The Paul Feig directed movie The Housemaid~2025 is proving to be a massive UK box office hit as the movie moves back into the top spot for a second weekend.

It is a week with very little in the way of blockbuster new movies while the comedy starring Sydney Sweeney takes over £2 Million on its 5th weekend.

The movie is the top film of 2026 so far and has a total gross of just over £26 Million.

Top new movie of the weekend is at number 7 as Saipan makes its debut with £772,281.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 23rd - 25th January 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,964,266 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,063,897 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,228,023 over the weekend, a 64% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,748,976 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to 28 Years Later which took £9,704,462 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,035,905 over the weekend, a 5% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £31,655,747 over 9 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £23,144,354 at the box office after 9 weeks in cinemas.

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 23rd January 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 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.

• Mercy
• Saipan
• No Other Choice
• Return to Silent Hill
• H Is For Hawk

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed The Arena in 2001.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in The Five Year Engagement (2012).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saipan

• The movie is directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn also directed Cherrybomb in 2010 which grossed £16.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).
• The film also stars Eanna Hardwicke who's last movie was William Tell (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Three ... Extremes in 2004.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in Memories of the Sword (2015).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Silent Hill in 2006 which grossed £3.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in Benediction (2021).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

H Is For Hawk

• The movie is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Philippa Lowthorpe also directed Swallows and Amazons in 2016 which grossed £3.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Claire Foy who also starred in The Lady In the Van (2015).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who's last movie was Joker: Folie à Deux (2024).
• 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

• The Wrecking Crew - Wednesday, 28th January - streaming
• Primate - Friday, 30th January
• Nouvelle Vague - Friday, 30th January
• Rabbit Trap - Friday, 30th January
• Shelter - Friday, 30th January
• Is This Thing On - Friday, 30th January

Released globaly this week there are 20 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 global box office.

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.

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• The Rip
• Rental Family
• Marty Supreme
• No Other Choice
• Hamnet
• The Housemaid
• Greenland 2: Migration
• Song Sung Blue
• Die My Love

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Candyman in 2021 which grossed $73.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Red Dragon (2002).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Bahrain / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / France / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Oman / Panama / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Rip

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Smokin' Aces in 2007 which grossed $57.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in The Adjustment Bureau (2011).
• The film also stars Ben Affleck who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have starred in 12 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Chasing Amy in 1997, Glory Daze in 1996, School Ties in 1992, Air in 2023, Jersey Girl in 2004, Dogma in 1999, Field of Dreams in 1989, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Good Will Hunting in 1998, The Third Wheel in 2002, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001 and The Last Duel in 2021.
• Joe Carnahan directed Ben Affleck in and Smokin' Aces
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Netherlands / Poland / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Dudley Do-Right (1999).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Denmark / Ireland / Israel / Kosovo / Latvia / Montenegro / Poland / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Call Me By Your Name. (2017).
• The film also stars Larry Ratso Sloman who's last movie was Uncut Gems (2019).
• Josh Safdie directed Larry Ratso Sloman in and Uncut Gems
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bulgaria / Costa Rica / Greece / Guatemala / Mexico / Paraguay / Russia / Ukraine / Uruguay

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Bitter Sweet Seoul in 2014.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in RED 2 (2013).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Bolivia / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Guatemala / Mexico

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Blue Road the Edna Obrien Story (2025).
• 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 on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Estonia / Germany / Lithuania / Switzerland

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Grounded: Unaccompanied Minors in 2006 which grossed $21.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Czech Republic / Georgia / Germany / Norway / Sweden

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Felon in 2008.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Dracula 2000 (2001).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Poland / Senegal / Thailand

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Hustle and Flow in 2005.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Australia (2008).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Colombia / Croatia / South Korea

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed Ratcatcher in 1999.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Hungary / Portugal

