was Trap House (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Karuppu

• The movie is directed by RJ Balaji, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• RJ Balaji also directed Veetla Vishesham in 2022 which grossed £14 K in the UK.
• It stars Suriya who also starred in Vikram (2022).
• The film also stars Trisha Krishnan who's last movie was Athadu (2005).
• Suriya and Trisha Krishnan have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ayitha Ezhuthu in 2004 and Aaru in 2005.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

The Christophers

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 38th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Ocean's Eleven in 2002 which grossed £24.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $450.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michaela Coel who also starred in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Normal

• The movie is directed by Carl Bessai, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Carl Bessai also directed Emile in 2003 and grossed $5.8 K globally.
• It stars Carrie-Anne Moss who also starred in Fido (2006).
• The film also stars Kevin Zegers who's last movie was Corrective Measures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• This movie is currently unrated!

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

• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War - Wednesday, 20th May - streaming
• Finding Emily - Friday, 22nd May
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - Friday, 22nd May

This weekend, Friday 8th May 2026, there is 1 new film released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, , 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 Sheep Detectives

The Sheep Detectives

• The movie is directed by Kyle Balda, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Kyle Balda also directed Minions: The Rise of Gru in 2022 which grossed £47.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $940.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Pan (2015).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who's last movie was Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026).
• They also appeared together in Missing Link in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

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

• Normal - Friday, 15th May
• The Christophers - Friday, 15th May
• Mortal Kombat II - Friday, 15th May

It has been while since the last big screen Star Wars outing, Star Wars The Rise Of Skywalker, but with the success of the TV series Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu gets the treatment - the movie has been given a 12A age rating for moderate violence, threat, injury detail.

As with the TV show Pedro Pascal stars as The Mandalorian, he has also starred in Drive-Away Dolls and Sisters~2005, it also stars Sigourney Weaver who has been seen in Imaginary Heroes and The Meyerowitz Stories: New and Selected.

The movie is directed by Jon Favreau who created the TV show and has directed movies like Zathura: A Space Adventure and Chef.

Movie Synopsis

The Mandalorian and his young apprentice Grogu hunt down imperial fugitives after the fall of the Empire.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat, injury detail
• Release date: 22nd May 2026
• Runtime: 132 minutes (2 hours 12 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Jon Favreau
• Starring:
  • Pedro Pascal
  • Sigourney Weaver
  • Jeremy Allen White

BBFC movie page

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 1st May 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace from the top of the UK box office.

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 Devil Wears Prada 2
• Deep Water
• I've Seen All I Need to See
• Hokum
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

The Devil Wears Prada 2

• The movie is directed by David Frankel, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Frankel also directed The Pennsylvania Miners Story in 2002.
• It stars Meryl Streep who also starred in The Post (2018).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was Mother Mary (2026).
• They also appeared together in The Devil Wears Prada in 2006.
• David Frankel directed Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, and Hope Springs
• David Frankel directed Anne Hathaway in and The Devil Wears Prada
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Deep Water

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 28th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Skiptrace in 2016.
• It stars Aaron Eckhart who also starred in Possession (2002).
• The film also stars Ben Kingsley who's last movie was The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• They also appeared together in Suspect Zero in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

I've Seen All I Need to See

• The movie is directed by Zeshaan Younus, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Zeshaan Younus also directed The Buildout in 2024.
• It stars Renée Gagner who also starred in Gazer (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Hokum

• The movie is from director Damian McCarthy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Scott who also starred in My Blind Brother (2016).
• The film also stars Peter Coonan who's last movie was Kathleen Is Here (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

• The movie is directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Yasuhito Kikuchi also directed Macross Frontier: The False Songstress in 2009.
• It stars Koichi Domoto who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Takuya Eguchi who's last movie was Spy X Family Code: White (2023).
• Yasuhito Kikuchi directed Takuya Eguchi in and That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• The Sheep Detectives - Friday, 8th May

With 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.

• Michael
• The Exit 8
• Mother Mary
• ONE OK ROCK Detox Japan Tour 2025 At Nissan Stadium In Cinemas

Michael

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed King Arthur in 2004 which grossed £6.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $203.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jaafar Jackson who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Exit 8

• The movie is directed by Genki Kawamura, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Genki Kawamura also directed A Hundred Flowers in 2022.
• It stars Kazunari Ninomiya who also starred in Letters From Iwo Jima (2006).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mother Mary

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Lowery also directed Aint Them Bodies Saints in 2013 which grossed £52.6 K in the UK.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in She Came to Me (2023).
• The film also stars Michaela Coel who's last movie was Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

ONE OK ROCK Detox Japan Tour 2025 At Nissan Stadium In Cinemas

• The movie is from director Naoto Amazutsumi.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Takahiro Moriuchi who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 5 new movies released

• The Devil Wears Prada 2 - Friday, 1st May
• I've Seen All I Need to See - Friday, 1st May
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea - Friday, 1st May
• Deep Water - Friday, 1st May
• Hokum - Friday, 1st May