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.

A direct sequel to the threequel movie 28 Years Later has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong gory violence, injury detail, very strong language

The movie stars Ralph Fiennes who has previously been seen in The Chumscrubber and Spider, it also stars Jack O'Connell who has previously starred in Money Monster and Little Fish.

Danny Boyle gives up directing duties from 28 Years later and instead the movie is directed by Nia DaCosta who has previously directed Hedda and Candyman~2021.

Movie Synopsis

Set in a post Apocalyptic Britain, in which Spike joins Jimmy's gang, while Dr Kelson continues to investigate the virus that has ravaged the country.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong gory violence, injury detail, very strong language
• Release date: 16th January 2026
• Runtime: 109 minutes (1 hours 49 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Nia DaCosta
• Starring:
  • Ralph Fiennes
  • Jack O'Connell
  • Alfie Williams

BBFC movie page

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 11th July 2025
• It is due for release in North America on 11th July 2025
• It stars among others David Corenswet (Controversy) and Rachel Brosnahan (The Amateur)
• It is directed by James Gunn (Slither)
• The movie also stars Nicholas Hoult, Isabela Merced and Nathan Fillion

Synopsis for Superman

Superman embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

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

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 11th July 2025
• It is due for release in North America on 11th July 2025
• It stars among others David Corenswet (The Sunlit Night) and Rachel Brosnahan (Patriots Day)
• It is directed by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
• The movie also stars Nicholas Hoult, Skyler Gisondo and Isabela Merced

Synopsis for Superman

Superman embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

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

Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 34 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Flight Risk
• The Brutalist
• Paddington In Peru
• A Real Pain
• A Complete Unknown
• Presence
• Wolf Man
• Better Man
• Den of Thieves 2
• Flow

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Braveheart in 1995 which grossed $213.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in The Sense of An Ending (2017).
• The film also stars Mark Wahlberg who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Estonia / France / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Portugal / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The VIllage (2004).
• The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Hungary / Ireland / New Zealand / Portugal / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / United Kingdom / Venezuela

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hugh Bonneville who also starred in Hans Christian Andersen: My Life As a Fairy Tale (2003).
• The film also stars Emily Mortimer who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Notting Hill in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Finland / Hungary / Indonesia / Netherlands / Portugal / Taiwan

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Only the Lonely (1991).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Denmark / Italy / Mexico / Norway / Sweden

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed The Wolverine in 2013 which grossed $417 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Don't Look Up (2021).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Iceland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Taiwan / Ukraine

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Full Frontal in 2002 which grossed $3.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Tinker Bell (2008).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Philippines / Russia / United Kingdom / United States

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed Insidious Chapter 3 in 2015 which grossed $113 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in Not Fade Away (2012).
• The film also stars Leigh Whannell who's last movie was Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
• Leigh Whannell directed Leigh Whannell in and Insidious Chapter 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Estonia / Mexico / Romania / Taiwan / Turkey

Better Man

• The movie is directed by Michael Gracey, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Gracey also directed The Greatest Showman in 2017 which grossed $435.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Robbie Williams who also starred in De Lovely (2004).
• The film also stars Jonno Davies who's last movie was Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / France / Norway / Poland

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in The Cherry Orchard (1999).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Finland / Norway

Flow

• The movie is directed by Gints Zilbalodis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gints Zilbalodis also directed Away in 2019.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Poland / Turkey

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

Next week there are 47 new movies released gloabally

• Companion - From Thursday, 30th January
• Feng Shen 2 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Thursday, 30th January
• Maria - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 30th January
• Babygirl - From Thursday, 30th January
• September 5 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 30th January
• Detective Chinatown 1900 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 31st January
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Wednesday, 29th January
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 31st January
• Flow - From Thursday, 30th January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 30th January
• Saturday Night - From Friday, 31st January
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Panda Bear In Africa - From Tuesday, 28th January
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Colors Within - From Friday, 31st January
• The Quiet Son - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Operation Hadal - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Absolution - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 30th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 30th January
• Game of Power - From Sunday, 2nd February
• Sing Sing - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Dahomey - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Ne Zha 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 30th January
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 31st January
• White Bird - From Friday, 31st January
• Presence - From Thursday, 30th January
• Boonie Bears: Future Reborn - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The End - From Friday, 31st January
• Emilia Pérez - From Friday, 31st January
• Kneecap - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Better Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Damned - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Room Next Door - From Friday, 31st January
• Inheritance - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Return - From Thursday, 30th January
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 31st January
• Operation Leviathan - From Wednesday, 29th January