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The Choral

The Choral
2025
 113 minutes (1 hrs 53 mins)

Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Production Studio

BBC Film

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Ralph Fiennes · Roger Allam · Mark Addy · Alun Armstrong · Robert Emms · Simon Russell Beale

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 25th December 2025
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 7th November 2025
Ireland release date Ireland release: 7th November 2025

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Nov '25
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £917.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Nov, 2025
2
14 Nov, 2025
6
21 Nov, 2025
6
28 Nov, 2025
14

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

12A

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Total views:
126
First viewed:
18th Oct 2025
Last viewed:
4th Dec 2025
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News from around the web
The Choral review – Ralph Fiennes leads the choir in impressively unsentimental Alan Bennett fable  The Guardian Thu, 6th November 2025

North Yorkshire stars of The Choral share first film experiences  BBC Tue, 18th November 2025

The Choral  Tyneside Cinema Thu, 16th October 2025

Film review: The Choral  The Church Times Fri, 7th November 2025

Film Review — The Choral  Medium Sat, 15th November 2025

The Choral review | The kind of film that keeps multiplexes ticking  Film Stories Thu, 6th November 2025

Disney release their long awaited sequel movie Zootopia 2 this week and it was set to de-thrown current box office champ Wicked For Good, but The Wizard of Oz prequel/equal was too strong and remained on top by quite a margin.

The second park movie of Wicked~2024 remained at the top for a second weekend with a very healthy £7.7 Million, although it is a 60% drop from last weekend.

With Five Nights At Freddys 2 the biggest new release next weekend and Disney movie having legs over the holiday periods Zootopia 2 could still have its day.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Wicked: For Good (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Zootopia 2 (@2)
  • Longest run - The Choral (4 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Wicked: For Good (£32,095,250)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - London 2025: Cinderella 2024 ROH (100%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £16,827,272
  • Also new this weekend
    • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
    • The Fifth Step: NT Live
    • Tere Ishk Mein
    • Blue Moon~2025
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 28th - 30th November 2025

Wicked: For Good

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £7,713,860 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £32,095,250 over 2 weeks of release
  • It is the 2nd top debuting movie in the month of November
  • The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2025
  • The movie is a sequel to Wicked which took £28,530,258 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Zootopia 2

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It grosses £5,984,739 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £5,306,726 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £605,621 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £5,488,759 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Now You See Me 2 which took £5,710,321 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

Westlife: Royal Albert Hall - 25th Anniversary Concert

  • The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £527,712 over its debut weekend

Pillion

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £348,070 over its debut weekend

The Predator francise, like the Alien franchise has had its ups and downs over the years, but these latest movies seem to have hit a high note as Predator: Badlands follows in the footsteps of Alien Romulus and pleases critics and fans alike

Predator: Badlands tops the UK box office on its debut with a £2.3 Million gross, the last Predator movie Prey did not get a cinema release but The Predator from 2018 make £2.3 Million on its debut.

Last weeks top movie, Bugonia falls to number 4 this weekend with a total gross of just over £2 Million.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Predator: Badlands (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Predator: Badlands (@1)
  • Longest run - One Battle After Another (7 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - One Battle After Another (£11,578,584)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Regretting You (-13%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £7,235,667
  • Also new this weekend
    • A PAW Patrol: Christmas
    • Dom Dobry
    • Pets On a Train
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th November 2025

Predator: Badlands

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £2,376,779 over its debut weekend
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of November
  • The movie is a sequel to Prey which took £0 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

The Choral

  • The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £917,177 over its debut weekend

Regretting You

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £790,645 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £5,247,189 over 3 weeks of release

Bugonia

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £548,922 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £2,067,196 over 2 weeks of release

Die My Love

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £396,243 over its debut weekend

This weekend, Friday 7th November 2025, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Bugonia, 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.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Predator: Badlands
  • The Choral
  • Anemone
  • Train Dreams
  • Frankenstein
  • Die My Love

Predator: Badlands

  • The movie is directed by Dan Trachtenberg, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Dan Trachtenberg also directed Prey in 2022.
  • It stars Elle Fanning who also starred in Phoebe In Wonderland (2008).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

