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State of Play

State of Play
2009

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UK box office

  • Debut box office: 24th Apr '09
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 1st May '09
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: $3.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

24 Apr, 2009
1
1 May, 2009
3
8 May, 2009
6
15 May, 2009
8
22 May, 2009
10

US box office

1 May, 2009
10
8 May, 2009
12

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £5.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $37 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $87.8 Million

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Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 10th October 2025, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl 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.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • TRON: Ares
  • Alpha
  • Night of the Zoopocalypse
  • I Swear
  • Good Boy!

TRON: Ares

  • The movie is directed by Joachim Rønning, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Joachim Rønning also directed Doomsday in 2017.
  • It stars Jared Leto who also starred in Basil (1998).
  • The film also stars Greta Lee who's last movie was The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Alpha

  • The movie is directed by Julia Ducournau, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Julia Ducournau also directed Titane in 2021 which grossed £196.2 K in the UK.
  • It stars Tahar Rahim who also starred in Our Children (2012).
  • The film also stars Golshifteh Farahani who's last movie was William Tell (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Night of the Zoopocalypse

  • The movie is from director Ricardo Curtis.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars David Harbour who also starred in State of Play (2009).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

I Swear

  • The movie is directed by Kirk Jones, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Kirk Jones also directed What to Expect When You're Expecting in 2012 which grossed £3.9 Mil. in the UK.
  • It stars Robert Aramayo who also starred in Eternal Beauty (2019).
  • The film also stars Maxine Peake who's last movie was Words of War (2025).
  • They also appeared together in Dance First in 2023.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Good Boy!

  • The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Indy who also starred in Escape From Polygamy (2013).
  • 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 8 new movies released

  • If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - Monday, 13th October
  • Black Phone 2 - Friday, 17th October
  • Ballad of a Small Player - Friday, 17th October
  • Good Fortune - Friday, 17th October
  • After the Hunt - Friday, 17th October
  • Roofman - Friday, 17th October
  • Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - Friday, 17th October
  • Frankenstein - Friday, 17th October

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

  • The movie is directed by James Wan
  • It stars Jason Momoa (Slumberland) and Ben Affleck (State of Play) among others.
  • The movie also stars Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Dolph Lundgren
  • The release date in the UK is 22nd December 2023
  • While the North American release date is set for 22nd December 2023
  • It is a sequel to Aquaman
  • Jason Momoa and Ben Affleck appeared together in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, The Flash and Zack Snyder"s Justice League

Synopsis for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father�s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all.

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

No move at the top of the box office this week for a third consecutive week give The Amazing Spider-Man 2 the top film of the week. The summer season has started.

The follow up Spider-Man film added another £2 million over the weekend bringing it's total UK gross to just why of £ 20 million.

With The Other Woman staying put at 2 the highest new film was the Paul W.S. Anderson directed Pompeii which entered at 3. Based on the historical events surrounding the Italian village Pompeii took £1.2 million over the weekend.

Other new films this week are: - Tarzan (4) - Plastic (10) - Blue Ruin (15)

This time last year there was still no moving Iron Man 3 as he spent another week at the top with the highest new film 21 and Over entering at 2.

Five years ago X-Men Origins: Wolverine debuted on the chart at the top leaving Hannah Montana The Movie to land at 2. State of Play fell from the top to 3.

Ten years ago Kill Bill Volume 2 was still riding the top slot keeping Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind from debuting at number 1, it had to settle for 2.

Fifteen years ago The Waterboy starring Adam Sandler was the new film at the top of the box office, knocking 8MM down to second place.

Twenty years ago Four Wedding and a Funeral was the big film for May with The Naked Gun 33 1/3 The Final Insult and The Crow also doing well while twenty five years ago Warlock starring Julian Sands was the big film with Mississippi Burning and Beaches also doing well.

With no massive new releases on Friday The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was able to claim the top spot at the box office for a second consecutive week.

Adding a weekend gross of £3.4 million the Spider-Man follow-up has got a 10 day UK box office taking of £16.5 million. This is lower than it's predecessor which had taken £18.8 million during the same period, although that film had a July Opening.

Highest new film of the week is the Cameron Diaz starring The Other Woman. The rom com starring one of the biggest female leads at the moment grossed £2.7 million on it's debut landing at 2.

Other new film this week - Transcendence - Cosi Fan Tutte Met Opera 2014

This time last year the big Marvel tentpole Iron Man 3 hit UK cinemas at the top with an incredible £13.7 million gross, it knocked Olympus Has Fallen for 6 into second place.

Five years ago State of Play hit the top on it's debut weekend in the UK knocking Monsters Vs Aliens into second place.

Ten years ago Quentin Tarantino took his Kill Bill Volume 2 to the top of the box office on it;s debut which knocked 50 First Dates into second place.

Fifteen years ago Nicholas Cage hit number one with 8mm on it's opening weekend and knocked The Faculty down to 2.