Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 9th January 2026, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash 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.

• Hamnet
• Soulm8te
• Greenland 2: Migration
• Giant

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Misbehaviour (2020).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Soulm8te

• The movie is directed by Kate Dolan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kate Dolan also directed You Are Not My Mother in 2022 which grossed £10.4 K in the UK.
• It stars Valerie Hanna who also starred in A Grim Becoming (2014).
• The film also stars Claudia Doumit who's last movie was Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed In the Shadows in 2001.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Fast Food (1999).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen, Greenland, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed The Rise in 2013 which grossed £1.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in The Foreigner (2017).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• 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 3 new movies released

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - Friday, 16th January
• Rental Family - Friday, 16th January

As we roll into the middle of October we get another sequel movie trying to revive an aging franchise, this time is a sequel to the 80's movie TRON as the third movie in the series TRON Ares makes its debut at the tp of the UK box office.

The Disney movie was expected to blast into cinemas on a wave of hype, but instead it sort of whimpers in with a £1.2 Million debut, less than the previous movie in the series.

The series which apart from the 3 live action movies has a number of animated shorts created to expand the series is struggling to make a mark in cinemas despite have a large fan base.

Last weeks top movie from Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl drops from the chart completely as it was only showing for a single weekend but it did take an amazing £4,679,450 that single week!

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th October 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,241,615 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,323,649 over 3 weeks of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,185,756 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £353,340 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,621,631 over 2 weeks of release

With One Battle After Another 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.

• The Smashing Machine
• Him
• The Shadows Edge
• Roofman

The Smashing Machine

• The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Benny Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Rampage (2018).
• The film also stars Emily Blunt who's last movie was IF (2024).
• They also appeared together in Jungle Cruise in 2021.
• Benny Safdie directed Dwayne Johnson in and Lizard Music
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Him

• The movie is directed by Justin Tipping, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Tipping also directed Kicks in 2016.
• It stars Tyriq Withers who also starred in Horror Noire (2021).
• The film also stars Marlon Wayans who's last movie was Air (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Shadows Edge

• The movie is directed by Larry Yang, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Larry Yang also directed Sorry I Love You in 2013.
• It stars Jackie Chan who also starred in Enter the Dragon (1973).
• The film also stars Zifeng Zhang who's last movie was New Life (2025).
• Larry Yang directed Jackie Chan in and Ride On
• Larry Yang directed Zifeng Zhang in and Adoring
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed The Light Between Ocean's in 2016 which grossed £1.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $26 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2007).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Ballad of a Small Player - Thursday, 9th October
• I Swear - Friday, 10th October
• Good Boy! - Friday, 10th October
• TRON: Ares - Friday, 10th October
• After the Hunt - Saturday, 11th October
• Alpha - Sunday, 12th October

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 26th September 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 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.

• One Battle After Another
• Mother's Pride
• Hamilton
• Poison
• Dead of Winter
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback
• The Strangers: Chapter 2

One Battle After Another

• The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Boogie Nights in 1998 which grossed £3.6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Celebrity (1998).
• The film also stars Benicio Del Toro who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• Paul Thomas Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and Inherent Vice
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mother's Pride

• The movie is directed by Nick Moorcroft, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Moorcroft also directed Fisherman's Friends: One and All in 2022 which grossed £3.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Luke Treadaway who also starred in The Rack Pack (2016).
• The film also stars Mark Addy who's last movie was The Runaways (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hamilton

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Thomas Kail also directed Grease Live! in 2016.
• It stars Daveed Diggs who also starred in Trolls Band Together (2023).
• The film also stars Renée Elise Goldsberry who's last movie was tick, tick...BOOM! (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Poison

• The movie is directed by Désirée Nosbusch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Désirée Nosbusch also directed Succes Fox in 2014.
• It stars Tim Roth who also starred in Battle of the Brave (2004).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Girl With the Needle (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Dead of Winter

• The movie is directed by Brian Kirk, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Brian Kirk also directed 21 Bridges in 2019 which grossed £1.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Emma Thompson who also starred in Missing Link (2019).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• They also appeared together in Men, Women & Children in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback

• The movie is directed by Katsuya Shigehara, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Katsuya Shigehara also directed Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie in 2023.
• It stars Minami Takayama who also starred in Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan (2009).
• The film also stars Wakana Yamazaki who's last movie was Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024).
• Minami Takayama and Wakana Yamazaki have starred in 32 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence in 2011, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer in 2018, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street in 2002, Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths in 2005, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan in 2009, Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire in 2019, Detective Conan: Vs. Kid the Phantom Thief in 2024, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine in 2023, Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser in 2009, Detective Conan: The Sniper From Another Dimension in 2014, Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare in 2016, Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno in 2015, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet in 2021, Detective Conan: Jolly Roger In the Deep Azure in 2007, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear in 2008, Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target in 1998, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven in 2001, Case Closed: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small in 2016, Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter in 2017, Detective Conan: Captured In Her Eyes in 2000, Detective Conan: The Lost Ship In the Sky in 2010, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky in 2004, Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper in 1997, Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram in 2024, Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem in 2006, Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century in 1999, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween in 2022 and Detective Conan: Crossroad In the Ancient Capital in 2003.
• Katsuya Shigehara directed Wakana Yamazaki in and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Skiptrace in 2016.
• It stars Rachel Shenton who also starred in Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2024).
• The film also stars Gabriel Basso who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Rachel Shenton in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Renny Harlin directed Gabriel Basso in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• 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

• The Smashing Machine - Friday, 3rd October
• Roofman - Friday, 3rd October
• The Shadows Edge - Friday, 3rd October
• Him - Friday, 3rd October

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Bride which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Christian Bale (Pocahontas) and Annette Bening (Poolman)
• It is directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Bride)
• The movie also stars Jessie Buckley, Penélope Cruz and Julianne Hough
• The UK release date is 6th March 2026
• And the release date in North America is 6th March 2026

Synopsis for The Bride

In 1930s Chicago, a scientist brings a murdered woman back to life to be a companion for Frankenstein's monster.

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