The Choral

  • The movie is directed by Nicholas Hytner, it is the directors 19th movie.
  • Nicholas Hytner also directed Young Marx: NT Live 2017 in 2017 which grossed £488.7 K in the UK.
  • It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Sunshine (1999).
  • The film also stars Emily Fairn who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
  • Nicholas Hytner directed Ralph Fiennes in Straight Line Crazy: NT Live 2022, and National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Anemone

  • The movie is from director Ronan Day-Lewis.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Daniel Day-Lewis who also starred in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988).
  • The film also stars Sean Bean who's last movie was Watch the Skies (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Train Dreams

  • The movie is directed by Clint Bentley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Clint Bentley also directed Jockey in 2022 which grossed £9.1 K in the UK.
  • It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in The Gift (2015).
  • The film also stars Clifton Collins Jr. who's last movie was Eddington (2025).
  • Clint Bentley directed Clifton Collins Jr. in and Jockey
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Frankenstein

  • The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
  • Guillermo del Toro also directed Pans Labyrinth in 2006 which grossed £1.9 Mil. in the UK.
  • It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in 10 Years (2011).
  • The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Die My Love

  • The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Lynne Ramsay also directed You Were Never Really Here in 2018 which grossed £1 Mil. in the UK.
  • It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in The Beaver (2011).
  • 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.
  • 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 6 new movies released

  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't - Friday, 14th November
  • Christmas Karma - Friday, 14th November
  • The Carpenters Son - Friday, 14th November
  • Nuremberg - Friday, 14th November
  • The Running Man - Friday, 14th November
  • Keeper - Friday, 14th November

This week there are 27 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, 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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
  • Bugonia
  • Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
  • Good Boy!
  • Regretting You
  • Ballad of a Small Player
  • Him
  • Anniversary
  • Shelby Oaks
  • Hedda

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

  • The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Kikunosuke Toya who also starred in The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022).
  • The film also stars Tomori Kusunoki who's last movie was Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Albania / Australia / Austria / Belarus / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Chile / Colombia / Croatia / Czech Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nigeria / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Sweden / Switzerland / Turkey / Ukraine / Uruguay / Venezuela

Bugonia

  • The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
  • Yorgos Lanthimos also directed The Killing of a Sacred Deer in 2017.
  • It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Superbad (2007).
  • The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
  • They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
  • Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in Kinds of Kindness, Poor Things, and The Favourite
  • Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Canada / Chile / Croatia / Czech Republic / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Hong Kong / India / Ireland / Israel / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Slovakia / Sweden / Switzerland / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / Uruguay

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

  • The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Scott Cooper also directed Antlers in 2021 which grossed $18.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in The Iron Claw (2023).
  • The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was The Apprentice (2024).
  • Scott Cooper directed Jeremy Strong in and Black Mass
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Curacao / Dominican Republic / Finland / Guatemala / Malta / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Trinidad & Tobago

Good Boy!

  • The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Indy who also starred in 9 Bullets (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Austria / Bahrain / Brazil / Ecuador / Germany / Israel / Kuwait / Oman / Peru / Poland / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / United Arab Emirates

Regretting You

  • The movie is directed by Josh Boone, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Josh Boone also directed The New Mutants in 2020 which grossed $47.5 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Allison Williams who also starred in Peter Pan Live (2014).
  • The film also stars Mckenna Grace who's last movie was Anniversary (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Bosnia and Herzegovina / France / Greece / Hungary / Montenegro / Romania / Serbia / Singapore / South Africa / Sweden / Taiwan

Ballad of a Small Player

  • The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
  • Edward Berger also directed A Good Summer in 2011.
  • It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Ask the Dust (2006).
  • The film also stars Fala Chen who's last movie was Peg O' My Heart (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Belgium / Canada / Germany / Italy / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey

Him

  • The movie is directed by Justin Tipping and 9334, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Justin Tipping and 9334 also directed Kicks in 2016.
  • It stars Marlon Wayans who also starred in The Ladykillers (2004).
  • The film also stars Tyriq Withers who's last movie was I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Aruba / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Guatemala / Honduras / Panama / Paraguay / Uruguay