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

Next week there are 24 new movies released gloabally

• Return to Silent Hill - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Primate - From Wednesday, 21st January
• Mercy - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Hamnet - From Wednesday, 21st January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Rental Family - From Wednesday, 21st January
• H Is For Hawk - From Friday, 23rd January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Sentimental Value - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Die My Love - From Friday, 23rd January
• Pets On a Train - From Friday, 23rd January
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Thursday, 22nd January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 22nd January
• The Housemaid - From Friday, 23rd January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Song Sung Blue - From Friday, 23rd January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Saipan - From Friday, 23rd January
• Nuremberg - From Monday, 19th January
• Eleanor the Great - From Friday, 23rd January
• Five Nights At Freddy's 2 - From Friday, 23rd January
• Once We Were Us - From Thursday, 22nd January
• David - From Friday, 23rd January
• Good Boy! - From Thursday, 22nd January

This weekend, Friday 16th January 2026, there are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Housemaid, 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.

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Rental Family
• The Rip

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed £7.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Spectre (2015).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Dudley Do-Right (1999).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Rip

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Boss Level in 2021.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in Oppenheimer (2023).
• The film also stars Ben Affleck who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have starred in 12 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Dogma in 1999, Good Will Hunting in 1998, The Third Wheel in 2002, Glory Daze in 1996, The Last Duel in 2021, Air in 2023, School Ties in 1992, Chasing Amy in 1997, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Jersey Girl in 2004, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001 and Field of Dreams in 1989.
• Joe Carnahan directed Ben Affleck in and Smokin' Aces
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

• No Other Choice - Friday, 23rd January
• H Is For Hawk - Friday, 23rd January
• Saipan - Friday, 23rd January
• Return to Silent Hill - Friday, 23rd January
• Mercy - Friday, 23rd January

This week there are 9 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Zootopia 2, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• The Housemaid
• Is This Thing On
• Eternity
• Colours of Time
• The Penguin Lessons
• Sorry, Baby
• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Stitch Head

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed Avatar in 2009 which grossed $2.9 Bil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Fink! (2005).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Elio (2025).
• Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avatar in 2009 and Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water, and Avatar
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Austria / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

• The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021 which grossed $8.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in Little Man Tate (1992).
• The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Canada / France / Germany / Ireland / Italy / Spain / United States

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed People In New Jersey in 2013.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Night Teeth (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Bulgaria / Guyana / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago / United States

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed A Star Is Born in 2018 which grossed $436.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Grindhouse (2007).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States / United States

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed The Cured in 2018.
• It stars Elizabeth Olsen who also starred in In Secret (2014).
• The film also stars Miles Teller who's last movie was The Gorge (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Kazakhstan / Russia

Colours of Time

• The movie is directed by Cédric Klapisch, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Cédric Klapisch also directed Pot Luck in 2002.
• It stars Suzanne Lindon who also starred in Spring Blossom (2021).
• The film also stars Abraham Wapler who's last movie was OSS 117: From Africa With Love (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Singapore

The Penguin Lessons

• The movie is directed by Peter Cattaneo, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Peter Cattaneo also directed Military Wives in 2020 which grossed $3.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Saipan (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Portugal

Sorry, Baby

• The movie is from director Eva Victor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eva Victor who also starred in Shithouse (2020).
• The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed Wrong Turn in 2021 which grossed $4.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rohan Campbell who also starred in The Right Kind of Wrong (2013).
• The film also stars Ruby Modine who's last movie was Memoria (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary

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 The Wolfman (2010).
• The film also stars Joel Fry who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France

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

Next week there are 21 new movies released gloabally

• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Anaconda - From Thursday, 25th December
• Goodbye June - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 25th December
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 25th December
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Thursday, 25th December
• Alpha - From Thursday, 25th December
• Arco - From Thursday, 25th December
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 25th December
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 25th December
• KPop Demon Hunters - From Sunday, 28th December
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 25th December
• Keeper - From Friday, 26th December
• Eternity - From Friday, 26th December
• Shelby Oaks - From Thursday, 25th December
• Rental Family - From Friday, 26th December
• The Choral - From Thursday, 25th December
• Good Boy! - From Friday, 26th December
• Die My Love - From Friday, 7th November