Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 12th September 2025, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Conjuring: Last Rites 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.

• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle
• Spinal Tap II
• The Long Walk
• The Man In My Basement

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

• The movie is directed by Simon Curtis, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Simon Curtis also directed Born In the USA in 2007.
• It stars Joely Richardson who also starred in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
• The film also stars Joanne Froggatt who's last movie was Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• Simon Curtis directed Joanne Froggatt in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle

• The movie is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Haruo Sotozaki also directed Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020 which grossed £1.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $498.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Natsuki Hanae who also starred in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train (2020).
• The film also stars Saori Hayami who's last movie was Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024).
• Natsuki Hanae and Saori Hayami have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020 and For Whom the Alchemist Exists in 2019.
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Natsuki Hanae in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Swordsmith Village, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training, and Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - Siblings Bond
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Saori Hayami in and Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Spinal Tap II

• The movie is directed by Rob Reiner, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Rob Reiner also directed Misery in 1991 which grossed £4 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Rob Reiner who also starred in This Is Spinal Tap (1984).
• The film also stars Christopher Guest who's last movie was London Heist (2017).
• Rob Reiner and Christopher Guest have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in This Is Spinal Tap in 1984, Likely Stories Vol. 1 in 1981 and Million Dollar Infield in 1982.
• Rob Reiner directed Rob Reiner in Misery, The Story of Us, And So It Goes, Alex and Emma, This Is Spinal Tap, Likely Stories Vol. 1, Everyday Life, and Shock and Awe
• Rob Reiner directed Christopher Guest in The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, This Is Spinal Tap, and Likely Stories Vol. 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Long Walk

• The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Francis Lawrence also directed The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 in 2015 which grossed £29 Mil. in the UK and grossed $653.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cooper Hoffman who also starred in Licorice Pizza (2021).
• The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Man In My Basement

• The movie is from director Nadia Latif.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in 6 Underground (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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

• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - Friday, 19th September
• Saipan - Friday, 19th September
• Him - Friday, 19th September

Daniel Craig returns to cinemas in this controversial art house movie of an author pursuing a relationship with a young man which has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong sex, drug misuse.

The movie stars former James Bond Daniel Craig who has previously been seen in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and >Road to Perdition, it also stars Daan de Wit who is making a feature film debut.

The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino who has previously directed Io Sono L'amore and Challengers.

Movie Synopsis

A writer pursues a romance with a younger man in 1950s Mexico City.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Queer
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex, drug misuse
• Release date: 13th December 2024
• Runtime: 137 minutes (2 hours 17 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Luca Guadagnino
• Starring:
  • Daniel Craig
  • Daan de Wit
  • Jason Schwartzman

BBFC movie page

This weekend, Friday 4th December 2020, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available in cinemas looking to hit the box office, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Home Alone, for the number 1 spot?

Godmothered

• The movie is directed by Sharon Maguire
• Sharon Maguire also directed Bridget Jones's Baby in 2016 which grossed £48.1 Million in the UK and grossed $212 Million globally.
• It stars Isla Fisher who last starred in Greed (2020).
• The film also stars Jillian Bell who last appeared in Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020).

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

• This new release stars Katherine Jenkins who's last film was Dream Horse (2020)
• It also stars Bill Nighy who appeared in Hope Gap (2020).
• Katherine Jenkins and Bill Nighy appeared in Minamata (2020) together.
• The film is brought to us by new director Lynne Page.

Falling

• The movie is directed by Viggo Mortensen and is their directorial debut.
• It stars Viggo Mortensen and Lance Henriksen.

Lost At Christmas

• Also this week there is Lost At Christmas from director Ryan Hendrick marking a directorial debut.
• The film features Natalie Clark and Kenny Boyle in starring roles.

Mank

• The long list of new releases continues with Mank which is directed by David Fincher who directed The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo in 2011.
• It stars Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried who were last seen together in A Place Among The Dead which grossed £0.

A Christmas Carol

• A Christmas Carol from directors David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
• The film stars Martin Freeman and Daniel Kaluuya.

County Lines

• This new release stars Harris Dickinson who's last film was Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019)
• It also stars Ashley Madekwe who appeared in Salome (2014).
• The film is brought to us by new director Henry Blake.

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

Next weeks there are 3 new movies

• Superintelligence, Friday, 11th December
• Dreamland, Friday, 11th December
• The Prom, Friday, 11th December

As the run-up Christmas starts the Dr Seuss classic about the season The Grinch takes over from Bohemian Rhapsody at the top of the US box office.

The Grinch

The animated film from Illumination who also brought us Horton Hears A Who makes its debut with a vert impressive $66 million opening weekend.

The most recent version of the film starring Jim Carey and directed by Ron Howard opened to $55 million back in 2000.

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Queen film drops to number 2 on its second weekend of release with $30 million which brings its total to just over $100 million.

Overlord

Famed director JJ Abrahams has his name all over this film and with good reason as it has had a good responce from critics and public alike.

Directed by Julius Avery the film takes $10 million on its debut weekend to see it land at number 3.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Dropping considerably in its second weekend of release the Disney film takes $9.5 million to boost its total to $35.2 million and is at number 4 this week.

The Girl In the Spider's Web

Last of three new releases on the top 5 this week is a sequel of sorts as the book its based on is from the universe of The Girl With The Dragon tattoo.

Taking $8 million from the weekend this is lower than the US adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo from 2011 with took $12.7 million on its debut.

Based on the novel by David Lagercrantz The Girl In The Spider's Web is from the same series of books as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Directed by Fede Alvarez and starring Claire Foy the film is released in the UK on 9th November 2018.

The BBFC have given the film a 15 certificate in the UK for strong violence, injury detail, language, sex and it has a runtime of 115 minutes.

THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB (15) strong violence, injury detail, language, sex https://t.co/QbzDs4LbP7

— BBFC (@BBFC) October 31, 2018