Anniversary

  • The movie is directed by Jan Komasa, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Jan Komasa also directed Corpus Christi in 2019 which grossed $9.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Diane Lane who also starred in Grace and Glorie (1998).
  • The film also stars Kyle Chandler who's last movie was Back In Action (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Greece / Slovenia / United States / Vietnam

Shelby Oaks

  • The movie is from director Chris Stuckmann.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Sarah Durn who also starred in Renfield (2023).
  • The film also stars Mason Heidger who's last movie was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Hungary / Poland / Russia / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom

Hedda

  • The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Tessa Thompson who also starred in Dear White People (2014).
  • The film also stars Nina Hoss who's last movie was Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023).
  • Nia DaCosta directed Tessa Thompson in Little Woods, and The Marvels
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Germany / India / Singapore / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

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

Next week there are 29 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details
  • Predetor: Badlands - From Wednesday, 5th November
  • Frankenstein - From Friday, 7th November
  • The Running Man - From Wednesday, 5th November
  • Bugonia - From Wednesday, 5th November
  • Grand Prix of Europe - From Thursday, 6th November
  • Die My Love - From Thursday, 6th November
  • Train Dreams - From Thursday, 6th November
  • Roofman - From Thursday, 6th November
  • Nuremberg - From Thursday, 6th November
  • The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 6th November
  • Light of the World - From Wednesday, 5th November
  • Anniversary - From Thursday, 6th November
  • Good Boy! - From Thursday, 6th November
  • Love War - From Friday, 7th November
  • The Choral - From Friday, 7th November
  • Anemone - From Thursday, 6th November
  • Young Mothers - From Friday, 7th November
  • Sarah's Oil - From Friday, 7th November
  • Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Friday, 7th November
  • Karen Kingsbury's the Christmas Ring - From Thursday, 6th November
  • Stitch Head - From Friday, 7th November
  • Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk - From Wednesday, 5th November
  • Good Fortune - From Thursday, 6th November
  • The Exit 8 - From Friday, 7th November
  • Christy - From Friday, 7th November
  • Regretting You - From Wednesday, 5th November
  • Love (Dreams Sex) - From Friday, 7th November
  • Kokuhô - From Wednesday, 5th November
  • Christy - From Friday, 7th November

Last weekend Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 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.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Bugonia
  • Shelby Oaks
  • Bat Out of Hell: The Musical
  • Relay
  • Hedda~2025

Bugonia

  • The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
  • Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Dogtooth in 2009 which grossed £26 K in the UK.
  • It stars Emma Stone who also starred in The Croods (2013).
  • The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
  • They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
  • Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in The Favourite, Poor Things, and Kinds of Kindness
  • Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Shelby Oaks

  • The movie is from director Chris Stuckmann.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Sarah Durn who also starred in We Have a Ghost (2023).
  • The film also stars Mason Heidger who's last movie was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Bat Out of Hell: The Musical

  • The movie is directed by Chris Hunt and Jay Scheib, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Chris Hunt and Jay Scheib also directed Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show in 2020 which grossed £640.4 K in the UK.
  • It stars Glenn Adamson who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Relay

  • The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 10th movie.
  • David Mackenzie also directed Hallam Foe in 2007 which grossed £133 K in the UK.
  • It stars Riz Ahmed who also starred in Four Lions (2010).
  • The film also stars Lily James who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Hedda

  • The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Nia DaCosta also directed Little Woods in 2018.
  • It stars Tessa Thompson who also starred in Make It Happen (2008).
  • The film also stars Nina Hoss who's last movie was Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023).
  • Nia DaCosta directed Tessa Thompson in The Marvels, and Little Woods
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • 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 6 new movies released

  • The Choral - Friday, 7th November
  • Train Dreams - Friday, 7th November
  • Predetor: Badlands - Friday, 7th November
  • Die My Love - Friday, 7th November
  • Anemone - Friday, 7th November
  • Frankenstein - Friday, 7th November - streaming